Today I will teach you the Portuguese alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Portuguese letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Portuguese contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| A a | [a, ɐ] like hat |
| B b | [b] like boy |
| C c | [k; s] like cow |
| CH ch | [sh] like shoe |
| D d | [d, dʒ] like dog |
| E e | [e, ɛ, i,] like seven |
| F f | [f] like frog |
| G g | [ɡ; ʒ] like go, gym |
| H h | [silent] silent honor |
| I i | [i] like street |
| J j | [ʒ] like vision |
| K k | [k] like kit |
| L l | [l] like long |
| M m | [m] like man |
| N n | [n] like nose |
| O o | [o, ɔ, u] like open |
| P p | [p] like pan |
| Q q | [k] like kit |
| R r | [ɾ, ʁ] like hot |
| S s | [s] like sing |
| T t | [tʃ] like time |
| U u | [u] like you |
| V v | [v] like violin, |
| W w | [w] like wallet |
| X x | [ʃ, ks] like exit |
| Y y | [y] like yellow |
| Z z | [z, s] like zebra |
| Ç ç | [s] like sing |
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