How do you pronounce nh in Portuguese?

It's a nasal sound, like in banho, manhã and caminho, nothing like the English n.

What does 'sonho' mean?

It means dream, something a person wants badly to achieve in life, as in 'O meu sonho é morar perto da praia.'

Vizinho, as in 'Meu vizinho de cima faz barulho toda noite.'

You're reading a word list aloud and stumble every time an nh shows up in the middle.

Vou tomar um banho rápido antes de sair.

I'm going to take a quick shower before I leave.

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banho/ˈbɐ̃ɲu/
bathnoun
The act of washing under the shower.
manhã/mɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃/
morningnoun
The part of the day from sunrise to noon.
sonho/ˈsõɲu/
dreamnoun
Something a person wants badly to achieve in life.
caminho/kaˈmĩɲu/
pathnoun
The route taken to get from one place to another.
vizinho/viˈzĩɲu/
neighbornoun
A person who lives in the house or apartment next door.
cozinha/kuˈzĩɲɐ/
kitchennoun
The room where food is prepared.
senhora/sẽˈɲɔɾɐ/
ladynoun
An adult woman, addressed with respect.
estranho/isˈtɾɐ̃ɲu/
strangeadjective
That which departs from what is normal and draws attention.
espanhol/espɐ̃ˈɲɔw/
Spanishadjective
That which is from Spain or comes from there.
ganhar/ɡɐ̃ˈɲa/
to winverb
To come out victorious from a game or a contest.

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Vou tomar um banho rápido antes de sair.
I'm going to take a quick shower before I leave.
De manhã eu tomo banho antes do café.
In the morning I shower before breakfast.
O meu sonho é morar perto da praia.
My dream is to live near the beach.
O caminho até o centro é bem tranquilo.
The way to downtown is pretty easy.
Meu vizinho de cima faz barulho toda noite.
My upstairs neighbor makes noise every night.
A cozinha do apartamento novo é bem pequena.
The kitchen in the new apartment is pretty small.
A senhora quer sentar aqui perto da janela?
Would you like to sit here by the window, ma'am?
Achei estranho ele não atender o celular hoje.
I thought it was strange he didn't answer his phone today.
Meu vizinho novo fala espanhol com os filhos.
My new neighbor speaks Spanish with his kids.
A gente ainda pode ganhar esse jogo hoje.
We can still win this game today.

banho/ˈbɐ̃ɲu/
The a is nasal and the final o comes out as u: BÃ-nhu.
manhã/mɐ̃ˈɲɐ̃/
Both syllables are nasal and the stress falls on the last one: ma-NHÃ.
sonho/ˈsõɲu/
The o in the first syllable is nasal and closed; the final o sounds like u.
caminho/kaˈmĩɲu/
The i in the middle is nasal and the final o sounds like u.
cozinha/kuˈzĩɲɐ/
The o at the start sounds like u, and the i before the nh comes out nasal.
senhora/sẽˈɲɔɾɐ/
The e is nasal and the o in the stressed syllable is open, like the o in 'or'.
estranho/isˈtɾɐ̃ɲu/
The es at the start sounds like is, and the stressed a is nasal.
espanhol/espɐ̃ˈɲɔw/
The a in the middle is nasal, the o in the last syllable is open, and the final l sounds like u.
ganhar/ɡɐ̃ˈɲa/
The a in the first syllable is nasal, the stress falls on the second, and the final r is silent.

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How do you pronounce nh in Portuguese?: It's a nasal sound, like in banho, manhã and caminho, nothing like the English n.
What does 'sonho' mean?: It means dream, something a person wants badly to achieve in life, as in 'O meu sonho é morar perto da praia.'
How do you say 'neighbor' in Portuguese?: Vizinho, as in 'Meu vizinho de cima faz barulho toda noite.'

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