Portuguese

Portuguese vowels

Here are the vowel phonemes of Portuguese phonemic inventory classified into oral vowels, nasalized vowels and diphthongs.

Monophthongs: oral

i	vi ("saw", 1sg)
e	ve ("see", 3sg)
ɛ	sɛ ("cathedral")
a	va ("go", 3sg)
ɔ	sɔ ("alone")
o	so ("I am")
u	ˈmudu ("mute")
ɐ	pɐˈgaɾ ("to pay")
ɯ	pɯˈgaɾ ("to grip")

Monophthongs: nasal

ɪ̃	vɪ̃ ("came", 1sg)
ẽ	ẽtɾu ("enter", 1sg)
ɐ̃	ɐ̃tɾu ("den")
s̃	sõ ("sound", n)
ũ	ˈmũdu ("world")

Diphthongs: oral

ɛi	ɐˈnɛiʃ ("rings", n)
ai	sai ("go out", 3sg)
ɐi	sɐi ("know", 1sg)
ɔi	mɔi ("grind", 3sg)
oi	ˈmoitɐ ("thicket")
ui	ɐˈnuiʃ ("agree", 2sg)
iu	viu ("saw", 3sg)
eu	meu ("mine", poss m)
ɛu	vɛu ("veil")
au	mau ("bad", m sg)

Diphthongs: nasal

ɐ̃i	sɐ̃i ("hundred")
õi	ɐˈnõiʃ ("dwarves", m)
ũi	ˈmũitɐ ("much, many", f)
ɐ̃u	mɐ̃u ("hand", n)

Audio Source:
Illustrations of the IPA.

Image Source:
International Phonetic Association (1999): Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide To The Use Of The International Phonetic Alphabet. Cambridge University Press.