Olá! I pronounce “am” in words like ão, and it sounds different in different words. For example precisam ,falam . Are there any rules I can apply to when I pronounce it? Many thanks.
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The main thing to remember is that you don’t pronounce the “m” like you would if you were to read it like an English word. Instead, that -am ending is replaced with a nasal vowel. To get the nasal sound to come through it’s almost as you were are about to say -am with an m sound, but you just don’t actually close your lips at the end. (The air is directed through your mouth AND nose.)
Here’s a pronunciation guide that might be helpful - scroll down to the m and listen to the examples listed.
This Shorty also uses a lot of words ending in m to give you some more examples: Aula de Edição de Imagem