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Speaking Brazilian Portuguese Mini-Course Flashcards

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1
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what does an acute accent over a letter indicate?

A

an open sound

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2
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what does the circumflex accent over a letter indicate?

A

a closed sound

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3
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at the end of a word, how is the vowel ‘e’ pronounced?

A

as a weak ‘i’

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4
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at the end of a word, how is the vowel ‘o’ pronounced?

A

as a weak ‘u’

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5
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what kind of sound does the combination ‘em’ make?

A

a nasal sound

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6
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what kind of sound does the combination ‘en’ make?

A

a nasal sound

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7
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what kind of sound does the combination ‘om’ make?

A

a nasal sound

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8
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what kind of sound does the combination ‘on’ make?

A

a nasal sound

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9
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how is the nasal diphthong ‘ão’ approximately pronounced?

A

aun

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10
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at the end of a word, how is the combination ‘am’ pronounced?

A

aun

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11
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which grammatical person and number do verbs ending ‘am’ usually belong to?

A

the third person plural

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12
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when words end in ‘ão’, which syllable is stressed?

A

the last syllable

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13
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when words end in ‘am’, which syllable is stressed?

A

the penultimate syllable

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14
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how is the nasal diphthong of ‘ãe’ approximately pronounced?

A

ain

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15
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which grammatical number do words ending in ‘ãe’ usually belong to?

A

the plural

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16
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how is the nasal diphthong of ‘õe’ approximately pronounced?

A

oin

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17
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which grammatical word group do words ending in ‘õe’ usually belong to?

A

verbs

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18
Q

how is the diphthong ‘om’ approximately pronounced?

A

oun

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19
Q

how is the diphthong ‘em’ approximately pronounced?

A

ein

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20
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how is the combination ‘da’ pronounced?

A

as in English

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21
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how is the combination ‘do’ pronounced?

A

as in English

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22
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how is the combination ‘du’ pronounced?

A

as in English

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23
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when the combination ‘de’ is found at the beginning of a word, what sound is made?

A

djee

24
Q

when the combination ‘de’ is found in the middle of a word, how is it pronounced

A

djee

25
Q

how is the combination ‘di’ pronounced?

A

djee

26
Q

how is the combination ‘ta’ pronounced?

A

as in English

27
Q

how is the combination ‘to’ pronounced?

A

as in English

28
Q

how is the combination ‘tu’ pronounced?

A

as in English

29
Q

when the combination ‘te’ is found at the end of words, how is it pronounced?

A

chee

30
Q

how is the combination ‘ti’ pronounced?

A

tchee

31
Q

how is the combination ‘ga’ pronounced?

A

as in English

32
Q

how is the combination ‘go’ pronounced?

A

as in English

33
Q

before the vowel ‘e’, how is the consonant ‘g’ pronounced?

A

zs (as in Zsa Zsa Gabor)

34
Q

before the vowel ‘i’, how is the consonant ‘g’ pronounced?

A

zs (as in Zsa Zsa Gabor)

35
Q

how is the ‘gu’ pronounced?

A

gue / gui

36
Q

how is the consonant ‘j’ pronounced?

A

zs (as in Zsa Zsa Gabor)

37
Q

at the beginning of words, how is the letter ‘r’ pronounced?

A

like an English ‘h’

38
Q

between two vowels, how is the letter ‘r’ pronounced?

A

with a very slight trill

39
Q

how is the double ‘r’ pronounced?

A

like an English ‘h’

40
Q

where in a word is the double ‘rr’ most commonly found?

A

between two vowels

41
Q

at the end of a word, how is the letter ‘r’ pronounced?

A

it depends entirely on accent

42
Q

at the beginning of the word, how is the letter ‘s’ pronounced?

A

like a hiss

43
Q

at the end of the word, how is the letter ‘s’ pronounced?

A

like a hiss

44
Q

between a consonant and a vowel, how is the letter ‘s’ pronounced?

A

like a hiss

45
Q

between two vowels, how is the letter ‘s’ pronounced?

A

like an English ‘z’

46
Q

how is the double ‘s’ pronounced?

A

like a hiss

47
Q

where in a word is the double ‘s’ most commonly found?

A

between two vowels

48
Q

what grammatical number do words ending in ‘s’ usually belong to?

A

the plural

49
Q

before vowels, how is the letter ‘l’ pronounced?

A

as in English

50
Q

at the end of words, how is the letter ‘l’ pronounced?

A

like an English ‘u’

51
Q

in front of consonants, how is the letter ‘l’ pronounced?

A

like an English ‘u’

52
Q

how is the letter ‘h’ pronounced?

A

it’s silent

53
Q

how is the combination ‘ch’ pronounced?

A

sh

54
Q

how is the combination ‘lh’ pronounced?

A

like the double ‘l’ in the English word ‘million’

55
Q

how is the combination ‘nh’ pronounced?

A

like a Spanish ‘ñ’

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