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Des virelangues portugais pour améliorer vos compétences en prononciation

Les virelangues portugais sont un excellent moyen de travailler la mémoire musculaire de votre langue et d'améliorer vos compétences en prononciation. En d’autres termes, les virelangues vous aident à surmonter ces sons épineux et ces transitions sonores avec lesquels vous pourriez avoir du mal. 

For the record, tongue twisters in Portuguese are called trava-línguas in case you wonder. Let’s get started.

The symbols enclosed in forwarding slashes are IPA symbols (International Phonetic Alphabet) representing language sounds. Learn more about the IPA symbols that apply to Portuguese in Specific:  Prononciation du portugais européen – Guide complet de la phonologie et des modèles orthographiques et sonores portugais.

Lesson #4 - S and Its Sounds - Portuguesepedia
Lesson #10 ʃ sound - Portuguesepedia
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/R/, /r/ (sons gutturaux et tap r)

1. O rato roeu a rolha da garrafa do rei da Rússia.

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2. A aranha arranha a rã, a rã arranha a aranha. Nem a aranha arranha a rã, nem a rã arranha a aranha.

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3. Larga a larva, lagartixa. Lagartixa, larga a larva.

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