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About the pronunciation "r" in Portuguese.

Ex: rua, the "r" is pronounced like "h" or "r" (trilled)

Chica Liv
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    What is the question? Make sure one of the sentences is an actual question, so that it's clear hat you are asking. – ANeves Mar 14 '22 at 11:40
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    No, the r is not trilled, – Lambie Mar 15 '22 at 18:42
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    In Portugal, it can be trilled but generally isn't; see https://portuguese.stackexchange.com/questions/1874/%c3%89-correta-a-pron%c3%bancia-do-r-rr-no-portugu%c3%aas-europeu-como-em-espanhol – Artefacto Mar 16 '22 at 16:36

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If you just want to check the pronunciation of a letter in a given word, it's simplest to look it up in a dictionary with audio and/or phonetic transcription (or even google "word Portuguese pronunciation" without quotes). For instance, Infopédia for foreigners provides an audio and phonetic transcription (ˈʀuɐ — you'd of course have to familiarize yourself with the phonetic alphabet used by your source).

As for the "r" in "rua", I pronounce it more like the "h" in "high". Now, if this is just a random example and you're actually interested in learning pronunciation in Portuguese in general, it's best to go through some appropriate learning material — and come back to us for concrete questions.

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  • You pronounce "high" as "rái", stafusa? To me, this does not sound like the correct sound for the h: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_uvular_trill – ANeves Mar 16 '22 at 16:33
  • But the first half of the answer is :chef's kiss: top quality, with even a link with audio! :) – ANeves Mar 16 '22 at 16:34
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    @ANeves Thanks. Yes, I pronounce "high" as "rái" — but my "r" in "rái" has no vibration, i.e., my "rua" is also not like the pronunciation in the linked audio, but smoother, similar to the ones by "eumesmo" (not me :-)), "nebralgia" or "fhufnagel" in Forvo. That said, it's certainly also true that my pronunciation in English is not perfect. :) – stafusa Mar 16 '22 at 16:53
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    Ah! I pronounce "rua" like cimbalino (not me! :-)), I guess that's where the confusion comes from. Yeah, my English is pretty good as well but I also find myself making funny mistakes - I won't throw stones! My two favourites are having confused roster with rooster, and having used mistress (illegitimate lover) thinking I was using mistress (master-ess). :D – ANeves Mar 18 '22 at 18:19
  • pronunciation is always a complicated subject when learning a new language, the answer will differ depending on what accent we're talking about. the R is a particularly difficult letter to answer, it is IMHO the letter that changes the most depending on the accent – Fabricio G Mar 28 '22 at 19:59
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It's similar to the H pronunciation from Human.

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