Chantal Moclair: 'Ano Novo Sem Vozinha' Glossary

Portuguese word	Pronunciation	English translation/meaning
Ainda não	Ay-een-da Now (with nasal inflection)	Not yet.
Ano Novo sem Vozinha	Ah-noo, no-vo, say (with nasal inflection) Voz-een-ya	New Year without granny.
Bubbaloo	Bubba-loo	Brand of bubblegum.
Cheirosa	Shih- (as in shin) roz-a	Smelling good.
Como sempre	Co-mo sem-prey	Like always.
Como agua viva	Co-mo ah-gwa vee-va	Like Jellyfish.
Copacabana	Co-pa-ka-ba-na	Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
E que ela mesma nao sofreu	Eh Key el-ah miz-ma now sof-reyu	And that she herself didn’t suffer.
Feliz ano novo	Fell-ease ah-no no-vo	Happy New Year.
Iemanjá	Yem-ahn-jah	Goddess of the sea in Candomble religion.
João Pessoa.	Jo-ow (nasal inflection) Pess-o-ah	City in Northeastern Brazil.
Leite Ninho	Lay-tee Nee-nyo	Brand of powdered milk.
Nao digo nada.	Now (nasal inflection) Dee-goo Nah-dah	I say nothing.
O que voce não deveria fazer	Oo keh vo-seh now (nasal inflection) dev-air-ee-ah fah-zair	What you shouldn’t have done.
O que acontece frenquentemente	Oo keh ak-on-tess-ee fren-qwen-ta-men-tee	Which happens often.
Que luzes?	Keh loo-zees	What Lights?
Rio	Ree-yo	Short for Rio de Janeiro.
Tapioca	Tah-pee-ock-a	Pancakes made with manioc flour.
Vozinha	Voz-een-ya	Northeastern Brazilian term of endearment – small granny. Used very affectionately.