Oi Eric,

That's right! There are many different accents in Brazil, so you can use one of them :smile:

Hope it helps!

Paloma

Team PortuguesePod101.com

Hello Paloma.

When I had done the first part of that section, I could NOT open this second part for which you sent the link.

Now it is possible!

Does your answer mean that the final “r” in the list of words under point 2 and point 3 in my question COULD be pronounced in the SAME way and that light variations should my attributed to a local “coloring”?

Regards.

Eric

Hi Eric,

The way we pronounce the "r" have many variations in Portuguese.

You could say it more like the English "r", or even more similar to the French or Ducth "r".

I think this video may help you a little:

https://www.portuguesepod101.com/2015/07/17/ultimate-portuguese-pronunciation-guide-2-top-5-portuguese-mistakes-to-avoid/

I hope it helps!

Paloma

Team PortuguesePod101.com

Hello

In your section about pronunciation of the “r”, I read that the “r” at the end of a word should be pronounced as “h”.

1) In many words in your lessons I hear something between “h” and “r”, at the back of the throat, a bit like the French “r” but less stressed.

Is this correct?

2) This seems to be the case in the following words in your video lessons:

* trabalhar

* preparar.

* dançar.

* chegar.

* morar.

* conversar.

3) However, in the following words, in your video lessons, I seem to hear “r” with the tip of the tongue although less stressed, a bit like the Dutch “r” (not the French “r”).

Is this correct?

# lavar

# guardar

# procurar

# desenhar

# mostrar

# tocar

# colocar

# explicar

# esperar

# segurar

Thanks in advance for the clarification.