Pronunciation Flashcards

Become familiar with sound differences of American English & European Portueguese

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Constants

B

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/b/
banana
banana

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Constants

D

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/d/
dose
dose

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Constants

F

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/f/
face
face

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Constants

L

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/l/
lista
list

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Constants

M

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/m/
manual
manual

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Constants

N

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/n/
normal
normal

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Constants

P

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/p/
parte
part

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Constants

Q

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/k/
qualidade
quality

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Constants

S

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/s/
social
social

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Constants

Z

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/z/
zebra
zebra

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Constants

T

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/t/
táxi
taxi

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Constants

V

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/v/
visita
visit

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Constants

C Followed By: A, O or U

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/k/
cultura
culture

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Constants

Followed By: E or I

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/s/
centro
centre

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Constants

Ç

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/s/
serviço
service

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Constants

G Followed By: A, O or U

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/g/
gasolina
gasoline

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Constants

Followed By: E or I

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/ʒ/
género
genre (ZH)

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Constants

J

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/ʒ/
Jaime
Jacques (ZH)

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Constants

H At beginning of word

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Silent
hora
hour

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Constants

R At beginning of word

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/ʁ/
recente
(Guttural R)

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Constants

R Anywhere but beginning

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/ɾ/
central
(Rolling R)

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Constants

CH

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/ʃ/
charada
charade (SH)
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Constants

LH

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/ʎ/
brilhante
brilliant

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Constants

NH

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/ɲ/
canhão
canyon

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Constants

RR

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/ʁ/
correto
(Guttural R)

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Constants

SS

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/s/
clássico
classic

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Constants

M

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Silent
importante
Precedent vowel becomes nasal

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Constants

S

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/ʃ/
Inglês
English

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Constants

S

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/z/
visita
visit

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Constants

Z

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feliz aniversário
lazy

32
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Constants

X Word beginning After diphtong After ME After EN

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/ʃ/
xampô
caixa
mexicano
enxame
shampoo

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Constants

X

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/ʃ/ /s/ /z/ /ks/ /gz/
shop
social
xylophone
taxi
example