Speaking Brazilian Portuguese Mini-Course Flashcards
what does an acute accent over a letter indicate?
an open sound
what does the circumflex accent over a letter indicate?
a closed sound
at the end of a word, how is the vowel ‘e’ pronounced?
as a weak ‘i’
at the end of a word, how is the vowel ‘o’ pronounced?
as a weak ‘u’
what kind of sound does the combination ‘em’ make?
a nasal sound
what kind of sound does the combination ‘en’ make?
a nasal sound
what kind of sound does the combination ‘om’ make?
a nasal sound
what kind of sound does the combination ‘on’ make?
a nasal sound
how is the nasal diphthong ‘ão’ approximately pronounced?
aun
at the end of a word, how is the combination ‘am’ pronounced?
aun
which grammatical person and number do verbs ending ‘am’ usually belong to?
the third person plural
when words end in ‘ão’, which syllable is stressed?
the last syllable
when words end in ‘am’, which syllable is stressed?
the penultimate syllable
how is the nasal diphthong of ‘ãe’ approximately pronounced?
ain
which grammatical number do words ending in ‘ãe’ usually belong to?
the plural
how is the nasal diphthong of ‘õe’ approximately pronounced?
oin
which grammatical word group do words ending in ‘õe’ usually belong to?
verbs
how is the diphthong ‘om’ approximately pronounced?
oun
how is the diphthong ‘em’ approximately pronounced?
ein
how is the combination ‘da’ pronounced?
as in English
how is the combination ‘do’ pronounced?
as in English
how is the combination ‘du’ pronounced?
as in English
when the combination ‘de’ is found at the beginning of a word, what sound is made?
djee
when the combination ‘de’ is found in the middle of a word, how is it pronounced
djee
how is the combination ‘di’ pronounced?
djee
how is the combination ‘ta’ pronounced?
as in English
how is the combination ‘to’ pronounced?
as in English
how is the combination ‘tu’ pronounced?
as in English
when the combination ‘te’ is found at the end of words, how is it pronounced?
chee
how is the combination ‘ti’ pronounced?
tchee
how is the combination ‘ga’ pronounced?
as in English
how is the combination ‘go’ pronounced?
as in English
before the vowel ‘e’, how is the consonant ‘g’ pronounced?
zs (as in Zsa Zsa Gabor)
before the vowel ‘i’, how is the consonant ‘g’ pronounced?
zs (as in Zsa Zsa Gabor)
how is the ‘gu’ pronounced?
gue / gui
how is the consonant ‘j’ pronounced?
zs (as in Zsa Zsa Gabor)
at the beginning of words, how is the letter ‘r’ pronounced?
like an English ‘h’
between two vowels, how is the letter ‘r’ pronounced?
with a very slight trill
how is the double ‘r’ pronounced?
like an English ‘h’
where in a word is the double ‘rr’ most commonly found?
between two vowels
at the end of a word, how is the letter ‘r’ pronounced?
it depends entirely on accent
at the beginning of the word, how is the letter ‘s’ pronounced?
like a hiss
at the end of the word, how is the letter ‘s’ pronounced?
like a hiss
between a consonant and a vowel, how is the letter ‘s’ pronounced?
like a hiss
between two vowels, how is the letter ‘s’ pronounced?
like an English ‘z’
how is the double ‘s’ pronounced?
like a hiss
where in a word is the double ‘s’ most commonly found?
between two vowels
what grammatical number do words ending in ‘s’ usually belong to?
the plural
before vowels, how is the letter ‘l’ pronounced?
as in English
at the end of words, how is the letter ‘l’ pronounced?
like an English ‘u’
in front of consonants, how is the letter ‘l’ pronounced?
like an English ‘u’
how is the letter ‘h’ pronounced?
it’s silent
how is the combination ‘ch’ pronounced?
sh
how is the combination ‘lh’ pronounced?
like the double ‘l’ in the English word ‘million’
how is the combination ‘nh’ pronounced?
like a Spanish ‘ñ’
