The document compares the pronunciation of vowels and consonants in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. It notes that the vowels /e/ and /o/ are more closed in Spanish and more open in Brazilian Portuguese. Brazilian Portuguese also contains five nasal vowels. For consonants, it highlights that /b/ is pronounced as [v] in Spanish, /d/ is often [d] in Brazilian Portuguese, and /r/ has two sounds in Brazilian Portuguese versus a single trill in Spanish.
The document compares the pronunciation of vowels and consonants in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. It notes that the vowels /e/ and /o/ are more closed in Spanish and more open in Brazilian Portuguese. Brazilian Portuguese also contains five nasal vowels. For consonants, it highlights that /b/ is pronounced as [v] in Spanish, /d/ is often [d] in Brazilian Portuguese, and /r/ has two sounds in Brazilian Portuguese versus a single trill in Spanish.
The document compares the pronunciation of vowels and consonants in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. It notes that the vowels /e/ and /o/ are more closed in Spanish and more open in Brazilian Portuguese. Brazilian Portuguese also contains five nasal vowels. For consonants, it highlights that /b/ is pronounced as [v] in Spanish, /d/ is often [d] in Brazilian Portuguese, and /r/ has two sounds in Brazilian Portuguese versus a single trill in Spanish.
● /a/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages.
● /e/ - In Spanish, it is typically more closed and pronounced as [e]. In Brazilian Portuguese, it is often more open and pronounced as [ɛ]. ● /i/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages. ● /o/ - In Spanish, it is typically more closed and pronounced as [o]. In Brazilian Portuguese, it is often more open and pronounced as [ɔ]. ● /u/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages.
Nasal Vowels (unique to Brazilian Portuguese):
● /ã/ - Pronounced as [ã].
● /ẽ/ - Pronounced as [ẽ]. ● /ĩ/ - Pronounced as [ĩ]. ● /õ/ - Pronounced as [õ]. ● /ũ/ - Pronounced as [ũ].
Consonants:
● /b/ - Pronounced as [b] in Brazilian Portuguese and typically as [v] in Spanish.
● /d/ - Pronounced as [d̪] in Spanish and often as [d] or [d̪] in Brazilian Portuguese. ● /f/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages. ● /g/ - Pronounced as [g] in Spanish and often as [ɡ] in Brazilian Portuguese. ● /h/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages. ● /j/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages. ● /k/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages. ● /l/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages. ● /m/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages. ● /n/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages. ● /p/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages. ● /r/ - Typically a single trill sound [r] in Spanish, while Brazilian Portuguese has two sounds: the alveolar flap [ɾ] and the uvular fricative [ʁ]. ● /s/ - Pronounced as [s] in most positions in both languages. In Brazilian Portuguese, it is pronounced as [z] between vowels. ● /t/ - Pronounced as [t̪] in Spanish and often as [t] or [t̪] in Brazilian Portuguese. ● /v/ - Pronounced as [v] in Brazilian Portuguese and typically as [v] in Spanish. ● /x/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages. ● /z/ - Generally pronounced similarly in both languages.