Portuguese Pronunciation guide

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um café, se faz favor

- Faz
At the end of words z sounds more like g in English mirage.

vinho tinto
- Vinho
The nh is pronounced like the ny sound in the name Sonya.

É longe?
- longe
g followed by e or i sounds like the s in the English usual.

Há um…
- há
h is always silent and the á sounds like the u in the English upper.

Bom dia
- bom
at the end of a word the m sounds like the n in the English anchor.

Como está?
- está
s at the end of a word and before consonants sounds like sh.

Uma noite
- noite
You rarely hear the e at the end of words. It is almost swallowed.

Chamo-me…
- chamo-me
The ch is similar to the sh sound in English shop.

Muito prazer
- prazer
z at beginning or in the middle of a word sounds like the z in English zebra.

O meu colega
-o
Final or single o is always pronounced oo like English moo.

Maçãs
- maçãs
ç before a, o, or u and c before e and i sound like the c of the English lace.

Pão
- não / pão

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 the end of words ending in ão is pronounced like the ow in the English miaow.

Bom dia!
- bom dia
In Brazilian Portuguese d becomes j.

restaurante
- restaurante
In Brazilian Portuguese t becomes ch.

Gosto de…
- gosto
where g is followed by a, u and o it sounds like in the English got.

um autocarro
- repetir / carro / autocarro
Single r at front of words or double r in the middle is gently rolled.

Sim
- sim
s at beginning sounds like s in English sun.

inglesa
- inglesa
s between vowels sounds like z in English maze.

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