European Portuguese Pronunciation Tips - Using the “Bad English” Hack!

European Portuguese Pronunciation Tips - Using the “Bad English” Hack! – Are you still struggling with your Portuguese pronunciation? Do you avoid conversing with locals because you’re scared you’ll sound like a foreigner? I get it. Good pronunciation is the difference between being understood and sparking a valuable conversation or… getting a blank stare. So in this lesson, I’m teaching you a game-changing hack to improve your Portuguese pronunciation that will make you turn heads with your flawless accent! Vamos lá? – Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal by Liz Sharma, a Portuguese teacher in Lisbon and founder of Talk the Streets.

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[adrianwhyatt]

I for "ee" is a good tip. We also tend to get this sound for words borrowed from Italian, where it´s also pronounced the same way, such as spaghetti, ravioli, and tiramisu!

[OphirYahav]

Muito obrigado pelo video muito muito util. Otimo.

[speakeuropeanportuguese]

Dropping the 'H' is just like we do in Liverpool, so it was very easy for me to do. People in the Algarve are actually scousers. 😁😁 They also say 'bem bom' in portuguese which translates as 'well good' in English. Also sounds very Scouse!

[carolekaufman]

Great tips - for Americans with that other English too!

[laura_and_shanman]

I LOVE your videos! Just found them yesterday and traveling to Portugal in Nov/Dec. Obrigada!

[samfernandes]

Thank you Liz, a very novel approach. This is very helpful without needing much ‘learning’!

[sarahnd]

We definitely have a dark L in English, but only in post-vocalic position, like in "bell" (if you pronounce that English word with a "bright" L, you sound French! 😂) In Portuguese we have to learn to make it, for example, in word-initial position also, which for most English speakers is not natural.

[Sharon-nldq]

Will you have another free class in May?

[meaowmini]

Its a really helpful. Learning Portuguese never work for me. But you make it so easy for me. Thank you so much 🥹

[Navpo]

European Portuguese is the real Portuguese and the one u should be learning.

[benjamincross]

I need a tip for a M at the end of words - for example: sim / tem / homem. Some people say its unpronounced, others that its like an "ing" in (British) English.

[NoonyNewborn]

I just realise that being German will greatly help to learn Portuguese 😆

[EarlyInterventioninSpani-ioxt]

I speak very clearly and with a good accent, and unfortunately the Portuguese still try to speak with me in English. all. the. time. It's frustrating but gosto tanto da língua portuguesa que eu persisto!