Foreign Service Institute Spanish to Portuguese Course › Portuguese Z Sound Between Vowels: Pronunciation Guide
FROM SPANISH TO PORTUGUESE
Portuguese z sound between vowels. The underlined consonants should all be pronounced with a z sound. The Spanish cognates have an s sound. (See Part I, page 27.)
a. Within words.
cas a
azul
cois a
fazer
mes a
rezar
blus a
zona
camis a
vazio
fras e
zero
espôs o
razão
espôs a
onze
us ar
doze
acus ar
treze
abus ar
catorze
pes ar
quinze
cas ar
pobreza
pis ar
tristeza
Bras il
fortaleza
atras ado
firmeza
amoros o
riqueza
fabuloso
famoso
maravilhoso
português a
frances a
inglês a
pais es
vêz es
mes es
luz es
inglês es
feliz es
frances es
cruz es
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