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葡萄牙语入门

葡萄牙语入门

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PronunciationGuide

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RegionalPronunciations

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AccentsusedinPortuguese

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SimilaritiesbetweenPortugueseandEnglish

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Moreexamplesofsimilarwords

1.ThePortugueseAlphabet

ABCDEFGHIJLMNOPQRSTUVXZ

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ThePortuguesealphabetconsistsof23letters（18consonantsand5vowels）.

ThelettersK,WandYdonotbelongtothePortuguesealphabet,buttheycanbeusedinnames（Wagner/Wilson/Yara/Amaury）orwithinternationalterms（kg/km/watt,etc.）.

Remark:

Itisimportanttoknowhowtopronouncethealphabetassometimesyouhavetospellyournameoraskpeopletospellsomethingforyou.

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2.PronunciationGuide

ThecomparisonwithEnglishwordsshouldhelpyoupronouncethewordscorrectlyinPortuguese.Pleasenotethatnoteverysoundcanbereproducedinwrittenform.

LETTERPORTUGUESEMEANINGSOUNDENGLISH

Aalunostudent

soundslike[a]father

alemGermannasalsound--

Bbalacandysoundslike[b]bay

Ccasahouseca/co/cusoundslike[k]key

cedoearlyce/cisoundslike[s]city

moayoungwomana/o/usoundslike[s]city

CHchequechecksoundslike[sh]she

Ddatadatesoundslike[d]day

Eletra,vocêletter,yousoundslike[e]them

leitemilksoundslike[ee]attheend,ifunstressedcheese

festa,caféparty,coffee

soundslike[e]bed

Ffacaknifesoundslike[f]

for

Ggatocatga/go/gusoundslike[g]get

geloicege/gisoundslike[g]beige

GUáguawatergua/guosoundslike[gw]Nicaragua

portuguêsPortuguesegue/guisoundslike[g]get

lingüiasausagegüe/güisoundslike[gw]Nicaragua

Hhotelhotelhisalwayssilent,exceptforborrowedwordssuchashall,hobby,etc.--

Icamisashirtsoundslike[ea]

meat

Jjornal

newspapersoundslike[g]beige

Llaranjaorangela/le/li/lo/lusoundslike[l]like

BrasilBrazilal/el/il/ol/ulsoundslike[w]few

LHtrabalhoworksoundslike[ll]million

Mmapamapsoundslike[m]more

bomgoodsoundsbetweenmandn,similartotheFrenchwordbon--

Nnadanothing

soundslike[n]no

contabillsoundslike[n]contract

NHamanhtomorrowsoundslike[ng],similartotheFrenchwordsAvignonandchampagne

--

Obonito,avpretty,grandfathersoundslike[o]know

livrobooksoundslike[woro]attheend,ifunstressedboo/know

moda,avófashion,grandmothersoundslike[aw]law

Ppatoducksoundslike[p]pie

Qquasealmostqua/quosoundslike[kw]quick

aquihereque/quisoundslike[k]key

cinqüentafiftyqüe/qüisoundslike[kw]quick

Rreciboreceiptsimilarto[h]soundholiday

honrahonorsimilarto[h]sound,ifprecededbynholiday

cartalettersoundslike[r],similartotheEnglishorFrenchrmorningorjour

caroexpensivesimilarto[r]soundMary

RRcarrocarsimilarto[h]soundholiday

Ssopasoupatthebeginningsoundslike[s]sea

cansadotiredifprecededbyl/n/rsoundslike[s]sea

inglêsEnglishaftervowelssoundslike[s]must

casahousebetweenvowelssoundslike[z]zero

SCpiscinaswimmingpoolsce/scisoundslike[s]

sea

Sdesagodownsa/sosoundslike[s]sea

SSassadoroastedsoundslike[s]sea

Ttomatetomatosoundslike[t]top

Uuvagrapesoundslike[w]boo

Vvocêyousoundslike[v]verb

XMéxicoMexicosoundslike[sh]she

caixabox/cashierafterai/eisoundslike[sh]she

táxitaxisoundslike[ks]taxi

próximonextsoundslike[s]city

excelenteexcellentexce/excisoundslike[s]city

textotextexcl/exp/extsoundslike[s]must

exameexamexa/exe/exi/exo/exusoundslike[z]zero

Zzerozerobeforeavowelsoundslike[z]zero

felizhappyafteravowelsoundslike[s]must

Remark:

Theletterxhasseveraldifferentpronunciations.

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3.RegionalPronunciations

Forthelettersr/s/x/ztherearetwobigregionaldifferencesinpronunciationbetweenSoPauloandRiodeJaneiro.Bothpronunciationsarecorrect.

Tip:

Beawarethatthereisthisdifference.Learntodistinguishbetweenthemandchooseoneoftheeasiestforyou.

LETTERSPORTUGUESEENGLISH

Rcartaletter

SinglêsEnglish

Xsexta-feiraFriday

Zfelizhappy（`）graveacontractionoftheprepositionaandthedefinitearticlea=à（to）.

（~）tilde

anasalsoundasinmo（hand）.

（..）twodotstheletteruispronouncedasintranqüilo（quiet）.

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5.SimilaritiesbetweenPortugueseandEnglish

EventhoughEnglishisnotaLatinlanguage,therearemoresimilaritiesbetweenPortugueseandEnglishthanyoumightimagine.

BelowyouwillfindatablewithPortugueseendingsandtheircorrespondingformsinEnglish.PronunciationandstresscansometimesbeverydifferentfromEnglishandyoumayfindsomeexceptions,butingeneralyoushouldnothaveaproblemifyouarefamiliarwithPortuguese.

Youcanexpandyourvocabularyveryquicklyifyouknowtheseendings.

PORTUGUESEENGLISH

acto/atoecto/etofato,impacto,compacto,contato,aspecto,projeto,objeto,diretoact/ectfact,impact,compact,contact,aspect,project,object,direct

ado/ada

irritado/a,evaporado/a,limitado/a,sofisticado/a

ed

irritated,evaporated,limited,sophisticated

al/o

animal,total,capital,profissional,liberal,individual,radical,tradicional,nacional,natural,interno,político,típico

al

animal,total,capital,professional,liberal,individual,radical,traditional,national,natural,internal,political,typical

ante/ente

ento

assistente,imigrante,elefante,importante,permanente,acidente,detergente,freqüente,cliente,paciente,estudante,presidente,violento,talento

ant/ent

assistant,immigrant,elephant,important,permanent,accident,detergent,frequent,client,patient,student,president,violent,talent

o

priso,opinio,religio,regio

on

prison,opinion,religion,region

ável/ívelprovável,inevitável,agradável,possível,responsávelable/ibleprobable,inevitable,agreeable,possible,responsible

o

condio,instruo,loo,negociao,reao,situao,comunicao,conversao,eleio,cooperao,soluo,contradio,organizao,exceo,qualificao,posio,informao,revoluo,corrupo,operao,instituio,populao

tion

condition,instruction,lotion,negotiation,reaction,situation,communication,conversation,election,cooperation,solution,contradiction,organization,exception,qualification,position,information,revolution,corruption,operation,institution,population

cia/a

assistência,violência,preferência,evidência,independência,experiência,inteligência,província,polícia,sentena,presena,justia

ce

assistance,violence,preference,evidence,independence,experience,intelligence,province,police,sentence,presence,justice

cia

democracia,burocracia

cy

democracy,bureaucracy

dade

curiosidade,universidade,cidade,faculdade,sociedade,prioridade,comunidade,identidade,celebridade

ty

curiosity,university,city,faculty,society,priority,community,identity,celebrity

es

escndalo,estável,espírito,estado,estao,esporte,especial,estória

s

scandal,stable,spirit,state,station,sports,special,story

esso

sucesso,processo,acesso

ess

success,process,access

fia

geografia,fotografia,caligrafia,filosofia

phy

geography,photography,calligraphy,philosophy

fone

telefone,microfone

phone

telephone,microphone

gem

massagem,garagem,imagem,mensagem

age

massage,garage,image,message

gia

tecnologia,biologia,sociologia

gy

technology,biology,sociology

ia/io

família,agência,emergência,indústria,companhia,secretária,adultério,adversário,necessário,aniversário,mistério,categoria,história,estória,laboratório,território

y

family,agency,emergency,industry,company,secretary,adultery,adversary,necessary,anniversary,mystery,category,history,story,laboratory,territory

ico

dinmico,romntico,público

ic

dynamic,romantic,public

isar/izar

analisar,batizar,legalizar,organizar

ise/ize

analyze,baptize,legalize,organize

ismo

turismo,patriotismo,comunismo

ism

tourism,patriotism,communism

ista

dentista,artista,analista,jornalista,especialista,turista,economista

ist/yst

dentist,artist,analyst,journalist,specialist,tourist,economist

ivo/iva

explosivo,primitivo,exclusivo,criativo,positivo,negativo,alternativa

ive

explosive,primitive,exclusive,creative,positive,negative,alternative

ma

programa,problema,dilema,trauma,drama,sistema,cinema

am/emma

program,problem,dilemma,trauma,drama,system,cinema

mente

exatamente,pessoalmente,inicialmente,recentemente

ly

exactly,personally,initially,recently

mento

investimento,monumento,momento,documento,instrumento,testamento

ment

investment,monument,moment,document,instrument,testament

ogo

diálogo,catálogo

ogue

dialogue,catalogue

or

vendedor,professor,diretor,sucessor,ator

or

vendor,professor,director,successor,actor

oso/o

famoso,curioso,generoso,nervoso,próspero,sério,tremendo

ous

famous,curious,generous,nervous,prosperous,serious,tremendous

ro

centro,membro,teatro,termmetro

er

center,member,theater,thermometer

so

concluso,expanso,evaso,fuso,confuso,televiso,deciso

sion

conclusion,expansion,evasion,fusion,confusion,television,decision

sso

permisso,misso,expresso,discusso

ssion

permission,mission,expression,discussion

ta

diplomata,astronauta

at/aut

diplomat,astronaut

ura/uro

cultura,agricultura,escultura,miniature,