Portuguese (Portugal) · Pronunciation Guide

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

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

caderno is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /kɐˈdɛɾnu/. It means “notebook.” Say "kuh-DEHR-noo" — stress on the middle syllable with an open "eh" sound, and the final "o" tightens to "oo".

Say "kuh-DEHR-noo" — stress on the middle syllable with an open "eh" sound, and the final "o" tightens to "oo".

caderno /kɐˈdɛɾnu/

Stress falls on "der", pronounced with an open "e" as in "bed"; the first "a" is unstressed and reduces to "uh", and the final "o" closes toward "oo".

Listen: caderno

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Sound it out

ca Unstressed opening syllable, a quick, faint "uh" rather than a full "ah".

DER The stressed syllable with an open "e" like in English "bed", plus a soft European "r" — a light tap, not the harsh throaty "r" used word-initially.

no Unstressed final syllable; the "o" narrows toward "oo" rather than staying a full "oh".

Hear it in a sentence

Escrevo no meu caderno todos os dias.

I write in my notebook every day.

Listen: Escrevo no meu caderno todos os dias.

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"Escrevo no meu caderno todos os dias" ("I write in my notebook every day") uses "escrever" in the simple present for a daily habit, and "todos os dias" ("every day") is a fixed adverbial phrase that always goes with the masculine plural article "os". "No meu caderno" contracts "em" + "o" before the possessive.

Where English speakers slip

English speakers often reach for a closed "ay" sound in "der", as if it rhymed with English "dare". In this word the stressed "e" is open, closer to the vowel in "bed" or "debt" — keep the mouth more open than you would for a closed "ê". The mid-word "r" should also stay a light, single tap rather than an English-style retroflex "r".