Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation

Vowels
a e i o u pronounced like the a in father variously pronounced either like the ay in say or the e in bet pronounced like the ee in meet pronounced like the o in vote pronounced like the oo in boot

Consonants
b c c d g g h j k l pronounced much like English before an e or i pronounced like the s in safe before an a, o or u pronounced like the c incoin or cat before an a, o or u pronounced like the s inseveral pronounced like English except before i or ewhere it is pronounced like the dj in judge before an a, o or u pronounced like the hard gin got before an e or i pronounced like the soft gsound in pleasure silent except when followed by an n where it creates the nasal sound similar to the Spanish as in seor pronounced like the dj sound in measure pronounced like the k in kite pronounced like English except it tends to nasalize the vowel preceeding it when following an a or i as the last letter of a word it takes on a w sound pronounced like English except it tends to nasalize the vowel preceeding it when the last letter of a word pronounced without closing the lips at the end like an n pronounced like English except it tends to nasalize the vowel preceeding it as the first letter of a word pronounced like a nasalized h in heatinside a word pronounced much like Englishat the end a word pronounced somewhat gutterally between vowels pronounced like the z sound in rose, otherwise liike the s in satisfaction pronounced like English except when follwed byan e or (especially) an i when it is pronounced like the chee in cheese pronounced like English Brazilians tend to pronounce like a v, for example,Walter becomes Valter variously pronounced like the sh in shed (e.g.xuxa = shoe-sha), the s in seen or the x in taxi pronounced like the y in yell or the ee sound in funny mainly in words of foreign origin alone = ipsilon pronounced like the z in z ero
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Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation

Diphthongs
ai pronounced like the ie in pie o pronounced like the own in town but nasalized au pronounced like the ow in cow or the ou in ouch ei pronounced like the ay in day eu pronounced ay-oo like the ay in hay + the oo in boot ia pronounced ee-ah like the ee in beet + the a in father ie io iu oi ou ua ue pronounced like the e in yes pronounced ee-oh like the ee in meet + the o in boat pronounced ee-oo like the ee in feet + the oo in boot pronounced "closed" like the oy in toy pronounced like the ow in slow pronounced like the oo-ah in watch minus the w sound pronounced oo-eh like the oo in boot + the ay in pay

ui pronounced oo-ee like the oo in foot + the ee in beet uo pronounced like the uo in quote

Diagraphs
ch pronounced like the ch in machine or the sh in shoot lh pronounced similar to the lli in million nh pronounced like the ni in onion; also similar to the Spanish as in seor qu before a or o pronounced like the qu in quota qu before e or i pronounced like thec in capitol rr pronounced like the h in heat e.g. "marrom" (brown) pronounced mah-hone ss pronounced like the ss in missing te pronounced either like the ch inchafe or the chee in cheese ti pronounced like the chee incheese

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