Everyday Portuguese for around the house. Search for a phrase, or pick one:
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Written for English speakers, using the accent from Portugal (not Brazil). CAPITALS show which part of the word to stress. Unstressed vowels are very short or silent, so words sound shorter than they look.
| ah / uh | Stressed a is ah as in "father"; unstressed a is a short uh. KAH-zuh = casa. |
| eh / ay / uh | Open é is eh as in "bed", closed ê is ay as in "day", and unstressed e is a tiny uh or disappears: noyt = noite. |
| ee / o / oh / oo | ee as in "see", o as in "hot" (ó), oh as in "go" (ô, ou), and unstressed o is oo: oh-bree-GAH-doo = obrigado. |
| sh / zh | s at the end of a word or before a consonant sounds like "sh" — a big Portugal sound: doysh = dois, sh-TOH = estou. j and g before e/i are "zh", like the s in "measure": zhah = já. |
| own / ayn / oyn | Nasal sounds (ão, ãe, õe): don't say the n — let the sound come through your nose. nown = não, mayn = mãe, kaynsh = cães. |
| ahn / an / een / ohn / oon | Other nasal vowels (am/an, em, im/in, om/on, um/un), again without really saying the n: bohn = bom, seen = sim. |
| ly / ny | lh is like the "lli" in "million" (FEE-lyoo = filho); nh is like "canyon" (muh-NYAHN = manhã). |
| rr / r | rr (rr, or r at the start of a word) is a throaty sound at the back of the mouth; a single r between vowels is a quick tap. |
| t / d | Always a plain t and d — never the "ch"/"j" sound you hear in Brazil: tard = tarde. |
| (silent) | h is never said: ohzh = hoje. |
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