Heading

(´hediŋ)
Hyena

(hai´i:nə)

 

1 

I remember the evenings and

(ai)(ri´membə)()(´i:vniŋz)()

 

2

the moonlight at Africa.

()(´mu:nlait)(æt)(´æfrikə)

 

3

I recall the sunset with the

()(ri´ko:l)()(´sΛnset)(wið)()

 

4

enormous beautiful solar disc

(i´no:məs)(´bju:tiful)(´səulə)(disk)

 

5

increased with the

(in´kri:st)(wið)

 

6

deflection/refraction. I remind the

(di´flekən)(ri´frækən)()(ri´maind)()

 

7

amazing moonrise and the huge

(ə´meiziŋ)(´mu:nraiz)()()(´hju:dЗ)

 

Ditongos fechados – Weak/feeble diphthongs

«ei», «ou»

 

«ou» - o/the 1º/ elemento/element é/is uma/a vogal/vowel entre/between  o/the nosso/our «o»/«o» fechado/closed,weak e/and o/the som/sound «ə»/«ə»

 

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Ditongos abertos – Strong diphthongs

«ai», «au», «oi»

 

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Ditongos centralizados – Centralized diphthongs

«iə», «eə», «oə», «uə»

 

«eə» - o/the 1º/ elemento/element é/is um/an «e»/«e» aberto/very strong

(como o nosso com acento agudo)(very strong)

 

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Tritongos - triphthongs

«eiə», «aiə», «auə»

A/the segunda/second vogal/vowel abrevia-se/must be abbreviated

 

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ATENÇÃO/ATTENTION

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(with proud he showed it to other farmers)

  ()()()(əud)()()()()

 

əunão é/isn’t ditongo/diphthong.

Nunca/never começam/begin com/with «ə»/«ə»

«ə» - vogal/vowel neutra/neuter central/central

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lunar disc!!

 (´lu:nə)(disk)

 

9

I call to my mind the wonderful

()(ko:l)()(mai)(maind)()(´wΛndəful)

 

10

fireflies. When I caught them its

(´faiəflaiz)(wen)()(ko:t)(ðəm)(its)

 

11

stuff, crushed in my hands,

(stΛf)(´krΛt)()()(hændz)

 

12

continued its glowing! They were

(kən´tinju:d)()(´gləuiŋ)(ðei)(wə:)

 

13

wonderful!

(´wΛndəful)

 

14

And I recollect the chats

()()(rekə´lekt)()(tæts)

 

15

between me and my mates

(bi´twi:n)(mi:)()(mai)(meits)

 

16

about hyenas. We used to say

(ə´baut)(hai´i:nəz)(wi:)(ju:zd)()(sei)

 

17

they were scavengers and very

ei)(wə:)(´skævindЗəz)(ənd)(´veri)

 

18

dirty, repulsive, repugnant!

(´də:ti)(ri´pΛlsiv)(ri´pΛgnənt)

 

19

But we used to tell other things

()()(ju:zd)()(tel)(´Λðə)(θiŋz)

 

20

like: they were thieves, robbers,

(laik)(ðei)(wə:)(θi:vz)(´robəz)

 

21

burglars.

(´bə:gləz)

 

22

We declared, then, its loud

()(di´kld)(ðen)(its)(laud)

Ditongos centralizados

«iə», «eə», «oə», «uə»

 

 

23

laughing was terrible. We, boys,

(´lα:fiŋ)(wəs)(´terəbəl)(wi:)(boiz)

 

24

we always shuddered at these

()(´o:lweiz)(´Λdəd)(æt)(ði:z)

Ditongos fechados

«ei», «ou»

 

25

animals. We had horror of them

(´æniməlz)(wi:)(hæd)(´horə)(ov)(ðəm)

 

26

when imagined: they were

(wen)(i´mædЗind)(ðei)(wə:)

 

27

surrounding the country

(sə´raundiŋ)()(´kΛntri)

 

28

villages!! And with its laughter!!!

(´viliz)()(wið)(its)(´lα:ftə)

 

29

And we uttered they plundered:

 ()()(´Λtəd)(ðei)(´plΛndəd)

 

30

babies!!

(´beibiz)

 

31

Yes babies and children!!

 (jes)(´beibiz)()(´tildrən)