Alphabet Flashcards
Regras (Regra - Singular)
RE-gras (RE-gra - Singular)
HEH-gras (HEH-grah - Singular)
Rules (Plural)
Rule (Singular)
A
[AH]
Letra e Regras
Letter: A
Example Word: Amor (love) –> [ah-MOR]
Rule: Always pronounced as an open vowel, like “a” in “father”
Bê
[BEH]
Letra e Regras
Letter: B
Example Word: Bola (ball) –> [BOH-lah]
Rule: Same as English B.
Cê
[SEH]
Letra e Regras
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])
Dé
[DEH]
Letra e Regras
Letter: D
Example Word: Dada (dice) -> (DAH-doo)
Rule:
D before I makes the ‘Jee” sound (e.g., DIA -> [JEE-ah]).
É
[EH]
Letra e Regras
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]).
Êfe
[EH-fee]
Letra e Regras
Letter: F
Example Word: Faca (knife) -> [FAH-kah]
Rule: Same as English.
Gê
[JEH]
Letra e Regras
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]).
Á-gá
[AH-gah]
Letra e Regras
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)
I
[EE]
Letras e Regras
Letter: I
Example Word: Igreja (church) -> [ee-GREH-zhah]
Rule: Always pronounced like “ee” in “see”.
Jota
[ZHOH-tah]
Letras e Regras
Letter: J
Example Word: Jogo (game) –> [ZHOH-goo]
Rule: Pronounced like “zh” similar in “measure”
Ká
[KAH]
Letras e Regras
Letter: K
Example Word: Kilo -> [KEE-loo]
Rule: Used mainly in borrowed words like Karate [kah-RAH-teh].
Éle
[EH-leh]
Letra e Regras
Letter: L
Example Word: Lápis (pencil) [LAH-pees]
Rule: None
Éme
[EH-meh]
Letra e Regra
Letter: M
Example Word: Mesa (table) -> [MEH-zah]
Rule: None
Éne
[EH-neh]
Letra e Regras
Letter: N
Example Word: Navio (ship) -> [nah-VEE-oh]
Rule: None
Ó
[OH]
Letra e Regras
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]
Pê
[PEH]
Letra e Regras
Letter: P
Example Word: Peixes (Fish) -> [PEH-shee]
Rule: None
Q
[KEH]
Letra e Regras
Letter: Q
Example Word: Quilo (kilo) -> [KEE-loo]
Rule: Always followed by “u” and pronounced like the letter “K” in English.
Érre
[EH-hee]
Letra e Regras
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
Ésse
[Eh-see]
Letter: S
Example Word: Sapo (frog) -> [SAH-poo]
Rule: Sounds like “Z” between vowels.
Casa (house) -> [KAH-zah]
Tê
[TEH]
Letra e Regras
Letter: T
Example Word: Tigre (tiger) -> [TEE-gree]
Rule: Before I, T becomes soft like “CH”.
Tia (aunt) -> [CHEE-ah]
U
[OO]
Letra e Regras
Letter: U
Example Word: Urso (bear) -> [OO-soo]
Rule: None
Vê
[VEH]
Letra e Regras
Letter: V
Example Word: Vaca (cow) -> [VAH-kah]
Rule: None
Dáblio
[DAH-blee-oh]
Letra e Regras
Letter: W
Example Word: Washington [WAH-sheen-tohn]
Rule: Used only in foreign or borrowed words.
Xis
[SHEES]
Letra e Regras
Letter: X
Example Word: Xícara (cup) -> [SHEE-kah-rah]
Rule: Sounds like “S”, “Z”, or “KS” depending on the word.
Táxi (taxi) -> [TAH-ksee]
Ípsilon
[EEP-see-lohn]
Letra e Regras
Letter: Y
Example Word: Yoga -> [YOH-gah]
Rule: Used only in foreign or borrowed words.
Zê
[ZEH]
Letra e Regras
Letter: Z
Example Word: Zebra (zebra) -> [ZEH-brah]
Rule: None
