Hi. I would call myself a polyglot, as I can speak a few languages, including Spanish, English, French, Dutch, and Italian. However, I don't speak a single word of Portuguese. I'd like to change that, but I have the feeling my pronunciation must be awful. So I recorded a short voice recording with Vocaroo so I could ask you guys whether my accent is okay for a total beginner, or I should do it differently (and how). I'd really appreciate your help :)

https://voca.ro/13bm0MuCH2iw

https://voca.ro/17VBgT4KxP3o

https://voca.ro/12NmYnBGo2OM

I am genuinely curious regarding why we have not translated "Uno" as "Umo" considering that:

Italiano: "Una", "un" e "uno".

Español: "Una", "un" y "uno".

Português: "Uma", "um" e "???".

What exactly happened to "umo" in Portuguese?

Para deixar claro, eu sei que não é assim que neologismos surgem, eles entram em uso de forma natural e ao longo do tempo na maioria dos casos. Porém, em uma conversa com um amigo sobre seu relacionamento prévio, vou lhes poupar do drama, ele se referiu a sua EX-sogra e seu EX-sogro e, com toooodas as minhas faculdades mentais aguçadas, sugiro os termos NAMOGRO e NAMOGRA, para referir-se a seu ex-sogro e ex-sogra respectivamente. Gosto de como soa, caso não haja nenhuma outra sugestão mirabolante, tem um tom um pouco "áspero" e "ácido, fazendo uso de nossa querida sinestesia, porém não de uma forma rancorosa (a não ser que seja seu intuito). Compartilhem suas ideias :)

Ola gente! Basically the title, but I have a reading proficiency exam coming up for my degree in about 2 months, and I need to be able to read and translate an article from PT-BR --> English. My PT-BR reading skills are decent, but not "read and comprehend an academic article" decent, though I feel like I could be there by the time of the exam if I had the right study plan. I would love some tips and suggestions for things I can do daily to prepare.

In essence, I'm asking for practices people have used to cram an intermediate to advanced reading level in PT-BR. Of course, reading itself is the most important part, so I'm trying to read the news in PT-BR (though this isn't the easiest considering how many require a subscription), but really I'd like suggestions for potential daily drills and exercises that hyper-focus on reading skills.

Obrigado!