a minha mulher a minya mulyair – lit. “the my woman” – ‘mulher’ is usually used to refer to your own wife, whereas ‘esposa’ can be used for your own, or someone elses wife.

my boyfriend o meu namorado oo mayu namorahdu – lit. “the my boyfriend”

my girlfriend a minha namorada a minya namorahda – lit. “the my girlfriend” – when used by a male referring to his female partner

a minha amiga a minya ameega – lit. “the my friend” – when used by a female referring to a female friend

a friend um amigo oom[ng] ameegu – a male friend

uma amiga oom[ng]a ameega – a female friend

Do you speak English? Fala Inglês? Fahla Ingle[a]ysh? – Although the ‘ê’ sometimes sounds more open (‘ay’), the circumflex still denotes that it should be a close pronunciation. Listen carefully to a native speaker – the sound is like a cross between the ‘ea’ of ‘ear’ and the ‘ai’ of ‘air’. The same is true of the words ‘Inglesa’; ‘Português’; and ‘Portuguesa’.