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How to pronounce "were" in Portuguese

were is pronounced with standard Portuguese phonetics in Portuguese. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 63 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

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We were able to build this community within Qatar, an ice haw community where the parents from different countries

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The Portuguese word “were”. Phonologically, it consists of 1 syllable (were), pronounced as a single stressed monosyllable. SayItVid indexes 63 authentic Portuguese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “were” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from Euronews em Português.

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  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #1 · @9:16
    “about more than just sport. It's about building connections across cultures. We were able to build this community within Qatar, an ice haw community where the parents from different countries within Qatar, an ice haw community where the parents from different countries”
  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #2 · @0:12
    “the Gulf. The UAE says two of its oil tankers were hit by Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the stra of killing one Indian crew member and missiles while transiting the stra of”
  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #3 · @5:24
    “Gaza wased president andesenting her meeting legitimized we were just observing what was going on this was good occasion for me as we were just observing what was going on this was good occasion for me as”
  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #4 · @2:14
    “corredores tem algo mais a Drag Race them were Locks tem ou não tem hidro have we don é tudo uma questão tem hidro have we don é tudo uma questão”
  • 🇵🇹 PTEuronews em Português
    Clip #5 · @0:18
    “might see the hostages freed on the same day they were taken two years ago. Is this what makes this a good deal for this what makes this a good deal for”

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