European Portuguese Pronunciation Course • Portuguesepedia

Portuguese Sounds - In-depth Course on European Portuguese Pronunciation - Portuguesepedia

Speak European Portuguese with Confidence

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

Starting on the Right Foot

Many language learners overlook pronunciation despite its incredible importance: clear pronunciation plays a key role in overcoming the fluency barrier and achieving it quickly.

The better you sound, the more confident you’ll feel speaking Portuguese, which propels you towards fluency faster. Designed to help you master the Portuguese sound system, this course ensures you feel comfortable speaking the language.

No stone left unturned

Basic phonetic features
Vowel sounds
Consonant sounds
Word stress
Connected speech

Practice drills

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