{"id":3458,"date":"2012-05-10T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3458"},"modified":"2014-07-24T19:33:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T19:33:40","slug":"how-to-pronounce-the-r-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/how-to-pronounce-the-r-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to pronounce the “r” in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1, tudo bem com voc\u00ea?<\/em><\/p>\n

The letter R is pronounced in several ways in Portuguese. So let’s cut to the chase and see how it is done.<\/p>\n

1. If it comes at the beginning of a word it sounds like an aspired “h” sound. The same sound happens in words starting with “enr”:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. If the “r” comes between a vowel and a consonant it has three different sounds according to the region where it is spoken. In Rio and most northern parts of Brazil it sounds like a very aspired h. In S\u00e3o Paulo city and some cities in the south it sounds like a flap d (like the TT in “letter”). In the interior of S\u00e3o Paulo state it sounds like an English r. This also applies when the r comes at the end of a word.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Rio and most northern parts of Brazil<\/em><\/p>\n

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\namor (love) – calor (heat) – carne (meat) – firme (firm) – inferior (inferior) – ir (to go) – morte (death) – superior (superior) – verde (green)<\/p>\n

In S\u00e3o Paulo city and some southern cities<\/em><\/p>\n

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\namor (love) – calor (heat) – carne (meat) – firme (firm) – inferior (inferior) – ir (to go) – morte (death) – superior (superior) – verde (green)<\/p>\n

In the interior of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/em><\/p>\n

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\namor (love) – calor (heat) – carne (meat) – firme (firm) – inferior (inferior) – ir (to go) – morte (death) – superior (superior) – verde (green)<\/p>\n

3. The double r (rr) is pronounced as an aspired h.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\narranhar (to scratch) – carro (car) – correr (to run) – forro (lining, padding) – horr\u00edvel (horrible) – morrer (to die) – terra (earth)<\/p>\n

4. If the r comes between two vowels it sounds like a flap d. The same happens when there is a consonant + r sound.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nbarato (cheap) – careca (bald) – caro (expensive) – esperar (to wait) – maravilhoso (wonderful) – parar (to stop)<\/p>\n

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\nBrasil – breve (brief) – brisa (breeze) – broto (sprout) – bruma (mist) – cr\u00e2nio (skull) – crer (to believe) – crian\u00e7a (child) – crocodilo (crocodile) – cruel (cruel) – dram\u00e1tico (dramatic) – drenar (to drain) – driblar (to dribble) – droga (drug) – fr\u00e1gil (fragile) – frequente (frequent) – fritar (to fry) – fruta (fruit) – grave (grave, serious) – grelhado (grilled) – gritar (to shout) – grosso (thick) – grupo (group) – trabalho (work) – trecho (excerpt, track) – tripula\u00e7\u00e3o (crew) – trocar (to change) – truque (trick)<\/p>\n

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Ol\u00e1, tudo bem com voc\u00ea? The letter R is pronounced in several ways in Portuguese. So let’s cut to the chase and see how it is done. 1. If it comes at the beginning of a word it sounds like an aspired “h” sound. The same sound happens in words starting with “enr”: rato (mouse)…<\/p>\n

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