PRONUNCIATION

  /KW/: quando, quarto, quadro, frequência, cinquenta, sequestrar, tranquilo, aquoso, longínquo, oblíquo. /K/: quatorze, cheque, quieto, querer, queijo

  Before the Portuguese orthographic reform in 2009, K, W and Y were considered foreign letters. That’s why most of time we see those letters in specific cases, such as: measurement symbols, foreign words and names.  

    Now it’s time to learn how to pronounce the letters S and Z Brazilian Portuguese. S in the beginning of a word will always have the same sound as the S in Save. When S is between vowels, we pronounce it as the letter Z in English.

      It’s very easy to make the sound CH. You pronounce it the same way as the SH in English. But, with the letter X , things get complicated. This consonant can have 4 different  sounds.  

  UNLOCK YOUR PORTUGUESE WITH MY COURSES       Now it’s time to learn how to pronounce the letters G and J in Brazilian Portuguese. Before A, O, U and CONSONANTS, the letter G is pronounced as in English. When the consonant G comes before E or I, it has a different sound: as the …

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     Finally you’ll learn how to pronounce correctly the letter L in Brazilian Portuguese. Before a vowel, the letter L is pronounced as in English. When the consonant L is in the end of a word or syllable, we pronounce it like the letter W in English. Press play to see more examples.   …

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      Different from English, the letter H is not pronounced in Portuguese. And here there’s no exception. If R is in the begining of a word, we pronounce it as the letter “h” in English. This sound also happens in the end of syllable or word: Porta, Carpete. Learn also other sound of the letter …

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    In this video  I’ll show you the sounds of  the consonants: D and T. The letter D will always  have the sound /D/, before the vowels a, o, u. As in document, dog.  

     Today we’ll take a closer look at the sounds of the consonants  B and C. The letter B is pronounced just as in English . For example: Bola, which means ball. It’s pronounced as the B in  baby, bike. The letter C will always have the sound /K/ before  the vowels A, O and U.  

      Learn how to avoid the most embarrassing pronunciation mistakes made even by advanced students. And throughout this series, I’ll teach you, step by step, how to pronounce the sounds of Brazilian Portuguese, from simplest to most complex. Just as in English, Portuguese is composed of 26 letters, 21 consonants and 5 vowels. …

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