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! |
9 Comments
HideAre there more familiar sounds than you expected? Let us know if you have questions in the comments.
Hi Daggy,
Thank you for your message.
The [My Flashcards] tool is an excelent way to help you memorize new vocabulary!
In this lesson, you can add any entries from the [Vocabulary] section to it by selecting them and clicking on [Add to Flashcard Deck]. Then, you can access the feature here:
https://www.portuguesepod101.com/learningcenter/flashcards/flashcards
Keep up practicing and in case of any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Cristiane
Team PortuguesePod101.com
Do you recommend adding all the unknown words to flashcards?
Olá Adel,
Thank you for posting.
"Isso" means "that" and you can check out some examples in the [Vocabulary] section. "isto", on the other hand, means "this", for example:
"Isto não é bom."/"This isn’t good."
Hope it helps! Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Cristiane
Team PortuguesePod101.com
Is the word isso in português it has tow meaning that and this?
Hi Zhuldyzay,
Thank you for posting.
The lesson focuses on giving examples of sounds that are familiar to you in English. Therefore, the sound example for the "m" in "também" was N in the word 'nice', so that you can catch up the pronunciation easily :)
In case of any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely,
Cristiane
Team PortuguesePod101.com
Hello
I have one question
According to the lesson in the word "taMbéM", in the first and in the second case "M" has to have a sound "N". I do not understand why
Regards
Olá Ram,
Thanks for posting!
We're glad you liked the lesson! If you have any doubts, please let us know:wink:
Cristiane
Team Portuguesepod101.com
hello,
Very good, Thank you
Olá,
Muito bom obrigado