Pronunciation of Vowel Combinations in Portuguese

Portuguese has many words with two or three vowels such as céu, seu, água, mau, sky, your(s), water and bad respectively.

Here's a list so you can practice how to pronounce these combinations.

vai, you go = ai as in aisle

mau, bad = ou as in out

lei, law = ey as in they

idéia, idea = ay in day

eu, me = ey of they plus u of flute

céu, sky = similar as above but with open e

ia, was going = ya as in yard

fiéis, loyal (plural) = ye as in yes

fiel, loyal = similar as above but with closed e

tio, uncle = yo as in yoke

piu, tweet = e plus u of flute

depois, after = oy as in boy

faróis, headlights = similar as above but with open o

vou, I go = ou as in soul

lua, moon = wah, like ua in quadrangle

suéter, sweater = we as in wet

fui, I went = like the u in lute + e

suo, your(s) = u in lute + oh