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[õj ̃] põe
[ũj ̃] muito*
When these diphthongs are at the end of a word and the next word begins with a vowel sound,
it is important to articulate them together properly. It is quite simple:
Examples Examples
* The diphthong [ũj ̃] only occurs in the word ‘muito’, so it is never at the end of a word.
In fact, this also happens with oral diphthongs, but it doesn’t present that much of a challenge:
• vai jagora
• céu wazul
Identify where in these sentences you must articulate nasal diphthongs and practice them:
• Eles sempre estão aqui com a mãe horrível deles, mas assim as coisas são.
However, the merging into one syllable can happen also between different unstressed vowels.
Identify in the sentences above where you should merge unstressed vowels.
Read the poem below. All lines should have 9 syllables (8 if you don’t count the last, unstressed
syllable of each line). Which unstressed vowels should be merge so the poem will scan?
Acontecimento
Cecília Meireles (1901-1964)
Rodolfo Piskorski
Cardiff University
School of Modern Languages
ANSWERS
Identify where in these sentences you must articulate nasal diphthongs and practice them:
• Sim, nheu vim nholhar também nha casa, mas sem nha Amanda.
• Eles sempre estão w̃ aqui com w̃ a mãe nhorrível deles, mas assim nhas coisas
são.
cho- -ra- -rei to- -da a noi- -te en- -quan- -to
per- -pas- -sa o tu- -mul- -to nos a- -res
pa- -ra não me ve- -res em pran- -to
nem sa- -be- -res, nem per- -gun- -ta- -res