EXERCISE 1
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Click the green "audio" button to listen to the pronunciation of the Portuguese word.
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Repeat the pronunciation of the word.
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Use the IPA transcription to refine and adjust your pronunciation. Refer to:
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There is no need to memorize the words at this time. Focus only on getting familiar with them and getting your pronunciation as close as possible to the audio.
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After getting familiar with the word list (by listening to the audio multiple times while following along with the reading), move on to the first flashcard exercise to start memorizing them.
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The following article is a great resource that will help you learn and memorize the vocabulary word list:
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To facilitate the correct pronunciation of the Portuguese word, each card has a pronunciation guide using IPA phonetic symbols.
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You can refer to the phonetic pronunciation of each IPA symbol here:
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The following article is a great resource that explains how to use the IPA transcriptions to improve your Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation:
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Sunday
Domingo
/doˈmı̃.ɡu/
Monday
Segunda-feira
/se.ˈɡũ.da.fej.ra/
Tuesday
Terça-feira
/ter.'sa.fej.ra/
Wednesday
Quarta-feira
/ˈkwaɾ.ta.fej.ra/
Thursday
Quinta-feira
/ˈkĩ.ta.fej.ra/
Friday
Sexta-feira
/ˈses.ta.fej.ra/
Saturday
Sábado
/ˈsa.ba.du/
EXERCISE 2
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Start the timer.
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Translate the sentence aloud into Portuguese.
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Click the left or right arrows to manually change the card.
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Stop the timer after translating the last sentence.
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Record the elapsed time.
- This recorded time will be your reference time (i.e., your baseline).
- You will need to surpass this reference time in each subsequent exercise.
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Repeat the exercise until you can easily and quickly remember all the sentences and complete them in less time than your first attempt.
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Click the green "play" button to start the flashcard animation.
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Click the "translate" icon to see the sentence in written form.
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Click the "shuffle" icon to randomize the cards and display them in another random order.
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EXERCISE 3
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Start the timer.
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Click the green "audio" button to listen to the audio.
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Repeat the Portuguese sentence aloud.
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Translate the Portuguese sentence into English.
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Click the left or right arrows to manually change the card.
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Stop the timer after translating the last sentence.
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Record the elapsed time.
- This recorded time will be your reference time (i.e., your baseline).
- You will need to surpass this reference time in each subsequent exercise.
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Repeat the exercise until you can easily speak all the sentences and complete it in less time than your first attempt.
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To automatically play the cards, choose the card speed (in seconds) and click the green "play" button. The audio for the next card will automatically play after its animation finishes.
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Click the "translate" icon to see the sentence in written form.
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Click the "shuffle" icon to reshuffle the cards and display them in another random order.
NOTE: When clicking the ("play") button, the first card will not play the audio. The audio will start playing on the second card.
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