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VOWEL PRONUNCIATION
PRONUNCIAÇÃO VOGAIS - PRONUNCIATION VOWELS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tilde (~) | Nasal sound. Stress that syllable if word ends in ã |
| Acute ( ´ ) | Open sound Syllable is stressed. |
| Circumflex ( ^ ) | Close sound Syllable is stressed. |
| Cedilla ( ¸ ) | Found only on Ç. Soft pronunciation lke a "s |
| Order to stress syllables: | Acute mark Second to the last syllable If last letter is "ir luz, im, um, ins, uns |
| A /a/ - (ah) 'a' sound like 'he' in 'the' or 'a' in father. Example: the first and last 'a': | banana |
| A /á/ 'á' (acute mark) sound like the 'a' in 'la' of 'fa, la, la' Example: the first and last 'a': | batata |
| A /ã/ 'ã,' (tilde) sounds like 'an' in 'hang' It is a nasal sound | manhã |
| E /i/ Sounds like the 'e' in 'eel' or 'i' in 'igor' Example: the first 'e"'in elefante | elefante |
| E /ə/ Short weak vowel pronounced as 'uh' as in 'duh' in the second and last 'e'. | elefante |
| E /e/ Sounds like the "ay" in "gray" | adeus |
| E /é/ 'é' (tilde) sounds like the 'e' in 'net' or 'e' in 'neck' | caneca |
| I Is a short 'e' and sounds like 'ee' in beet or the 'e' in 'eek' | vinho |
| U It sounds like the 'o' in 'who' or 'oo' in boot. | burro |
| The closed sound /i/ The 'i' in livro EN: igor, eel, free | Sound is closed, lips are not rounded, and the tongue is in the front of the mouth. |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/: | AMiGO |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/: | DiSSE |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/: | FELiZ |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/: | FiLHO |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/: | FiNAL |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/: | PAiS |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/: | TRiSTE |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/: | eGiTO |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/: | eXATI |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/: | eNORME |
| The closed sound / i / - the 'i' has a line going through the middle. The 'e' in sabe EN: duh, roses | Sound is closed, medium roundness of the lips, and the tongue is in the middle of the mouth. |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle: | COMe |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle: | DEVe |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle: | FeLIZ |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle: | FOMe |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle: | FORTe |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle: | MeRCADO |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle: | MeTER |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle: | PeRCeBER |
| Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle: | PeSSOAL |
| The closed sound /u/ The 'u' in uma EN: who, food | Sound is closed, lips are rounded (almost closed), and the tongue is in the back of the mouth. |
| Examples of the closed sound /u/ | LuA |
| Examples of the closed sound /u/ | NúMERo |
| Examples of the closed sound /u/ | PERu |
| Examples of the closed sound /u/ | Tu |
| Examples of the closed sound /u/ | uVA |
| Examples of the closed sound /u/ | TuDO |
| Examples of the closed sound /u/ | SuMO |
| Examples of the closed sound /u/ | SAPATo |
| Examples of the closed sound /u/ | CÔCo |
| Examples of the closed sound /u/ | CARRo |
| The medium sound /e/ Like the 'e' in conheço EN: gray, play | Sound is medium, lips are not rounded, and the tongue is in the front of the mouth. |
| Examples of the medium sound /e/ |
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