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How to pronounce "telenovelas" in Portuguese

telenovelas is pronounced with standard Portuguese phonetics in Portuguese, with primary stress on the “TE” syllable. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 2 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

TE·le·no·ve·las

Primary stress: te

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Em termos de representação e de personagens e de diálogo estava muito bom porque, por exemplo, às vezes se tu vires, se tu aprenderes português com telenovelas... Não tem nada a ver com as telenovelas!

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The Portuguese word “telenovelas”. Phonologically, it consists of 5 syllables (te · le · no · ve · las), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (te). SayItVid indexes 2 authentic Portuguese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “telenovelas” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from Portuguese With Leo, Euronews em Português.

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  • 🇵🇹 PTPortuguese With Leo
    Clip #1 · @15:17
    “E pronto, eu aprendi palavras... Em termos de representação e de personagens e de diálogo estava muito bom porque, por exemplo, às vezes se tu vires, se tu aprenderes português com telenovelas... Ah claro! Não tem nada a ver com as telenovelas! estava muito bom porque, por exemplo, às vezes”
  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #2 · @0:00
    “bom então não há telenovelas sem beijos abraços festas e pequenos-almoços e por isso deixou de haver trabalho por causa de aprender miar”

Pronounce: “telenovelas”

Syllables:
te · le · no · ve · las
Primary stress:
te
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What does “telenovelas” mean?

“telenovelas” means: plural of telenovela