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Lesson 328: The pronunciation of lh

Pronunciation

The “lh” sound stands as one of the most tricky for foreigners to learn in Portuguese. In this lesson we’ll describe how this sound is produced and we’ll give you many examples of words that contain this sound and tips to help you produce the “lh” sound.

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Category: Beginner, Pronunciation, Topics   |   Published: Aug. 26, 2010  

Lesson 270: Oral and nasal diphthongs

Pronunciation

In this lesson you are going to learn how to pronounce oral and nasal diphthongs in Brazilian Portuguese

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Category: Intermediate, Pronunciation, Topics   |   Published: Mar. 4, 2010  

Lesson 264: As vogais nasais — A família brasileira

Pronunciation

In this lesson you will learn how to pronounce nasal vowels. This will help you not to mispronounce things meaning then a different thing from what you have in mind.
Also you will learn about the structure of brazilian families.

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Category: Intermediate, Pronunciation, Topics   |   Published: Feb. 13, 2010  

Lesson 261: aspectos da sociedade brasileira — a pronúncia da letra L

Pronunciation

In this lesson you will learn how to pronounce the letter L in any given position in a word and also will learn about foreign culture in Brazil

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Category: Intermediate, Pronunciation, Topics   |   Published: Feb. 8, 2010  

Lesson 258: The market stalls and palatalization of ti and di

Pronunciation

In this lesson you will recognize different ways of pronouncing the letters t and d before vowels and will also know some more of our culture about feiras.

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Category: Intermediate, Pronunciation, Topics   |   Published: Feb. 2, 2010  

Lesson 250: Pronunciation of words — The Brazilian R

Pronunciation

In this lesson you will learn how to pronounce the Brazilian R, beginning words, in the middle and in the end of words; and you will also learn about the Brazilian entrance exam called vestibular, practicing this sounds in a real cultural setting

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Category: Intermediate, Pronunciation, Topics   |   Published: Dec. 9, 2009  

Lesson 237: Vowel sounds

Pronunciation

In this lessons you will learn how to pronounce the vowel sounds smoothly.

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Category: Intermediate, Pronunciation, Topics   |   Published: Nov. 14, 2009  

Lesson 229: Pronunciation of the sounds A, B and C

Pronunciation

In this lesson we will improve your pronunciation to make you sound as natural as possible.

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Category: Intermediate, Pronunciation, Topics   |   Published: Nov. 6, 2009  

Lesson 223: The importance of the pronunciation

Pronunciation

In this lesson you will learn important things that will help you to pronounce things nice and slowly in Portuguese.

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Category: Advanced, Pronunciation, Topics   |   Published: Nov. 6, 2009  

Lesson 184: Final “R” pronunciation in infinitives

Pronunciation

In this lesson you will learn how Brazilians pronounce the final “R” in infinitives.

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Category: Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Pronunciation, Topics   |   Published: Nov. 5, 2009