No. 772 in Portuguese
paris
"Paris" in Portuguese refers to the capital city of France.
In a sentence
Paris é uma cidade repleta de história e cultura.
Paris is a city full of history and culture.
In this sentence, 'Paris' is used as a proper noun representing the capital city of France.
Gostaria de visitar Paris algum dia.
I would like to visit Paris someday.
Here, 'Paris' continues to serve as a proper noun, referring again to the city in France, within the context of someone's wish to travel.
Entre as principais atrações de Paris estão a Torre Eiffel e o Museu do Louvre.
Among the main attractions of Paris are the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum.
'Paris' is employed as a proper noun indicating the same city, specifying its attractions as part of a description.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “paris” in actual Portuguese podcasts.
Find “paris” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Portuguese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into português, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Portuguese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).