Portuguese Pronunciation guide
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um café, se faz favor
- Faz
At the end of words
z
sounds more like
g
in English mirage.
vinho tinto
- Vinho
The
nh
is pronounced like the
ny
sound in the name Sonya.
É longe?
- longe
g
followed by
e
or
i
sounds like the
s
in the English
usual
.
Há um…
- há
h
is always silent and the
á
sounds like the u in the English upper.
Bom dia
- bom
at the end of a word the
m
sounds like the
n
in the English anchor.
Como está?
- está
s
at the end of a word and before consonants sounds like
sh
.
Uma noite
- noite
You rarely hear the
e
at the end of words. It is almost swallowed.
Chamo-me…
- chamo-me
The
ch
is similar to the
sh
sound in English
shop
.
Muito prazer
- prazer
z
at beginning or in the middle of a word sounds like the
z
in English zebra.
O meu colega
- o
Final or single
o
is always pronounced
oo
like English moo.
Maçãs
- maçãs
ç
before
a
,
o
, or
u
and
c
before
e
and
i
sound like the
c
of the English
lace
.
Pão
- não / pão
the end of words ending in
ão
is pronounced like the
ow
in the English miaow.
Bom dia!
- bom dia
In Brazilian Portuguese
d
becomes
j
.
restaurante
- restaurante
In Brazilian Portuguese
t
becomes
ch
.
Gosto de…
- gosto
where
g
is followed by
a
,
u
and
o
it sounds like in the English
got
.
um autocarro
- repetir / carro / autocarro
Single
r
at front of words or double
r
in the middle is gently rolled.
Sim
- sim
s
at beginning sounds like
s
in English sun.
inglesa
- inglesa
s
between vowels sounds like
z
in English maze.