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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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