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How to pronounce "prime" in Portuguese

prime is pronounced ˈpɾaj.mi in Portuguese, with primary stress on the “PRI” syllable. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 43 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

ˈpɾaj.mi

PRI·me

Primary stress: pri

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Narrowˈpɾaj.mɨ
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Prime Minister Nataliau, thank you for joining us. To we want to focus on the recent development surrounding the joining us. To we want to focus on the

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Prime Minister Nataliau, thank you for joining us.

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The Portuguese word “prime” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈpɾaj.mi. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (pri · me), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (pri). Grammatically, “prime” functions as a verb, adj, noun. SayItVid indexes 43 authentic Portuguese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “prime” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from Euronews em Português.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #1 · @0:00
    “Prime Minister Nataliau, thank you for joining us. To we want to focus on the recent development surrounding the joining us. To we want to focus on the”
  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #2 · @1:22
    “forcefully against well let's hope that that we Prime Minister Europe has been visibly Prime Minister Europe has been visibly”
  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #3 · @0:19
    “46 vítimas Mortais entre os quais estão as Crianças A maioria das vítimas eram da Macedônia do Norte da prime minister nouri primeiro-ministro da Macedônia do Norte esteve no local do acidente e primeiro-ministro da Macedônia do Norte esteve no local do acidente e”
  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #4 · @3:49
    “peace mission. The note also said that Prime Minister Georgia Maloni um emphasized the importance of continuing collaboration with the United States to emphasized the importance of continuing”
  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #5 · @4:29
    “welcomed by French president Emmanuel. We know the Italian prime minister had already suested that NATO already suested that NATO”

Definition & Meaning: “prime”

Audio
VERB
  • to press; to compress
  • inflection of premir:
  • second-person singular imperative
ADJ
  • prime (of one's most successful stage or period)
NOUN
  • prime (most successful stage or period)

Example Sentences (3)

  • “"José Mourinho é um grande treinador, a questão é que a sua etapa 'prime' não está lá, neste momento, no sentido em que vem do Fenerbahçe", começou por afirmar, em declarações prestadas à plataforma de 'streaming' DAZN, à margem do empate a uma bola concedido pelos merengues na deslocação ao Estadio de La Cartuja, diante do Real Betis.”
  • ““Eu falo que meu prime foi no PSG porque eu consegui virar um jogador melhor em todos os sentidos. Mais maduro, jogava em todos os setores. No Santos, não. Jogava mais aberto na esquerda, atacante. No PSG eu jogava já no meio. Então eu organizava, dava mais assistência, tinha números melhores, estava mais forte. Então por isso acho que meu prime foi lá”, disse Neymar em entrevista ao Podpah.”
  • “Prime Minister Nataliau, thank you for joining us. To we want to focus on the recent development surrounding the”

Pronounce: “prime”

Syllables:
pri · me
Primary stress:
pri
IPA:
ˈpɾaj.mi
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prime

Frequently asked questions about prime

How do you pronounce “prime” in Portuguese?

“prime” is pronounced ⁄ˈpɾaj.mi⁄ in Portuguese. Listen to authentic native speakers using it in the video clips above.

What does “prime” mean?

“prime” means: to press; to compress