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Olá, Sherri,
it depends on the region we are in. Depending on the city/state you are, people have a certain accent. But both pronunciations are accepted and well understood.
Keep here adding and participating! :)
Sincerely,
Marcia
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Sherri Robinson
Tuesday at 08:32 AM
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Sometimes ar is pronounced like ah and other times are. Which is more common in European Portuguese?
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Hi Sherri,
Thank you for posting!
In Brazil you'll hear many types of accents and it's good to get used to different ones so you can improve your listening skills.👍
To learn more about pronunciation, please check out our special series "Ultimate Portuguese Pronunciation Guide":
Hope this helps! Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Cristiane
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sherri
Tuesday at 09:04 AM
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Why is the de said je with sound but the speaker said de? Also why is re pronounced he and ir as chee?
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Why do I get emails saying this is a free lesson? I try to play it, and all I get is a request to upgrade. That is not FREE in any language!
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Hi Al,
Thank you for posting.
We offer lessons in Brazilian Portuguese, but also in European Portuguese.
Please check out these series for studying European Portuguese:
http://www.portuguesepod101.com/index.php?cat=39 (Learn with Pictures and Video: European Portuguese – 25 lessons)
http://www.portuguesepod101.com/index.php?cat=38 (In this module, Throwback Thursday, you’ll find many European Portuguese lessons – please check lessons 141, 177, 187, 190, 215, and 233).
We’re constantly adding new lessons to our website, so please stay tuned.
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Al Augustine
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can I get these lessons in European Portuguese rather than Brazilian Portuguese
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Olá Mike,
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Pronunciation may be a bit tricky at first. A great way of learning it is watching Brazilian movies and series so you can get used to it.
You'll notice that the pronunciation also varies a lot depending on what region of Brazil the speaker is from. For instance, a speaker from Minas Gerais has a very different accent from a speaker from São Paulo.
Regarding the word rato: “r” at the beginning of a word mas an [h] sound like in “house”, as "há" - "tô".
The "r" in "devagar" will only be strongly stressed in some regions of Brazil, but mostly you'll listen to the "dê" - "vá" - "ga" - [h].
I've been striving to follow pronunciation as closely as possible, while committing as many vocab words and lesson expressions to memory. A problem I keep running into is when the sample audio pronounces the "r" at the end of a word, when I think it's supposed to be silent, or produce the (breathy) "ha" sound.
For instance, Braden pronounces the ending "r" the same way the Pronunciation Series, instructs, which states, "An -r at the beginning or end of a word or before a consonant makes the same sound as the - rr. The word for "rat" is rato, the word for "tree" is árvore, and the word for "walk" is andar." As with the vocab in this lesson, most all the words she pronounces contradict the pronunciation lesson. Even "devagar" is pronounced "gee-va-gar"!
What's going on here? It makes it confusing, and hard to memorize correct pronunciation. Furthermore, makes me apprehensive to trust the recorded pronunciations if it's teaching incorrectly. Entendeu? "(Do you) understand?" :sweat_smile:
Please advise. Obrigado. "Thank You."
Mike
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I often have to ask people to repeat things when I don't understand what they are saying. Our voice recording tool is great for this. It's the big red button up there! ^^
Olá, Sherri,
it depends on the region we are in. Depending on the city/state you are, people have a certain accent. But both pronunciations are accepted and well understood.
Keep here adding and participating! :)
Sincerely,
Marcia
Team PortuguesePod101.com
Sometimes ar is pronounced like ah and other times are. Which is more common in European Portuguese?
Hi Sherri,
Thank you for posting!
In Brazil you'll hear many types of accents and it's good to get used to different ones so you can improve your listening skills.👍
To learn more about pronunciation, please check out our special series "Ultimate Portuguese Pronunciation Guide":
https://www.portuguesepod101.com/lesson-library/ultimate-portuguese-pronunciation-guide/
Hope this helps! Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Cristiane
Team PortuguesePod101.com
Why is the de said je with sound but the speaker said de? Also why is re pronounced he and ir as chee?
Hi C Bower,
Thank you for posting.
There are 4 types of accounts on PortuguesePod101: Free Lifetime Account, Basic, Premium, and Premium PLUS.
When you sign up for PortuguesePod101 for the first time, you have a 7-day Premium trial to check the entire site out. After those 7 days, you're a Free user... which means you have access to all our new lessons that we publish and the first 3 of every series.
It costs nothing to register and start listening to these lessons. It will only cost if you'd like to upgrade and access more lessons and features.
Hope this answered your question!
Best Regards,
Cristiane
Team PortuguesePod101.com
Why do I get emails saying this is a free lesson? I try to play it, and all I get is a request to upgrade. That is not FREE in any language!
Hi Al,
Thank you for posting.
We offer lessons in Brazilian Portuguese, but also in European Portuguese.
Please check out these series for studying European Portuguese:
http://www.portuguesepod101.com/index.php?cat=39 (Learn with Pictures and Video: European Portuguese – 25 lessons)
http://www.portuguesepod101.com/index.php?cat=38 (In this module, Throwback Thursday, you’ll find many European Portuguese lessons – please check lessons 141, 177, 187, 190, 215, and 233).
We’re constantly adding new lessons to our website, so please stay tuned.
Sincerely
Cristiane
Team PortuguesePod101.com
can I get these lessons in European Portuguese rather than Brazilian Portuguese
Olá Mike,
Agradecemos por sua mensagem!
Thank you for your message!
Pronunciation may be a bit tricky at first. A great way of learning it is watching Brazilian movies and series so you can get used to it.
You'll notice that the pronunciation also varies a lot depending on what region of Brazil the speaker is from. For instance, a speaker from Minas Gerais has a very different accent from a speaker from São Paulo.
Regarding the word rato: “r” at the beginning of a word mas an [h] sound like in “house”, as "há" - "tô".
The "r" in "devagar" will only be strongly stressed in some regions of Brazil, but mostly you'll listen to the "dê" - "vá" - "ga" - [h].
Please check out these lessons on pronunciation:
https://www.portuguesepod101.com/index.php?cat=26
2. Portuguese Consonant Sounds: Part 1
https://www.portuguesepod101.com/2011/05/03/pronunciation-2-portuguese-consonant-sounds-part-1/
If you have any doubts, please let us know
Cristiane
Team Portuguesepod101.com
Hello,
I've been striving to follow pronunciation as closely as possible, while committing as many vocab words and lesson expressions to memory. A problem I keep running into is when the sample audio pronounces the "r" at the end of a word, when I think it's supposed to be silent, or produce the (breathy) "ha" sound.
For instance, Braden pronounces the ending "r" the same way the Pronunciation Series, instructs, which states, "An -r at the beginning or end of a word or before a consonant makes the same sound as the - rr. The word for "rat" is rato, the word for "tree" is árvore, and the word for "walk" is andar." As with the vocab in this lesson, most all the words she pronounces contradict the pronunciation lesson. Even "devagar" is pronounced "gee-va-gar"!
What's going on here? It makes it confusing, and hard to memorize correct pronunciation. Furthermore, makes me apprehensive to trust the recorded pronunciations if it's teaching incorrectly. Entendeu? "(Do you) understand?" :sweat_smile:
Please advise. Obrigado. "Thank You."
Mike