{"id":112,"date":"2018-09-03T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T18:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/learning-portuguese\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2018-09-03T19:04:15","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T19:04:15","slug":"tell-or-tale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/learning-portuguese\/tell-or-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell or Tale?"},"content":{"rendered":"Last updated: September 3, 2018 at 19:04 pm\n

\"mirrorOne of the reasons why Brazilians have a hard time learning English pronunciation, and vice versa, is the stark differences in vowel sounds.<\/p>\n

For example, the Brazilians would never pronounce a sharp “i.” The vowel “i” would always be pronounced “ee.”<\/p>\n

So, when Brazilians see “hi,” they automatically think “he.”<\/p>\n

In the same way, the letter “e” is pronounced like “a” in many instances. For example, “espelho = ace-pale-yo. (Mirror)<\/p>\n

So, if Brazilians see the word “tell,” they might say something like “tale.”<\/p>\n

You may find it funny that two languages have such varied pronunciations, but what if I told you that the English Language has similar contradictions within its own words? Read my article “how is that even possible” to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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