For Brazilian Portuguese speakers

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2026-10-02 · Pronunciation Hacksourced
Why 'Cats' and 'Dogs' Don't Rhyme
The little 's' at the end of English plurals actually hides three different sounds, and Portuguese habits can blur them all into one.
2026-10-01 · Common Mistakesourced
Why 'Study' Might Come Out as 'Estudy'
Portuguese habits can sneak a tiny extra vowel onto the front of words starting with s plus a consonant.
2026-09-30 · Sound Spotlightsourced
Don't Skip the R After a Vowel
Brazilian Portuguese lets its R soften, disappear, or turn into a breathy sound at the end of a syllable — American English never lets go of it.
2026-09-29 · Common Mistakesourced
Stop That Sneaky Extra 'ee' at the End
Portuguese often adds a tiny vowel after a final consonant, but English wants that consonant to end the word cleanly, with nothing extra tacked on.
2026-09-28 · Word Spotlightsourced
Record or Record? One Word, Two Jobs
Some English words change meaning just by moving the stress — 'record' the noun sounds different from 'record' the verb. Portuguese doesn't do this trick.
2026-09-27 · Common Mistakesourced
Why 'Feel' Might Come Out as 'Feew'
Portuguese naturally turns a final L into a 'w' sound — English needs the tongue to stay put instead.
2026-09-26 · Sound Spotlightconsensus
Think Isn't Tink: Meet the Sound Between Your Teeth
Portuguese has no th sound, so t or f often step in as substitutes — but this tiny tongue move changes how clear you sound.
2026-09-25 · Sound Spotlightsourced
Why 'Man' Doesn't Sound Nasal in English
Portuguese loves to let vowels go nasal before M and N — English keeps the vowel clean and puts the nasal sound only at the very end.
2026-09-24 · Sound Spotlightgenerated
Sit or Seat? Two Vowels, One Portuguese Habit
Portuguese doesn't split this vowel pair the way English does, so 'sit' and 'seat' can end up sounding almost the same.
2026-09-23 · Word Spotlightsourced
One Letter, Many Sounds: Meet the American R
Brazilian Portuguese changes its R depending on where it sits in a word — English R stays surprisingly steady wherever it appears.
2026-09-22 · Pronunciation Hacksourced
Split the Volume Knob from the Pitch Knob
Brazilian Portuguese speakers often raise pitch and loudness together to show stress — English separates them, and that's the secret to sounding natural.
2026-09-21 · Pronunciation Hacksourced
Some English Vowels Get Lazy - Let Them
Portuguese keeps its vowels crisp everywhere, but English purposely blurs the unstressed ones.
2026-09-20 · Sound Spotlightsourced
Time or Tine? Watch Your Final N and M
Brazilian Portuguese turns final M and N into a nasal hum on the vowel — English wants a real, closed consonant at the end.
2026-09-19 · American English Quirksourced
English Has a Beat — Find It
Brazilian Portuguese gives almost every syllable equal time, but English squeezes some syllables tight and stretches others — that's the rhythm secret.
2026-09-18 · Sound Spotlightsourced
Why 'Team' Might Come Out as 'Tcheam'
Brazilian Portuguese softens t and d before an ee-type vowel — lovely at home, but it can blur English words that don't expect it.
2026-09-17 · Common Mistakesourced
Don't Let That Last Sound Disappear
Portuguese often adds a little vowel after final consonants, but American English wants that last sound crisp, short, and standing completely on its own.