Pronúncia Flashcards
a
pronounced like the a in father
e
variously pronounced either like the ay in say or the e in bet
i
pronounced like the ee in meet
o
pronounced like the o in vote
u
pronounced like the oo in boot
b
pronounced much like English
c
before an e or i — pronounced like the s in safe
c
before an a, o or u — pronounced like the c in coin or cat
ç
before an a, o or u — pronounced like the s in several
d
pronounced like English except before i or e where it is pronounced like the dj in judge
g
before an a, o or u — pronounced like the hard g in got
g
before an e or i — pronounced like the soft g sound in pleasure
h
silent except when followed by an n where it creates the nasal sound similar to the Spanish ñ as in señor
j
pronounced like the dj sound in measure
k
pronounced like the k in kite
l
pronounced like English except it tends to nasalize the vowel preceeding it — when following an a or i as the last letter of a word it takes on a w sound
m
pronounced like English except it tends to nasalize the vowel preceeding it — when the last letter of a word pronounced without closing the lips at the end — like an n
n
pronounced like English except it tends to nasalize the vowel preceeding it
r
as the first letter of a word – pronounced like a nasalized h in heat––––inside a word – pronounced much like English––––at the end a word – pronounced somewhat gutterally
s
between vowels pronounced like the z sound in rose, otherwise liike the s in satisfaction
t
pronounced like English except when follwed by an e or (especially) an i when it is pronounced like the chee in cheese
v
pronounced like English
w
Brazilians tend to pronounce like a v, for example, Walter becomes Valter
x
variously pronounced like the sh in shed (e.g. xuxa = shoe-sha), the s in seen or the x in taxi
y
pronounced like the y in yell or the ee sound in funny — mainly in words of foreign origin — alone = ipsilon
z
pronounced like the z in zero
ai
pronounced like the ie in pie
ão
pronounced like the own in town but nasalized
au
pronounced like the ow in cow or the ou in ouch
ei
pronounced like the ay in day
eu
pronounced ay-oo like the ay in hay + the oo in boot
ia
pronounced ee-ah like the ee in beet + the a in father
ie
pronounced like the e in yes
io
pronounced ee-oh like the ee in meet + the o in boat
iu
pronounced ee-oo like the ee in feet + the oo in boot
oi
pronounced “closed” like the oy in toy
ou
pronounced like the ow in slow
ua
pronounced like the oo-ah in watch minus the w sound
ue
pronounced oo-eh like the oo in boot + the ay in pay
ui
pronounced oo-ee like the oo in foot + the ee in beet
uo
pronounced like the uo in quote
ch
pronounced like the ch in machine or the sh in shoot
lh
pronounced similar to the lli in million
nh
pronounced like the ni in onion; also similar to the Spanish ñ as in señor
qu
before a or o pronounced like the qu in quota
qu
before e or i pronounced like the c in capitol
rr
pronounced like the h in heat — e.g. “marrom” (brown) pronounced mah-hone
ss
pronounced like the ss in missing
te
pronounced either like the ch in chafe or the chee in cheese
ti
pronounced like the chee in cheese
