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in reply to a message by clevelandkentevans
Jesus in Portuguese is not hay-soos. That is a Spanish pronunciation. Jesus in Portuguese is more like "jay-zoos" (you can listen to native speakers at http://www.forvo.com/word/jesus_cristo/ ).
Perhaps the Portuguese speakers you heard saying "hay-soos" were referring to a Spanish-speaking man named Jesus. Otherwise it does seem very odd that they would use this pronunciation, which is neither Portuguese nor English.
Perhaps the Portuguese speakers you heard saying "hay-soos" were referring to a Spanish-speaking man named Jesus. Otherwise it does seem very odd that they would use this pronunciation, which is neither Portuguese nor English.
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