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. |
| Nearly half of 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... |
| "n |
| nata - sour cream |
| ano - year |
| também - also" |
| It's identical to the N in the word 'nice'. |
| n, n (slowly) |
| n, n (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "p |
| peito - chest |
| topo - top, summit |
| pipoca - popcorn" |
| It's identical to the P in the word 'spat'. Similar to the K sound from the previous lesson, this is also an unaspirated P sound, meaning there shouldn't be a burst of air as you pronounce this sound. |
| p, p (slowly) |
| p, p (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "s |
| saco - bag |
| isso - this |
| sussurrar - to whisper" |
| It's identical to the S in the word 'see'. |
| s, s (slowly) |
| s, s (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "x |
| xarope - syrup |
| baixo - low |
| roxo - purple" |
| It's identical to the 'sh' sound in the word 'sheep'. |
| x, x (slowly) |
| x, x (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "t |
| tempo - time |
| átomo - atom |
| tatuagem - tattoo" |
| It's identical to the T sound in the word 'stand'. This is also an unaspirated sound. |
| t, t (slowly) |
| t, t (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "tch |
| tchau - bye |
| atchim - sneeze sound |
| tinta - paint" |
| It's identical to the 'ch' sound in the word 'chair'. |
| tch, tch (slowly) |
| tch, tch (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "u |
| quando - when |
| guarda - guard |
| aguardar - to wait" |
| It's identical to the W in the word 'way'. |
| u, u (slowly) |
| u, u (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "i |
| maio - May |
| saia - skirt |
| raio - ray, lightning |
| " |
| It's identical to the Y in the word 'you'. |
| i, i (slowly) |
| i, i (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| "z |
| zona - zone |
| azul - blue |
| casa - house" |
| It's identical to the Z in the word 'zebra'. |
| z, z (slowly) |
| z, z (slowly) |
| The final consonant for this lesson is... |
| "j |
| já - already |
| gente - people, folks |
| argila - clay" |
| It's identical to the G sound in the word 'rouge'. |
| j, j (slowly) |
| j, j (slowly) |
| Well done! You just learned another 10 Portuguese consonants. |
| Are there more familiar sounds than you expected? Let us know if you have questions in the comments. |
| In the next lesson, you'll learn 3 consonant sounds that are unfamiliar to English speakers. |
| See you in the next Ultimate Portuguese Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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