Speak Portuguese with confidence by really learning its sounds.

Portuguese Sounds is an in-depth course in European Portuguese pronunciation for anyone who wants to improve pronunciation and overcome insecurity when speaking.

No stone is left unturned

  • Basic phonetic features
  • Vowel sounds
  • Consonant sounds
  • Word stress
  • Connected speech

Course Contents

1. Basics

  • Main phonetic features
  • Portuguese alphabet
  • International phonetic alphabet
  • Speech articulators and basic sound properties

2. Vowel sounds

  • Oral vs. nasal vowels
  • Vowel a → /a/•//ɐ/
  • Vowel e → /ɛ/•/e/•/i/•/ɨ/
  • Vowel o → /ɔ/•/o/•/u/
  • Oral diphthongs
  • Vowel i → /i/•/j/
  • Vowel u → /u/•/w/
  • Nasal vowels → /ɐ̃/•/ẽ/•/ĩ/•/õ/•/ũ/
  • Nasal Diphthongs → /ɐ̃j/•/ɐ̃w/•/õj/
  • Wrapping up

3. Consonant sounds

  • Consonant pairs vs. single consonants
  • /b/⛓/p/
  • /d/⛓/t//
  • v/⛓/f/
  • /z/⛓/s/
  • /ʒ/⛓/ʃ/
  • /g/⛓/k/
  • /n/•/m/•/ɲ/ (Nasals)
  • /l/•/ɫ/•/ʎ (Laterals)
  • /r/•/R/ (Rhotics)
  • Silent H & Tricky X
  • Wrapping up

4. Word stress and accent marks

  • Accent marks
  • Word stress 1
  • Word stress 2

5. Connected speech

  • Why does it matter?
  • Neighboring values
  • “S” in between vowels
  • Nasal sounds followed by vowels
  • Common drops

6. Complementary read

  • European Portuguese Pronunciation (in-depth article)

Starting off on the right foot

If there is any language skill often neglected by language learners, it’s pronunciation. Yet, pronunciation matters a great deal!

Actually, it is decisive whether or not you get past the fluency threshold and how quickly you achieve that milestone. The clearer you speak, the more confident you become when talking Portuguese. This puts you on the fast track toward fluency.

Portuguese Sounds is designed to help you master the Portuguese sound system.

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