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PRONUNCIAÇÃO VOGAIS - PRONUNCIATION VOWELS

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Tilde (~)   Nasal sound. Stress that syllable if word ends in ã  
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Acute ( ´ )   Open sound Syllable is stressed.  
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Circumflex ( ^ )   Close sound Syllable is stressed.  
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Cedilla ( ¸ )   Found only on Ç. Soft pronunciation lke a "s  
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Order to stress syllables:   Acute mark Second to the last syllable If last letter is "ir luz, im, um, ins, uns  
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A /a/ - (ah) 'a' sound like 'he' in 'the' or 'a' in father. Example: the first and last 'a':   banana  
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A /á/ 'á' (acute mark) sound like the 'a' in 'la' of 'fa, la, la' Example: the first and last 'a':   batata  
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A /ã/ 'ã,' (tilde) sounds like 'an' in 'hang' It is a nasal sound   manhã  
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E /i/ Sounds like the 'e' in 'eel' or 'i' in 'igor' Example: the first 'e"'in elefante   elefante  
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E /ə/ Short weak vowel pronounced as 'uh' as in 'duh' in the second and last 'e'.   elefante  
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E /e/ Sounds like the "ay" in "gray"   adeus  
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E /é/ 'é' (tilde) sounds like the 'e' in 'net' or 'e' in 'neck'   caneca  
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I Is a short 'e' and sounds like 'ee' in beet or the 'e' in 'eek'   vinho  
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U It sounds like the 'o' in 'who' or 'oo' in boot.   burro  
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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.  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/:   AMiGO  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/:   DiSSE  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/:   FELiZ  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/:   FiLHO  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/:   FiNAL  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/:   PAiS  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/:   TRiSTE  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/:   eGiTO  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/:   eXATI  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/:   eNORME  
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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.  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle:   COMe  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle:   DEVe  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle:   FeLIZ  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle:   FOMe  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle:   FORTe  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle:   MeRCADO  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle:   MeTER  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle:   PeRCeBER  
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Examples of the closed sound /i/ - the 'i' has a line going through the middle:   PeSSOAL  
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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.  
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Examples of the closed sound /u/   LuA  
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Examples of the closed sound /u/   NúMERo  
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Examples of the closed sound /u/   PERu  
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Examples of the closed sound /u/   Tu  
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Examples of the closed sound /u/   uVA  
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Examples of the closed sound /u/   TuDO  
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Examples of the closed sound /u/   SuMO  
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Examples of the closed sound /u/   SAPATo  
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Examples of the closed sound /u/   CÔCo  
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Examples of the closed sound /u/   CARRo  
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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.  
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Examples of the medium sound /e/    
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