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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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