Portuguese (Portugal) · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "andar" in Portuguese (Portugal)?

Q: How do you pronounce andar in Portuguese (Portugal)?

andar is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written [ɐ̃ˈdaɾ]. It means “to walk.” Sounds like "ahn-DAR" with a nasal first syllable — push a little air through your nose on "an".

Sounds like "ahn-DAR" with a nasal first syllable — push a little air through your nose on "an".

andar [ɐ̃ˈdaɾ]

Stress falls on -dar; the an in the first syllable is a nasal vowel, pronounced through the nose rather than as a plain "an" plus a separate n consonant.

Listen: andar

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Sound it out

an A nasal vowel, similar to French "an" in "dans" — the n isn't a separate consonant, it marks that the vowel is nasalized.

d A true dental "d", never softened into "j".

ar Stressed "ar" as in father, ending in a light tapped r.

Hear it in a sentence

Gosto de andar na praia.

I like walking on the beach.

Listen: Gosto de andar na praia.

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"Gosto de andar na praia" ("I like walking on the beach") uses gostar de + infinitive, the standard construction for expressing likes in Portuguese — the de is obligatory and often trips up learners who expect a direct object the way English "I like X" works. Na is the contraction of em + a ("on the"), needed before praia. This is a common, casual way to talk about a hobby or preference.

Where English speakers slip

The nasal an is frequently flattened into a plain English "an" (as in "can"), losing the nasal resonance that makes it distinctly Portuguese. Learners also often forget the obligatory de after gostar, saying something like gosto andar na praia, which is grammatically incomplete — gostar always needs de before an infinitive or noun.