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Portuguese pronunciation guides

Explore what to listen for when speaking Portuguese, then use the sentence library to practise aloud.

What to listen for in Portuguese

Choose the Portuguese variety you want to speak and practise it in complete sentences. Native reference audio and word-by-word results make regional differences something you can hear and repeat.

Regional rhythm

Brazilian and European Portuguese differ noticeably in rhythm and vowel reduction. Use the matching library instead of blending two reference models.

Nasal vowels

Portuguese uses nasal vowels and diphthongs as part of ordinary words. Listen for the vowel quality without turning every nasal ending into a strong n or m.

Unstressed vowels

Vowels outside the stressed syllable may change or reduce, especially in European Portuguese. Sentence audio shows how much remains audible in natural speech.