手早い答え
criança は年齢上の子ども、filho は成人後も続く親子関係を表します。
確実な見分け方は、英語から訳す前に、その単語の働きを見きわめることです。
それぞれの単語の働き
criança
child by age
Use criança for a young person, regardless of family relationship.
filho
son or child in a family
Use filho for someone’s male child, even when he is an adult.
選び方
- criança: Choose criança if the sentence points to a young person, regardless of family relationship.
- filho: Choose filho if the sentence points to someone’s male child, even when he is an adult.
例文
A criança está dormindo.
The child is sleeping.
Meu filho tem trinta anos.
My son is thirty years old.
よくある落とし穴
A filho is not necessarily a criança, and a criança is not necessarily the speaker’s filho.
文脈の中で練習する
自分の実生活から文を一つ選び、二回書いてみましょう。一度はcriançaで、もう一度はfilhoで。どちらも成り立ちそうなら、意味の違いを言葉にしてみましょう。