pronounciation Flashcards

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how to pronounce a

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  • pronounced with an open sound e.g. mato - grass and água - water
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how to pronounce an a with a tilde [~] or this accent mark [^]

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  • pronounced with a nasal sound e.g.irmã - sister and âmago - core
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how ‘i’ is pronounced

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  • always the same even if there’s an accent mark e.g. fita - tape and país - country
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how is ‘u’ pronounced

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  • the same even if it has an accent mark e.g. tudo - ‘everything’ and útil - useful
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how is ‘e’ pronounced

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  • can be pronounced w/ an open sound e.g. aberto -open and café - coffee
  • can be pronounced w/ a closed sound e.g. escada - stairs and você - you
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how is ‘o’ pronounced

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  • it can be pronounced with an open sound modo - manner and avó - grandmother
  • can also be pronounced with a closed sound e.g. novo - new and avô - grandfather
  • If the accent mark is ó, the sound is always open. If the mark is ô, the sound is always closed
  • If there is no mark, the pronunciation will depend on the word itself
  • when it has a tilde ‘õ’ its pronounced with a nasal sound e.g. limões - lemons
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how to pronounce ‘c’

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  • depends on vowel that comes after it c + a, o, u e.g casa - house, comida - ‘food’ and culpa - ‘guilt’ (pronounced like ca)
  • c + e,i e.g. cebola - onion’ and cinto - belt’ (pronounced like ç - s sound e.g. moça - young woman)
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how to pronounce ch

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  • pronounced w/ a sh sound e.g. chuva - rain
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how ‘e’ is pronounced at the end of a word

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  • becomes reduced and almost sounds like letter ‘i’ e.g. carne - meat and nome - name
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how to pronounce ‘o’ at the end of the word

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  • sounds almost like the letter ‘u’ e.g. novo - new and cinco - five
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how to pronounce ‘lh’ sound

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similar to the ‘lli’ sound in million e.g. milho – corn

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