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Can You Hear The Difference?

Can You Hear The Difference?

Commonly referred to as “minimal pairs”, practicing hearing the difference between these similar-sounding words can help you unlock a whole...

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    • 00:00:00Olá! Hello!
    • 00:00:01Hoje estamos aqui no parque We're here in the park today
    • 00:00:05e vou falar-vos sobre pares mínimos. and I'm going to talk to you about minimal pairs.
    • 00:00:08O que são pares mínimos, Damiana? What are minimal pairs, Damiana?
    • 00:00:11Pares mínimos são palavras Minimal pairs are words
    • 00:00:13que têm a mesma pronunciação, that have the same pronunciation,
    • 00:00:16mas que têm um som que as torna diferentes. but have one sound that makes them different.
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    ato, at, on athe fem.,sing. abertoopen avógrandmother avôgrandfather eand fechadoclosed, locked othe masc.,sing. parato, for, in order to, towards Para!Stop! os parespairs os sonssounds souI am only, just umOne àat the, to the fem.,sing. éit is, she is, he is, yousing.,formal are
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