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Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: Words beginning in PS

Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: Words beginning in PS

posted on October 23, 2021

Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: Words beginning in PS - Portuguese lesson

Let me show you the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of words that begin with PS.

I am talking about words such as psychologist, psychedelic, and psychopath. These words look similar in Portuguese and in English, but the pronunciation of the PS is completely different, and that causes trouble both to English speakers learning Portuguese and to Brazilians learning English.

It is easy to pronounce these words correctly. I will show you 10 words in this lesson. Repeat out loud after me to practice.

I am certain that after you watch this lesson you will pronounce any word beginning with PS in Brazilian Portuguese with confidence.

Here is the trick to pronounce the PS in Portuguese

In English, we do not pronounce the P as the first letter of these words. In Portuguese We pronounce the P as if it was followed by a vowel.

Therefore, the first P in words like psychologist and psychopath is pronounced Pee in Brazil. Some may say that it is a subtle P. But the bottom line is that we pronounce it, and “pee” is a good representation of the sound for English speakers.

The video will help you get this with confidence.

10 Words in this Lesson

Here are the words that I pronounce in the video lesson:

PT – EN

  1. Psicólogo – Psychologist
  2. Psicologia – Psychology
  3. Psiquiatra – Psychiatrist
  4. Psiquiatria – Psychiatry
  5. Psicopata – Psychopath
  6. Psicanálise – Psychoanalysis
  7. Psicodélico – Psychedelic
  8. Psicossomático – Psychosomatic
  9. Psicose – Psychosis
  10. Pseudônimo – Pseudonym

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Luciana Lage founded Street Smart Brazil drawing on her passion for Brazilian Portuguese language and culture. Luciana has also taught Portuguese at University of California, Berkeley, and currently teaches at the University of San Francisco.

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  1. Gloria Ghedini

    October 24, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    Gosto sempre

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    • Luciana Lage

      October 25, 2021 at 8:40 am

      Obrigada! Fico feliz 🙂

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    October 24, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    Sempre maravilhoso!

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      October 25, 2021 at 8:40 am

      Muito obrigada, Gloria ♥

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