葡萄牙語字母發(fā)音
The comparison with English words should help you pronounce the words correctly in Portuguese. Please note that not every sound can be reproduced in written form.
LETTER PORTUGUESE MEANING SOUND ENGLISH
A aluno student
sounds like [a] father
alemã German nasal sound --
B bala candy sounds like [b] bay
C casa house ca/co/cu sounds like [k] key
cedo early ce/ci sounds like [s] city
Ç moça young woman ça/ço/çu sounds like [s] city
CH cheque check sounds like [sh] she
D data date sounds like [d] day
E letra, você letter, you sounds like [e] them
leite milk sounds like [ee] at the end, if unstressed cheese
festa, café party, coffee
sounds like [e] bed
F faca knife sounds like [f]
for
G gato cat ga/go/gu sounds like [g] get
gelo ice ge/gi sounds like [g] beige
GU água water gua/guo sounds like [gw] Nicaragua
português Portuguese gue/gui sounds like [g] get
lingüiça sausage güe/güi sounds like [gw] Nicaragua
H hotel hotel h is always silent, except for borrowed words such as hall, hobby, etc. --
I camisa shirt sounds like [ea]
meat
J jornal
newspaper sounds like [g] beige
L laranja orange la/le/li/lo/lu sounds like [l] like
Brasil Brazil al/el/il/ol/ul sounds like [w] few
LH trabalho work sounds like [ll] million
M mapa map sounds like [m] more
bom good sounds between m and n, similar to the French word bon --
N nada nothing
sounds like [n] no
conta bill sounds like [n] contract
NH amanhã tomorrow sounds like [ng], similar to the French words Avignon and champagne
--
O bonito, avô pretty, grandfather sounds like [o] know
livro book sounds like [w or o] at the end, if unstressed boo/know
moda, avó fashion, grandmother sounds like [aw] law
P pato duck sounds like [p] pie
Q quase almost qua/quo sounds like [kw] quick
aqui here que/qui sounds like [k] key
cinqüenta fifty qüe/qüi sounds like [kw] quick
R recibo receipt similar to [h] sound holiday
honra honor similar to [h] sound, if preceded by n holiday
carta letter sounds like [r], similar to the English or French r morning or jour
caro expensive similar to [r] sound Mary
RR carro car similar to [h] sound holiday
S sopa soup at the beginning sounds like [s] sea
cansado tired if preceded by l/n/r sounds like [s] sea
inglês English after vowels sounds like [s] must
casa house between vowels sounds like [z] zero
SC piscina swimming pool sce/sci sounds like [s]
sea
SÇ desça go down sça/sço sounds like [s] sea
SS assado roasted sounds like [s] sea
T tomate tomato sounds like [t] top
U uva grape sounds like [w] boo
V você you sounds like [v] www.ryedu.net verb
X México Mexico sounds like [sh] she
caixa box/cashier after ai/ei sounds like [sh] she
táxi taxi sounds like [ks] taxi
próximo next sounds like [s] city
excelente excellent exce/exci sounds like [s] city
texto text excl/exp/ext sounds like [s] must
exame exam exa/exe/exi/exo/exu sounds like [z] zero
Z zero zero before a vowel sounds like [z] zero
feliz happy after a vowel sounds like [s] must
The comparison with English words should help you pronounce the words correctly in Portuguese. Please note that not every sound can be reproduced in written form.
LETTER PORTUGUESE MEANING SOUND ENGLISH
A aluno student
sounds like [a] father
alemã German nasal sound --
B bala candy sounds like [b] bay
C casa house ca/co/cu sounds like [k] key
cedo early ce/ci sounds like [s] city
Ç moça young woman ça/ço/çu sounds like [s] city
CH cheque check sounds like [sh] she
D data date sounds like [d] day
E letra, você letter, you sounds like [e] them
leite milk sounds like [ee] at the end, if unstressed cheese
festa, café party, coffee
sounds like [e] bed
F faca knife sounds like [f]
for
G gato cat ga/go/gu sounds like [g] get
gelo ice ge/gi sounds like [g] beige
GU água water gua/guo sounds like [gw] Nicaragua
português Portuguese gue/gui sounds like [g] get
lingüiça sausage güe/güi sounds like [gw] Nicaragua
H hotel hotel h is always silent, except for borrowed words such as hall, hobby, etc. --
I camisa shirt sounds like [ea]
meat
J jornal
newspaper sounds like [g] beige
L laranja orange la/le/li/lo/lu sounds like [l] like
Brasil Brazil al/el/il/ol/ul sounds like [w] few
LH trabalho work sounds like [ll] million
M mapa map sounds like [m] more
bom good sounds between m and n, similar to the French word bon --
N nada nothing
sounds like [n] no
conta bill sounds like [n] contract
NH amanhã tomorrow sounds like [ng], similar to the French words Avignon and champagne
--
O bonito, avô pretty, grandfather sounds like [o] know
livro book sounds like [w or o] at the end, if unstressed boo/know
moda, avó fashion, grandmother sounds like [aw] law
P pato duck sounds like [p] pie
Q quase almost qua/quo sounds like [kw] quick
aqui here que/qui sounds like [k] key
cinqüenta fifty qüe/qüi sounds like [kw] quick
R recibo receipt similar to [h] sound holiday
honra honor similar to [h] sound, if preceded by n holiday
carta letter sounds like [r], similar to the English or French r morning or jour
caro expensive similar to [r] sound Mary
RR carro car similar to [h] sound holiday
S sopa soup at the beginning sounds like [s] sea
cansado tired if preceded by l/n/r sounds like [s] sea
inglês English after vowels sounds like [s] must
casa house between vowels sounds like [z] zero
SC piscina swimming pool sce/sci sounds like [s]
sea
SÇ desça go down sça/sço sounds like [s] sea
SS assado roasted sounds like [s] sea
T tomate tomato sounds like [t] top
U uva grape sounds like [w] boo
V você you sounds like [v] www.ryedu.net verb
X México Mexico sounds like [sh] she
caixa box/cashier after ai/ei sounds like [sh] she
táxi taxi sounds like [ks] taxi
próximo next sounds like [s] city
excelente excellent exce/exci sounds like [s] city
texto text excl/exp/ext sounds like [s] must
exame exam exa/exe/exi/exo/exu sounds like [z] zero
Z zero zero before a vowel sounds like [z] zero
feliz happy after a vowel sounds like [s] must