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Pronouncing Portuguese (#ulink_a79addc2-4f7d-5276-a851-3d4babd27928)
Portuguese is much easier to read than to speak. However, the pronunciation guide used in this book gives as accurate a guide as possible to the sounds of the language. The syllable to be stressed is printed in bold. Note that in conversation words tend to run together.
Vowels (a, e, i, o, u)
Notes:
The article a sounds like uh (as in the), unless stressed, i.e. à (ah).
e can sound like ay, e.g. fecho (fayshoo), but tends to be silent at the end of words, e.g. pode (pod) unless stressed, e.g. bebé (be-be). The word e (meaning and) always sounds like ee.
The article o and the letter o at the end of words always sound like oo.
Vowel combinations
Nasal vowels
Vowels with a tilde~ or followed by m or n in the same syllable should be pronounced nasally (letting air out through the nose as well as the mouth), as in French. We have represented this sound in the pronunciation by ñ, e.g.
Other letters
Top ten tips (#ulink_b43eadae-0f14-5aa0-ab3c-92a068f8d3e8)
1 Use the formal form of address until you are asked to use the familiar form. Wait until you are invited to use first names.
2 There is no official religion, but the population predominantly identifies as Roman Catholic, this being stronger in the north than in the south.
3 It is a legal requirement in Portugal that everyone carries photographic proof of identity at all times.
