Portuguese Language/Alphabet
The following table represents the 26 letters of the Portuguese alphabet together their names in Portuguese:
Letter | Name in portuguese |
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A,a | á |
B,b | bê |
C,c | cê |
D,d | dê |
E,e | é |
F,f | efe |
G,g | gê |
H,h | agá |
I,i | i |
J,j | jota |
K,k (1) | cá or capa |
L,l | ele |
M,m | eme |
N,n | ene |
O,o | ó |
P,p | pê |
Q,q | quê |
R,r | erre |
S,s | esse |
T,t | tê |
U,u | u |
V,v | vê |
W,w (1) | duplo vê or dâblio |
X,x | xis |
Y,y (1) | ípsilon or "i" grego (greek "i") |
Z,z | zê |
(1) These letters are currently included in the alphabet.
The blow list shows a rough pronunciation guide (in Brazilian Portuguese):
a = "ah" b = "beh" c = "say" d = "day" e = "ay" f = "efi" g = "g" h = "aga" i = "ee" j = "jota" k = "ka" (not used in Portuguese) l = "eli" m = "emi" n = "eni" o = "o" (not a dipthong) p = "pay" q = "cu" r = "ede" or "ehe" s = "essay" t = "tay" u = "oo" v = "vay" w = "doble you" x = "sheez" y = "ipsilon" z = "zed"