Pronunciation practice
Practice Portuguese (Brazil) pronunciation.
Every word you say is scored against the native Portuguese (Portugal) model. Free to use.
Check my pronunciationWhat makes Portuguese pronunciation hard
Tono scores Portuguese against the European model, which swallows its unstressed vowels and sounds quite different from Brazilian Portuguese and from Spanish. Nasal vowels are the other big hurdle.
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Nasal vowels and -ão
Air flows through the nose, with no N at the end. The ending -ão glides into a nasal “w”.
pão, mãe, não, irmã
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Reduced vowels
In Portugal an unstressed e shrinks to a very short vowel or almost disappears, so words sound shorter than they look.
telefone, pequeno, sete
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Two R sounds
A single r between vowels is a quick tap. At the start of a word and as rr, most speakers in Portugal use a strong R from the back of the throat.
caro, carro, rato
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LH and NH
The middle of the tongue presses against the palate, as in Italian gli and gn.
filho, trabalho, vinho, amanhã
Sentences to try
From the beginner course. Tap Practice on any of them to say it and see every word colored by accuracy.
- Maria vê uma vizinha nova no corredor. Practice
- Ela sorri e diz: Olá, sou a Maria do apartamento doze. Practice
- A vizinha diz que se chama Carolina. Practice
- Maria pergunta se ela precisa de ajuda com as caixas. Practice
- Carolina agradece-lhe e diz que já está quase a terminar. Practice
- Elas combinam tomar café no pátio amanhã. Practice
- Leandro para num pequeno café antes do trabalho. Practice
- Ele pede uma sandes de queijo e uma chávena de chá. Practice
Sounds to work on in Portuguese
Step-by-step guides to the sounds learners find hardest, each with sentences you can practice right away.
Courses in Portuguese
3 courses by level, from beginner to advanced, plus 12 short courses by topic: news, stories, work, culture, daily life. 39 lessons and 249 sentences in all.
The courses are written in Portuguese and shared by its variants. Scoring uses the Portuguese (Portugal) model.
- Beginner Essenciais do Português Diário 5 lessons
- Intermediate Português para Situações Reais 5 lessons
- Advanced Ideias, Histórias e Discussão 5 lessons
