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Portuguese tongue twisters are a great way to work on your tongue’s muscle memory and improve your pronunciation skills. Put another way, tongue twisters help you overcome those thorny sounds and sound transitions that you might be struggling with.
By the way, tongue twisters in Portuguese are called trava-línguas in case you wonder. Here’re the sounds you’ll be working on. Let’s get started.
1 – 3 | /R/, /r/ (guttural and tap r-sounds) |
4 – 9 | /p/, /b/, /k/, /g/, /t/, /gr/, /tr/, /pr/ (plosives) |
10 – 16 | /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/ (sibilant and hushing sounds) |
17 – 19 | /f/, /v/ (labiodental) |
20 – 21 | /ɲ/, /ʎ/ (palatal) |
22 – 23 (diphthongs) | /ew/, /ej/ (eu, ei) |
24 – 25 (nasal diphthongs) | /ãw̃/, /õj̃/, /ãj̃/ (ão, õe, ãe) |
! The symbols enclosed in forwarding slashes are IPA symbols (IPA stands for International Phonetic Alphabet) and each of them represents one specific language sound. Learn more about the IPA symbols (and respective sounds) that apply specifically to Portuguese phonology and spelling patterns: European Portuguese Pronunciation – Complete Guide to Portuguese Phonology and Spelling-Sound Patterns.
Reading tips! Other reads you may find useful to work on your pronunciation:
• Portuguese Connected Speech for Enhanced Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension
•Portuguese Word Stress and Accent Marks
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