Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
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Did you know that Brazilians don’t pronounce the letter “L” at the end of syllables unless it’s followed by a vowel?
This is an essential feature of Portuguese spoken in Brazil.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to pronounce the letter “L” with a Brazilian accent. Watch the video and practice your pronunciation with me!
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Did you know that Brazilians don’t pronounce the letter L at the end of words?
00:13 How Brazilians say “Brasil”
01:00 Free Pronunciation mini-course: speakingbrazilian.com/pronunciation-course
01:26 When L is pronounced like /l/ – la, le, li, lo, lu
01:51 Pronunciation practice #1
02:07 Consonant clusters with L – gla, pla, tla, etc.
02:27 Pronunciation practice #2
02:46 When L sounds like a soft “u” – at the end of syllables or words
03:11 Pronunciation practice #3
03:51 L in the middle of words
04:02 Pronunciation practice #4
04:40 How to pronounce Mal and Mau
05:11 Accents in Brazil: regional differences
05:41 Homework! What other words would you add to our list?
05:47 Sign up for the free pronunciation mini-course: speakingbrazilian.com/pronunciation-course
06:11 Learn more with Speaking Brazilian courses: speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses
06:32 Like this video and subscribe! See you next time! Bye bye!
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#BrazilianPortuguese #portuguesbrasileiro #portuguesdoBrasil #portugaisbrésilien #PortogheseBrasiliano #BrasilianischesPortugiesisch #Portuguesbrasileno
Sign up for my FREE Pronunciation Minicourse here: speakingbrazilian.com/pronunciation-course
Did you know that Brazilians don’t pronounce the letter “L” at the end of syllables unless it’s followed by a vowel?
This is an essential feature of Portuguese spoken in Brazil.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to pronounce the letter “L” with a Brazilian accent. Watch the video and practice your pronunciation with me!
Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to support my channel and have access to the transcript of my videos: school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube
Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School: speakingbrazilian.com/free
⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Did you know that Brazilians don’t pronounce the letter L at the end of words?
00:13 How Brazilians say “Brasil”
01:00 Free Pronunciation mini-course: speakingbrazilian.com/pronunciation-course
01:26 When L is pronounced like /l/ – la, le, li, lo, lu
01:51 Pronunciation practice #1
02:07 Consonant clusters with L – gla, pla, tla, etc.
02:27 Pronunciation practice #2
02:46 When L sounds like a soft “u” – at the end of syllables or words
03:11 Pronunciation practice #3
03:51 L in the middle of words
04:02 Pronunciation practice #4
04:40 How to pronounce Mal and Mau
05:11 Accents in Brazil: regional differences
05:41 Homework! What other words would you add to our list?
05:47 Sign up for the free pronunciation mini-course: speakingbrazilian.com/pronunciation-course
06:11 Learn more with Speaking Brazilian courses: speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses
06:32 Like this video and subscribe! See you next time! Bye bye!
Video production and cinematography: @roblanghammer (IG)
Video editor: fiverr.com/share/AwWyVB
Thumbnail design: @estudio.formiga (IG)
*
Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for students of all levels.
#BrazilianPortuguese #portuguesbrasileiro #portuguesdoBrasil #portugaisbrésilien #PortogheseBrasiliano #BrasilianischesPortugiesisch #Portuguesbrasileno
