Lesson p006

6 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE

5. otherwise g is like g in go:

gato	cat
6. j is similar to g before e and i:
jantar	to dine
7, ł in Portuguese	is formed with the tongue
ward, the tip near the upper teeth:
Iivro	book
paletó	jacket (man^łs)
8. finał l is quite soft:
Brasil	Brazil
mai	evil
9. qu before a ot o	is like ąu in ąuota:
quadro	picture
10. qu before e or i is usually like k:
Qu€?	What?
barquinha	smali boat
11. jc has the following sounds:
like z:
exame	examination
exito	success
likesA:
caixa	box
mexer	tomix
xicara	cup
like s in see:
nubdmo	maximum

próximo	next
like jc in wax:
tiai	tapo
aexo	sex

2. THE PORTUGUESE ALPHABET

Letter	Name	Letter	Name	Letter	Name
a	a	i	i	T	erre
b	M	j	Jota	S	esse
c	ćt	I	efe	t	te
d	46	m	cne	U	u
e	6	n	eae	V	v6
f	efe	0	A	X	xis
g	**	P	P*	z	z6
h	agi	q	qufi

3. REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN PRONUNCIATION

A language will vary somewhat in different countries where it is spoken, indeed, even in differ-ent parts of the same country. This is true of Portuguese.

Brazil, fifth largest country in size in the world, has been attaining increased importance. It com-prises about one-half of the continent of South America and accounts for about one-half of its total popułation. Its language is Portuguese, but with cer-tain features which distinguish it from the language as spoken in Portugal. There are also some minor regional differences in Brazil itself. The carioca pat-tem of Rio de Janeiro (whose inhabitants are called