Consonant Pronunciation - I have recently started to learn Portuguese on my own and have learned quite a few words and numbers. The problem I have is I don't understand WHY I'm pronouncing things the say that I am. Vowels I understand, but consonants are the problem. All my materials say "A single consonant is pronounced with the following vowel" Can someone explain to me what that actually means? For example, the letter T sometimes sounds like T and sometimes has a CH sound. The letter D sometimes sounds like D and sometimes sounds like G (or J). I just don't seem to understand how to determine the sounds of consonants. Thanks for any help anyone is able to provide.
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