A1Lesson 1: Gender, Number & Articles
The Brazilian Portuguese alphabet consists of 26 letters since 2009, when K, W, and Y were officially added, with unique pronunciations that often surprise English speakers and special letter combinations that create distinctly Portuguese sounds.
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| Letter | Name | IPA | Sound Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| [ttsbr]A[/ttsbr] | á | /a/ | ah (father) |
| [ttsbr]B[/ttsbr] | bê | /be/ | beh |
| [ttsbr]C[/ttsbr] | cê | /se/ | seh |
| [ttsbr]D[/ttsbr] | dê | /de/ | deh |
| [ttsbr]E[/ttsbr] | é | /ɛ/ | eh |
| [ttsbr]F[/ttsbr] | éfi | /ˈɛfi/ | EH-fee |
| [ttsbr]G[/ttsbr] | gê | /ʒe/ | zheh |
| [ttsbr]H[/ttsbr] | agá | /aˈga/ | ah-GAH |
| [ttsbr]I[/ttsbr] | i | /i/ | ee |
| [ttsbr]J[/ttsbr] | jóta | /ˈʒɔta/ | ZHOH-tah |
| [ttsbr]K[/ttsbr] | ká | /ka/ | kah |
| [ttsbr]L[/ttsbr] | éli | /ˈɛli/ | EH-lee |
| [ttsbr]M[/ttsbr] | émi | /ˈemi/ | EH-mee |
| [ttsbr]N[/ttsbr] | éni | /ˈeni/ | EH-nee |
| [ttsbr]O[/ttsbr] | ó | /ɔ/ | oh |
| [ttsbr]P[/ttsbr] | pê | /pe/ | peh |
| [ttsbr]Q[/ttsbr] | quê | /ke/ | keh |
| [ttsbr]R[/ttsbr] | érri | /ˈɛʁi/ | EH-hee |
| [ttsbr]S[/ttsbr] | éssi | /ˈɛsi/ | EH-see |
| [ttsbr]T[/ttsbr] | tê | /te/ | teh |
| [ttsbr]U[/ttsbr] | u | /u/ | oo |
| [ttsbr]V[/ttsbr] | vê | /ve/ | veh |
| [ttsbr]W[/ttsbr] | dáblio | /ˈdabliu/ | DAH-blee-oo |
| [ttsbr]X[/ttsbr] | xis | /ʃis/ | sheez |
| [ttsbr]Y[/ttsbr] | ípsilon | /ˈipsilõ/ | EEP-see-lon |
| [ttsbr]Z[/ttsbr] | zê | /ze/ | zeh |
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