Learn Portuguese Portuguese Pronunciation 2

Question 1

What does the cedilla (ç) indicate in Portuguese pronunciation?

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The letter 'c' is pronounced as 's'

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The letter 'c' is pronounced as 'k'

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The letter 'c' is silent

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The letter 'c' is pronounced as 'ch'

Question 2

How is the Portuguese digraph 'nh' pronounced?

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Like the Spanish 'ñ' or English 'ny'

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Like a silent letter

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Like a hard 'n'

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Like 'ng' in 'sing'

Question 3

In European Portuguese, how is the unstressed 'e' at the end of a word typically pronounced?

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It is nearly silent or very reduced

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Like the English 'ay'

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Like a full 'eh' sound

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Like an 'ee' sound

Question 4

What is the approximate English equivalent of the Portuguese vowel 'u'?

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'oo' as in 'food'

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'u' as in 'cup'

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'yu' as in 'use'

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'uh' as in 'about'

Question 5

How is the letter 'X' pronounced in the Portuguese word 'caixa' (box)?

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Like the English 'sh'

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Like the English 'ks'

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Like the English 'z'

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Like the English 'ch'

Question 6

Which Portuguese diacritical mark indicates a nasalized vowel?

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Tilde (~)

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Acute accent (´)

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Circumflex (^)

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Cedilla (¸)