Brazilian Portuguese Grammar

Portuguese spelling	Pronounced as in...	Rule	Example
m / n	mother	at the beginning of words	muro *wall* mar *sea* morte *death* medo *fear*
	nod	at the beginning of words	nada *nothing* nós we noz *nut* neve *snow* nu *naked*
	an apple	the spellings am, an, ã	tanto *so much* rampa *ramp* vã *vain*
	stain	the spellings em, en	também *also* tem *present form of verb to have* tempo *time, weather* vento *wind* adendo *adendum*
	spring	the spellings im, in	ainda *still, yet* timbre *timbre, tone*
	bong	the spellings om, on	onda *wave* bom *good*
	bloom	the spellings um, un	tundra *tundra* rum *rum*
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