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The revolutionary study of the
  Portuguese language free!
The alphabet and digraphs
Notes About
 The Portuguese alphabet contains 26
  letters, as well as the English alphabet
  but the letters have other names.
 The pronounce of the letters was
  described in the IPA (Phonetic
  International Alphabet), more
  information in the Wikipedia.
The 26 Letters
   A ['a]          N ['eni]
   B ['be]         O ['ɔ]
   C ['se]         P ['pe]
   D ['de]         Q ['ke]
   E ['ɛ]          R ['ɛhi]
   F ['ɛfi]        S ['ɛsi]
   G ['ʒe]         T ['te]
   H [a'ga]        U ['u]
   I ['i]          V ['ve]
   J ['ʒɔtɐ]       W ['dablju]
   K ['ka]         X [ʃis]
   L ['ɛli]        Y ['ipsilõ]
   M ['emi]        Z ['ze]
The Digraphs
 The pronounce of the CH digraph is [ʃ],
  as well as the SH in show.
 The pronounce of the LH digraph is [ʎ],
  as well as the LLI in million.
 The pronounce of the NH digraph is [ɲ],
  similar of the NI in onion.
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  • 1. The revolutionary study of the Portuguese language free!
  • 2. The alphabet and digraphs
  • 3. Notes About  The Portuguese alphabet contains 26 letters, as well as the English alphabet but the letters have other names.  The pronounce of the letters was described in the IPA (Phonetic International Alphabet), more information in the Wikipedia.
  • 4. The 26 Letters  A ['a]  N ['eni]  B ['be]  O ['ɔ]  C ['se]  P ['pe]  D ['de]  Q ['ke]  E ['ɛ]  R ['ɛhi]  F ['ɛfi]  S ['ɛsi]  G ['ʒe]  T ['te]  H [a'ga]  U ['u]  I ['i]  V ['ve]  J ['ʒɔtɐ]  W ['dablju]  K ['ka]  X [ʃis]  L ['ɛli]  Y ['ipsilõ]  M ['emi]  Z ['ze]
  • 5. The Digraphs  The pronounce of the CH digraph is [ʃ], as well as the SH in show.  The pronounce of the LH digraph is [ʎ], as well as the LLI in million.  The pronounce of the NH digraph is [ɲ], similar of the NI in onion.
  • 6. More lessons in Lusophone World – O mundo lusófono