@ Portuguese uses the exact same alphabet as English, the ISO basic Latin alphabet comprised of 26 letters Portuguese Alphabet Worksheet The letters K. W, and ¥ were recently recognized as part ofthe official Portuguese alphabet They are only used in personal names, foreign loanwords, and derivatives, including words {rom indigenous Brazilian languages. For example, Yakisoba (‘yakisoba"), ‘Shoyu ("soy sauce") and Ya which is aname of a native indigenous tribe The Portuguese alphabet is phonetic, which means letters represent certain sounds alone land certain sounds when combined, just like most westem languages. @ The Portuguese alphabet and how each letter is called in Portuguese: Aa) Jal a J /30tey jot Ss) esi esse Bib) /be/ bé Kk) Tkal ca Tt) fel 6 Ce) ser 06 uo) reli/ ole Uw) Jal u Dd) /der dé Mm) fem seme | Yu) Nel ve Ele) Jel, lel eoré Nn) Seni/ ene Ww) {dabliu/ — dablio FO) rev efe 0) /afof 0rd | XH) His xis Gi) ige/ ge Pip) /pe/ pe Yy) —Fipsilé/ —_ipsilon Hh) aga’ aga | ql ke/ = qué Ze) heel 2 1) fl i Ri) /ewis) ereDiagraphs ch I sh ih IN ly nh ipl gn tr hal h ss isi s qu Wi, fkel ky kw gu ‘gig? g, qwa a a a ele) a 8 a a ° kors 6 e é e(, 2) io 6 ° 6 08) 6 6 u@ Portuguese, like English, uses digraphs, which are pairs of letters representing a single sound, different from their components alone, but they're not included in the alphabet: ch, ih, nh, r, $5, qu, gu Diacritios are litle marks that are added to letters to indicate some alteration on the quality of the original letter. It usually indicates @ pronunciation aspect. While in English they appear more in names and loanwords, such as "fiancé," in Portuguese they are very common, There are five diacritics with different uses in Portuguese. They can indicate stressed vowels and pronunciation aspects in consonants and vowels; they can also be used to differentiate some homographs or to mark grammar phenomena. In Portuguese, the acute accent is used to indicate a stressed vowel in a word.© Portuguese Alphabet Chart: Lexicon English Portuguese (Name) Approx Example Aa Jel, fe nut / father grande / ave Bb Pol boy barato Ge Iki; Ist center / coal ‘centro / casa Dd | /a/~ 63) dog / aym dedo / dinheiro Ee fee get / face ela / ele Bf A frog facil Ga al: 3 ‘game / genre ‘guerra/ gente an [meet wo te hi Ww ski vida J my pleasure cerveja Kk I ketchup ketchup ut | wvep-w long leve Mm in ‘monkey médico Na inl nose namorada 0,0 | /ol,/o/,ful hope / taught sopa / amora Pp Jp pan pe ad WwW queue ‘quatro Re A, fh ladder / hope caro / rapido Ss | isl // sing /z00 sala/ asa Tt wt) time / culture tanto /tinta uu Jul rule ou vv ww violin vem wow | whi wallet / watt workshop / watt xx | Me oe 13 | shoe /box /z00 /sit/ executive | '4x0/ tee ae maximo Yy WAL yes yakissoba Z2 | bhish fl zebra cozinha “The Portuguose -q's always followed by -uA language's alphabet is its building blocks. Trying to learn how to write in Portuguese without first learning its alphabet is a bit lke trying to build a brick house without touching the individual bricks! Itis impossible to do a good job that way. So don't believe language schools and methods that try to teach you otherwise. You will regret it later. ‘Also, once you start recognizing symbols and words, you will be encouraged by your own progress and motivated to learn even faster. Even just learning the basies of the alphabet will allow you to start recognizing simple Portuguese words, and it will feel great! Furthermore, knowing the alphabet even helps with pronunciation, as learning the individual letters of any language will start uncovering nuances and intricacies that are not always apparent when you're simply listening to the words. Completely mastering the Portuguese alphabet, no matter how long it takes, will give you an excellent head start in learning how to write and read the language. It will offer you a solid foundation on which to build the other language skills, so set a goal to learn the alphabet so well that you're able to recite it in your sleep! n Practi © Vocabulary and Pronunci Using the correct pronunciation of the Portuguese alphabet practice saying the words below: &) feliz json peppy sobsars eat water o) & relégio sapato gato livre lapis ‘look shoe cat book pect