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Tá Falado provides Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation lessons for speakers of Spanish. Podcasts illustrate pronunciation differences between Spanish and Portuguese and present scenarios showing cultural differences between the U.S. and Brazil. Tá Falado is part of the Brazilpod project and is produced at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin. Website URL: http://coerll.utexas.edu/brazilpod/tafalado/

Grammar Lesson 20: This Just Isn't Spanish, Adapting to Handicapped

11 mins; December 11, 2007

Grammar Lesson 19: Present Perfect, Naming People

16 mins; December 04, 2007

Grammar Lesson 18: Word Order, Buses and Services

10 mins; November 26, 2007

Grammar Lesson 17: Também x Também não, Online Activities

9 mins; October 01, 2007

Grammar Lesson 16: Placement of Indirect Pronouns, Greeting Friends

12 mins; September 24, 2007

Grammar Lesson 15: False Cognates, Driver's License

10 mins; September 18, 2007

Grammar Lesson 14: Absence of Direct Object Pronouns, Mobile Homes

10 mins; September 13, 2007

Grammar Lesson 13: Gender in Portuguese and Spanish, Buying Alcohol

11 mins; August 02, 2007

Grammar Lesson 12: Personalized Infinitive, Paying for your Education

13 mins; July 23, 2007

Grammar Lesson 11: Topic-Comment Patterns, Special Needs Privileges

12 mins; July 16, 2007

Grammar Lesson 10: Word Order of Negative Phrases, Paying for Parties

11 mins; July 06, 2007

Grammar Lesson 9: Possessive Pronouns, How to Dress Like an American

12 mins; June 27, 2007

Grammar Lesson 8: Plural of words that end in 'ão', Car Insurance

13 mins; June 20, 2007

Grammar Lesson 7: Para with Indirect Pronouns, Ice Water at Restaurants

12 mins; June 14, 2007

Grammar Lesson 6: The Verb 'Ficar', Studying in Cafés

11 mins; June 07, 2007

Grammar Lesson 5: Disappearing Reflexive Verbs, Use of Coupons

9 mins; May 31, 2007

Grammar Lesson 4: Future Subjunctive, Soda Refills at Restaurants

13 mins; May 25, 2007

Grammar Lesson 3: Plurals with 'l', Gas Stations

13 mins; May 21, 2007

Grammar Lesson 2: Contractions, Getting Change From A Machine

12 mins; May 12, 2007

Grammar Lesson 1: Gostar vs. Gustar, Sitting on the Grass

10 mins; May 08, 2007

Supplementary Lesson 2: Portuguese Consonant Sounds

5 mins; April 05, 2007

Lesson 24: Intonation

15 mins; March 28, 2007

Lesson 23: Cool Little Words, Nicknames

9 mins; March 23, 2007

Lesson 22: Epenthetic Vowels (wow, fancy word!), Fast Food

11 mins; March 18, 2007

Lesson 21: Pronunciation of Syllable-final 'l', Making Prints of Digital Photos

13 mins; March 13, 2007

Lesson 20: Pronunciation of 'lh', Automatic Sprinklers

12 mins; March 07, 2007

Lesson 19: Pronunciation of 'nh', Laundromats, Really?

11 mins; March 02, 2007

Lesson 18: Pronunciation of 'ch', You Call That a Steak House?

12 mins; February 26, 2007

Lesson 17: Pronunciation of 'j', 'ge', and 'gi', Wearing That Tiny Bikini

15 mins; February 14, 2007

Lesson 16: Pronunciation of 'b', 'd', and 'g', Adding Tax to Purchased Items

10 mins; February 14, 2007

Lesson 15: Pronunciation of 'r' sounds (alt), Good Tippers

10 mins; February 08, 2007

Lesson 14: Pronunciation of 'r' sounds, Good Tippers

13 mins; February 08, 2007

Lesson 13: Pronunciation of 's' and 'z' Sounds, Eating At Movie Theaters (alt)

11 mins; February 08, 2007

Lesson 12: Pronunciation of 's' and 'z' Sounds, Eating at Movie Theaters

15 mins; January 04, 2007

Lesson 11: Pronunciation of Palatalization (alt), Cell Phones and Driving

8 mins; January 04, 2007

Lesson 10: Pronunciation of Palatalization, Cell Phones and Driving

13 mins; January 04, 2007

Lesson 9: Pronunciation of Vowel Raising, Parking Meters

10 mins; December 18, 2006

Lesson 8: Pronunciation of Nasal Diphthongs, Buying Fruits and Vegetables

13 mins; December 18, 2006

Lesson 7: Pronunciation of Nasal Vowels, Invitations to Parties

12 mins; December 18, 2006

Lesson 6: Pronunciation of Oral Diphthongs, Going to the Pharmacy

12 mins; November 27, 2006

Supplementary Lesson 1: English, Spanish, and Portuguese Vowel Sounds

9 mins; November 12, 2006

Lesson 5: Stressed and Unstressed /a/, Self-Checkout at the Supermarket

9 mins; November 12, 2006

Lesson 4: Pronunciation of Open /ó/ and Closed /ô/, Getting on a City Bus

10 mins; November 12, 2006

Lesson 3: Pronunciation of /é/ and /ê/, Public Health and Health Insurance

8 mins; November 12, 2006

Lesson 2: Pronunciation of /u/, Slamming the Car Door

9 mins; November 12, 2006

Lesson 1: Pronunciation of /i/, Getting the Check at a Restaurant

10 mins; November 12, 2006

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