{"id":5181,"date":"2014-03-24T20:06:11","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T20:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=5181"},"modified":"2014-07-28T17:53:16","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T17:53:16","slug":"pronunciation-lesson-sounds-e-and-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/pronunciation-lesson-sounds-e-and-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Pronunciation Lesson: Sounds “\u00ca” and “\u00c9”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ol\u00e1 pessoal!<\/p>\n

I have a German friend who speaks Portuguese really, really well. His pronunciation is almost flawless but he hits a wall when it comes to the sounds “\u00ea” and “\u00e9”.<\/p>\n

As a rule, the “closed e” (\u00ea) is similar to the sound of English words “hay, hate, bay, bait”. However, it stops before the y sound. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

Now the “open e” (\u00e9) sounds like the “e” in words like “let, get, better, credit”. Some examples:<\/p>\n

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\np\u00e9<\/strong> [foot] – Quebrei meu p\u00e9<\/strong> jogando bola.
\nque<\/strong>bro [I break] – Sou muito cuidadoso. N\u00e3o que<\/strong>bro nada.
\npe<\/strong>rna [leg] – E<\/strong>la tem pe<\/strong>rnas muito bonitas.
\ne<\/strong>ra [was, used to be] – E<\/strong>la e<\/strong>ra uma das melhores professoras da escola.
\nat\u00e9<\/strong> [until] – Vou te esperar at\u00e9<\/strong> meio-dia.
\nm\u00e9<\/strong>dico [doctor] – Algu\u00e9m j\u00e1 chamou o m\u00e9<\/strong>dico?
\nque<\/strong>ro [I want] – Que<\/strong>ro ir ao cinema hoje \u00e0 noite.
\nque<\/strong>r [he wants] – O que ele que<\/strong>r mesmo?
\nque<\/strong>rem [they want] – Eles n\u00e3o que<\/strong>rem fazer a tare<\/strong>fa.
\n\u00e9<\/strong> [is] – Ele \u00e9<\/strong> professor de portugu\u00eas.
\nme<\/strong>l [honey] – Me<\/strong>l e lim\u00e3o s\u00e3o bons para a garganta.
\npude<\/strong>sse [could] – Se eu pude<\/strong>sse, eu viajaria pelo mundo inteiro.
\nide<\/strong>ia [idea] – E<\/strong>ssa \u00e9<\/strong> uma \u00f3tima ide<\/strong>ia!<\/p>\n

Besides the accents \u00b4and ^ there are no real ways to know if the e has an open or closed sound so keep your ears out for when you listen to them, pay close attention and try to practice it.<\/p>\n

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Ol\u00e1 pessoal! I have a German friend who speaks Portuguese really, really well. His pronunciation is almost flawless but he hits a wall when it comes to the sounds “\u00ea” and “\u00e9”. As a rule, the “closed e” (\u00ea) is similar to the sound of English words “hay, hate, bay, bait”. However, it stops…<\/p>\n

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