As English possesses Latin, brought to England by the Roman Empire, there are tons of words in the English Language that have the ending (tion), which can be easily replaced with the Portuguese ending (ão). This vocabulary is more advanced, as Latin words were brought to England by clergy who could read and write.
Here is a short list just to demonstrate that you (Portuguese speakers) probably know more than you think!...And if you English speakers are learning Portuguese, you already know 20 words:
- transportation--transportação
- information--informação
- education--educação
- determination--determinação
- excavation--escavação
- ovulation--ovulação
- verification--verificação
- laceration--laceração
- petition--petição
- classification--classificação
- notion--noção
- potion--poção
- rendition--rendição
- lotion--loção
- cognition--cognição
- inflammation--inflamação
- congregation--congregação
- limitation--limitação
- configuration--configuração
- nation--nação
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