Examples of Different Pronunciation
- Excerpt from the Portuguese national epic Os Lusíadas, by author Luís de Camões (I, 33)
Original | IPA (Lisbon) | IPA (Rio de Janeiro) | IPA (São Paulo) | IPA (Santiago de Compostela) | Translation |
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Sustentava contra ele Vénus bela, | suʃtẽˈtavə ˈkõtɾə ˈeɫɨ ˈvɛnuʑ ˈβɛɫə | suɕtẽ̞ˈtavɐ ˈkõtɾɐ ˈeɫi ˈvẽnuʑ ˈbɛɫɐ | sustẽ̞ˈtavɐ ˈkõtɾɐ ˈeɫi ˈvẽnuz ˈbɛlɐ | sustenˈtaβa ˈkontɾa ˈel ˈβɛnuz ˈβɛla | Held against him the beautiful Venus |
Afeiçoada à gente Lusitana, | əfəjˈswaðaː ˈʒẽtɨ ɫuziˈtɐnə | ɐ̞fejsuˈadaː ˈʑẽtɕi ɫuziˈtɜ̃nɐ | ɐ̞feɪ̯sʊˈadaː ˈʑẽtɕɪ luziˈtɐ̃nɐ | afejθoˈaðaː ˈʃente lusiˈtana | Fondly to the Lusitanian people, |
Por quantas qualidades via nela | puɾ ˈkwɐ̃təɕ kwəɫiˈðaðɨʑ ˈviə ˈnɛɫə | puʀ̟ ˈkwɜ̃tɐɕ kwɐɫiˈdadʑiʑ ˈviɐ ˈnɛɫɐ | pʊɾ ˈkwɐ̃tɐs kwɐ̞ɫiˈdadʑɪz ˈviɐ ˈnɛlɐ | poɾ ˈkantas kwaliˈðaðez ˈβia ˈnɛla | For many qualities she saw in her |
Da antiga tão amada sua Romana; | də̃ˈtiɣə ˈtɐ̃w̃ əˈmaðə ˈsuə ʁuˈmɐnə | da ʔɜ̃ˈtɕigɐ tɜ̃w̃ ãˈmadɐ ˈsuɐ ʁo̞ˈmɜ̃nɐ | dɐ̞̃ːˈtɕiɡɐ ˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ɐ̞̃ˈmadɐ ˈsuɐ hõ̞ˈmɐ̃nɐ | danˈtiɣa ˈtaŋ aˈmaða ˈsua roˈmana | From his old beloved Roman; |
Nos fortes corações, na grande estrela, |
nuɕ ˈfɔɾtɨʃ kuɾəˈsõj̃ɕ nə ˈɣɾɐ̃dɨʃˈtɾeɫə |
nuɕ ˈfɔxtɕiɕ kɔɾaˈsõj̃ɕ nɐ̞ ˈgɾɜ̃dʑiɕˈtɾeɫɐ |
nʊs ˈfɔɾtɕɪs ko̞ɾɐ̞ˈsõɪ̯̃s nɐ̞ ˈɡɾɐ̃dʑɪsˈtɾelɐ |
nos ˈfɔɾtes koɾaˈθons na ˈɣɾandesˈtɾela |
In the stout hearts, in the big star |
Que mostraram na terra Tingitana, | kɨ muʃˈtɾaɾə̃w̃ nə ˈtɛʁə tĩʒiˈtɐnə | ki mo̞ɕˈtɾaɾɜ̃w̃ na ˈtɛʁɐ tɕĩʑiˈtɜ̃nɐ | kɪ̃ mʊsˈtɾaɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃ nɐ̞ ˈtɛɦɐ tɕĩʑiˈtɐ̃nɐ | ke mosˈtɾaɾaŋ na ˈtɛra tin̠ʃiˈtana | That showed in the Tingitana land, |
E na língua, na qual quando imagina, | i nə ˈɫĩɡwə nə ˈkwaɫ ˈkwɐ̃dwiməˈʒinə | i na ˈɫĩgwɐ na kwaw ˈkwɜ̃dwĩmaˈʑĩnɐ | ɪ̃ nɐ̞ ˈɫĩɡwɐ nɐ̞ ˈkwaʊ̯ ˈkwɐ̃dʊ̯ ĩmɐ̞ˈʑinɐ | e na ˈliŋɡwa na ˈkal ˈkando jmaˈʃina | And in the language, which when it is imagined |
Com pouca corrupção crê que é a Latina. | kõ ˈpokə kuʁupˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈkɾe kiˈɛ ə ɫəˈtinə | kũ ˈpoːkɐ ko̞ʀ̟upˈsɜ̃w̃ kɾe ˈkjɛ a ɫɐˈtɕĩnɐ | kʊ̃ ˈpoːkɐ ko̞ɦup(i)ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈkɾe ˈkjɛ ɐ̞ lɐ̞ˈtɕĩnɐ | kom ˈpowka korupˈθoŋ ˈkɾe ˈke ˈɛ a laˈtina | With little corruption, believes that it is Latin. |
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