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PRONOUCIATION GUIDE
Vowel Sounds
In Portuguese we have 7 oral vowels (air comes out freely by mouth cavity)
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Sounds Like¦
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Example
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a
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“Ah”
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 Vaca
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é
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Element
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Pé
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e
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Eureka/Elephant
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Gelo
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i
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See
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Ir
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o
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A short oh’
you
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Oito / Outro
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ó
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Always
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A“timo
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u
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You
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Uva
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* The examples are not the translation of the words in English.
And 5 nasal vowels (air comes out partly by mouth and partly by nose)
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Sounds Like¦
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Example
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A?
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Long the
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MaA§A?
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~e
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Pente
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~i
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Cinco
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Aµ
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Onze
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~u
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Nunca
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In Portuguese the acute (open) stress is given by the accent (?), the circumflex (closed) stress is given by the accent (^), and the nasal sounds by the accent (~).
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