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Nasal sounds · Focus: ão

bread

Speed

Let air pass through your nose as well as your mouth. Keep ão together as one syllable; do not add an English n after it.

Eu quero pão.

I want bread.

The model recording above says “pão”. This extra example is written speaking practice.

Regional & usage note

Nasal diphthongs and their exact vowel quality vary between Brazilian speakers. Follow the recording as one model, not the only correct accent.

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Let air pass through your nose as well as your mouth. Keep ão together as one syllable; do not add an English n after it.

Try: pão (bread) · maçã (apple) · mamão (papaya)

Compare a single r between vowels with rr and r at the start of a word. Strong R has several regional realizations; listen to this speaker’s model.

Try: rio (river) · rua (street) · carro (car)

Keep lh and nh smooth: avoid inserting a full extra vowel. They are different from an English l or n on its own.

Try: colher (spoon) · mulher (woman) · filho (son)

Notice the final unstressed vowels. In many accents e sounds closer to ee and o closer to oo. D and T before an ee sound may change too.

Try: leite (milk) · tia (aunt) · tio (uncle)

Listen to a whole phrase, then copy its timing. Small words often join their neighbors; focus on the message rather than separating every syllable.

Try: Eu quero um café. (I want a coffee.) · Eu vou levar. (I’ll take it to go.) · De onde você é? (Where are you from?)