FROM SPANISH TO PORTUGUESE

Portuguese Consonants Not Occurring in Spanish

1. (ʃ) - We are using this symbol to represent a sound which is not brand new to you since it occurs in English. It is very similar to the sh of 'shape'. It has several spellings.

   Examples:
   chega
   acho
   caixa

2. (ʒ) - This symbol also stands for a sound that resembles an English sound. It is close to the z of 'azure'.

   Examples:
   jantar
   agência
   João

3. (v) - Whether or not a real v sound exists in Spanish (in most dialects it does not), it certainly does exist in Portuguese.
   It often occurs where you have been used to saying a b ('hard') or a β ('soft') in Spanish. Check the cognates below. Also see exercise 9, Part IV, for additional practice.

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