Alphabet

Question 1

Regras (Regra - Singular)

RE-gras (RE-gra - Singular)

HEH-gras (HEH-grah - Singular)

Answer 1

Rules (Plural)
Rule (Singular)

Question 2

A

[AH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 2

Letter: A

Example Word: Amor (love) –> [ah-MOR]

Rule: Always pronounced as an open vowel, like “a” in “father”

Question 3

Bê

[BEH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 3

Letter: B

Example Word: Bola (ball) –> [BOH-lah]

Rule: Same as English B.

Question 4

Cê

[SEH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 4

Letter: C

Example Word: Casa (house) –> [KAH-zah]

Rule:
Hard “K” before A, O, U. (Casa)

Soft “S” before E or I (e.g., Cidade -> [see-DAH-jee])

Question 5

Dé

[DEH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 5

Letter: D

Example Word: Dada (dice) -> (DAH-doo)

Rule:
D before I makes the ‘Jee” sound (e.g., DIA -> [JEE-ah]).

Question 6

É

[EH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 6

Letter: E

Example Word: Elefante (elephant) -> [eh-leh-FAN-chee]

Rule:
Open “EH” when stressed.

Can be reduced or softened at the end of a word.
(Grande -> [GRAHN-jee]).

Question 7

Êfe

[EH-fee]

Letra e Regras

Answer 7

Letter: F

Example Word: Faca (knife) -> [FAH-kah]

Rule: Same as English.

Question 8

Gê

[JEH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 8

Letter: G

Example Word: Gato -> [GAH-too]

Rule:
Hard “G” before A, O, and U (Gato)
Soft “J” before E and I (e.g., Gente -> [ZHEN-chee]).

Question 9

Á-gá

[AH-gah]

Letra e Regras

Answer 9

Letter: H

Example Word: Hoje (today) -> [OH-jee)

Rule:
H is silent unless part of a digraph (e.g., “ch” “nh”)
Homen -> [OH-mayng] (Silent)
Chá (tea) -> [SHAH] (digraph)

Question 10

I

[EE]

Letras e Regras

Answer 10

Letter: I

Example Word: Igreja (church) -> [ee-GREH-zhah]

Rule: Always pronounced like “ee” in “see”.

Question 11

Jota

[ZHOH-tah]

Letras e Regras

Answer 11

Letter: J

Example Word: Jogo (game) –> [ZHOH-goo]

Rule: Pronounced like “zh” similar in “measure”

Question 12

Ká

[KAH]

Letras e Regras

Answer 12

Letter: K

Example Word: Kilo -> [KEE-loo]

Rule: Used mainly in borrowed words like Karate [kah-RAH-teh].

Question 13

Éle

[EH-leh]

Letra e Regras

Answer 13

Letter: L

Example Word: Lápis (pencil) [LAH-pees]

Rule: None

Question 14

Éme

[EH-meh]

Letra e Regra

Answer 14

Letter: M

Example Word: Mesa (table) -> [MEH-zah]

Rule: None

Question 15

Éne

[EH-neh]

Letra e Regras

Answer 15

Letter: N

Example Word: Navio (ship) -> [nah-VEE-oh]

Rule: None

Question 16

Ó

[OH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 16

Letter: O

Example Word: Ovo (egg) [Oh-voo]

Rule:
Open “O” when stressed (Ovo [OH-voo])
Reduced in unstressed (sounds like too-2). (Menino - meh-NEE-noo]

Question 17

Pê

[PEH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 17

Letter: P

Example Word: Peixes (Fish) -> [PEH-shee]

Rule: None

Question 18

Q

[KEH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 18

Letter: Q

Example Word: Quilo (kilo) -> [KEE-loo]

Rule: Always followed by “u” and pronounced like the letter “K” in English.

Question 19

Érre

[EH-hee]

Letra e Regras

Answer 19

Letter: R

Example Word: Rato (rat) -> [HAH-too]

Rule: At the start of a word or doubled (RR), pronounced like H.

After a vowel (not doubled or start of word it becomes silent).
Urso (Bear) -> OO-soo

Question 20

Ésse

[Eh-see]

Answer 20

Letter: S

Example Word: Sapo (frog) -> [SAH-poo]

Rule: Sounds like “Z” between vowels.
Casa (house) -> [KAH-zah]

Question 21

Tê

[TEH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 21

Letter: T

Example Word: Tigre (tiger) -> [TEE-gree]

Rule: Before I, T becomes soft like “CH”.
Tia (aunt) -> [CHEE-ah]

Question 22

U

[OO]

Letra e Regras

Answer 22

Letter: U

Example Word: Urso (bear) -> [OO-soo]

Rule: None

Question 23

Vê

[VEH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 23

Letter: V

Example Word: Vaca (cow) -> [VAH-kah]

Rule: None

Question 24

Dáblio

[DAH-blee-oh]

Letra e Regras

Answer 24

Letter: W

Example Word: Washington [WAH-sheen-tohn]

Rule: Used only in foreign or borrowed words.

Question 25

Xis

[SHEES]

Letra e Regras

Answer 25

Letter: X

Example Word: Xícara (cup) -> [SHEE-kah-rah]

Rule: Sounds like “S”, “Z”, or “KS” depending on the word.
Táxi (taxi) -> [TAH-ksee]

Question 26

Ípsilon

[EEP-see-lohn]

Letra e Regras

Answer 26

Letter: Y

Example Word: Yoga -> [YOH-gah]

Rule: Used only in foreign or borrowed words.

Question 27

Zê

[ZEH]

Letra e Regras

Answer 27

Letter: Z

Example Word: Zebra (zebra) -> [ZEH-brah]

Rule: None