Portuguese - Alphabet Flashcards
Question
Answer
a
like a in after
e
like e in empty or if it’s at the end of a word, like ee in cheese
i
always like ee
o
like the sound of all but without the l sound
u
always like oo in fool
lh
like lli in million but shorter
h
silent
nh
like ny in canyon
r
in beginning of word like h in hot. Between two letters like the Italian r in Maria
rr
always like h in hot
d
like in English
j
like in English but without the d sound. Something like zh or a hard sh
g
before e and i like j. Otherwise like g in go
gue, gui
the g in go followed by e or i
qua, quo
are always pronounced separately, like kwa, kwo
s
between vowels, like z in zoo; otherwise like z. (In Portugal, like sh when at the end of a word.)
x
sometimes like sh in shift or like z in zoo
ç
like ss
z
like z in English (In Portugal, like zh when at the end of a word.)
ã
like oe in does
â
like ã but shorter
á
like a in Artic
ê
like e but shorter
