Portuguese (Brazil) · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "orgulhoso" in Portuguese (Brazil)?

Q: How do you pronounce orgulhoso in Portuguese (Brazil)?

orgulhoso is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /oɦ.guˈʎo.zu/. It means “proud.” oh-goo-LYOH-zoo. A rasped r, a fully pronounced u, an lh, and a buzzing z.

oh-goo-LYOH-zoo. A rasped r, a fully pronounced u, an lh, and a buzzing z.

orgulhoso /oɦ.guˈʎo.zu/

Stress goes to the third of four syllables, by the -o default. The word packs four separate Portuguese features into those four syllables — a rasped r, a pronounced u after g, a palatal lh and an intervocalic z — which makes it a fair end-of-course diagnostic.

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Sound it out

or A closed "oh" with an r rounding off the syllable as a light throat rasp. Unstressed, and the r contributes friction rather than any tongue movement.

gu Here the u is a real vowel, not a silent prop — it's "goo." The u only goes silent when it sits between a g and an e or i, and here it's followed by the lh, so it speaks.

lho One palatal consonant, the tongue blade flat against the roof of the mouth, then a closed "oh" carrying the stress. No l-release and no h.

so A single s between two vowels, so it buzzes as a z, with an "oo" where the page shows an o. The word ends "zoo."

Hear it in a sentence

Estou orgulhoso de você.

I'm proud of you.

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"Estou orgulhoso de você" uses "orgulhoso de," the fixed preposition, so the "de" is a quick "djee." In speech "estou" clips to "tô," and the sentence ends on "você" with its accented final syllable.

Where English speakers slip

Silencing the u gives "or-GLYOH-zoo," which over-applies a rule that only holds before e and i. Splitting the lh is the second error and devoicing the s is the third. The adjective also agrees, so a woman says "orgulhosa."