| 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/ | |
