Learn about familiar consonants
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| Hi everyone. |
| Welcome to The Ultimate Portuguese Pronunciation Guide. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn 10 Portuguese consonant sounds. |
| These consonant sounds are identical to the ones in English. |
| So if you know English, they should already be familiar to you. |
| Are you ready? |
| Then let's get started! |
| The first consonant is... |
| "b |
| boneca - doll |
| abóbora - pumpkin |
| bola - ball" |
| It sounds like the B in the word 'buy'. |
| b, b (slowly) |
| b, b (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "v |
| violeta - violet |
| violão - guittar |
| avião - plana" |
| It sounds like the V in the word 'Vital'. |
| v, v (slowly) |
| v, v (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "d |
| dedo - finger |
| ajuda - help |
| medo - fear" |
| It sounds like the D in the word 'dad'. |
| d, d (slowly) |
| d, d (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "d (in cidaDE) |
| cidade - city |
| adivinhar - to guess |
| dia - day" |
| It's like the G in the word 'gym'. |
| d, d (slowly) |
| d, d (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "f |
| fase - fase |
| filho - son |
| fofo - cute" |
| It sounds like the F in the word 'find'. |
| f, f (slowly) |
| f, f (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "g |
| gato - cat |
| agora - now |
| gago - stutterer" |
| Like the G in the word 'good'. |
| g, g (slowly) |
| g, g (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "rr |
| jarra |
| sorriso |
| derrota" |
| It's identical to the H in 'hello'. |
| rr, rr (slowly) |
| rr, rr (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "c |
| cor - color |
| acordar - to wake |
| coco - coconut" |
| It sounds like the K in the word 'ski'. Be careful though, because this is an unaspirated sound, meaning there shouldn't be a burst of air when you pronounce this consonant. Place your hand in front of your mouth and pronounce words such as 'kite' or 'keep'. Could you feel the burst of air? Now compare that to the word 'ski'. Notice how the K in the word 'ski' *does not* produce a burst of air. This is how the Portuguese C sound should be pronounced. |
| c, c (slowly) |
| c, c (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "l |
| lua - moon |
| alugar - to rent |
| luz - light" |
| It sounds like the L in the word 'look'. |
| l, l (slowly) |
| l, l (slowly) |
| The final consonant for this lesson is... |
| "m |
| mesa - table |
| amor - love |
| mamãe - mom" |
| It sounds like the M in the word 'moon'. |
| m, m (slowly) |
| m, m (slowly) |
| Well done! You just learned your first 10 Portuguese consonants. |
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| In the next lesson, you'll learn 10 more consonant sounds that are familiar to English speakers. |
| See you in the next Ultimate Portuguese Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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