This video tells you about 5 common pronunciation errors that Portuguese speakers make when speaking English as a foreign or second language. The mistakes are:
1)sound r as in confusing 'ride' with 'hide'
2)sounds /t/ and /d/ at the end of the word as Portuguese speakers add an extra sound after these words as they do when they, say, 'it' (itch) or 'rid' (ridge)
3)vowels /i/ and /ɪ/ as in confusing 'feet' with 'fit'
4)sounds /m/ and /n/ as in confusing 'warm' with /warn/
5) sound 'th' as in pronouncing 'thank' as 'fank', 'sank' or 'tank'.
The video provides some tips on how to fix these 5 common mistakes.
