Portuguese Language/Alphabet
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The following table represents the 26 letters of the Portuguese alphabet together their names in Portuguese:
| Letter | Name in portuguese |
|---|---|
| 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"