There are 21 consonants in Brazilian Portuguese:
b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.
Meaning in this text:
Bold – consonant or transcription letter.
Underlined – stressed syllable of the word.
Transcription letter – the letter in English that represents a sound. (This is not the International Phonetic transcription).
Letters between | | – transcription letters that represents the sound of the word.
| b |bê| | ||
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b as in bee
Transcription letter: |b|
Example: boot
bota
|bota|
| c |cê| | ||
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c as in cold
Transcription letter: |k|
Example: glue
cola
|kola|
| d |dê| | ||
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d as in day
Transcription letter: |d|
Example: finger
dedo
|dêdu|
or
dgy as in dodgy
Transcription letters: |dgi|
Example: to say
dizer
|dgizeh|
| f |efi| | ||
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f as in fun
Transcription letter: |f|
Example: photo
foto
|fótu|
| g |Sê| | ||
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g as in good
Transcription letter: |g|
Example: cat
gato
|gatu|
or
s as in measure
Transcription letters: |S|
Example: ice
gelo
|Sêlu|
| h |aga| | ||
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h as in honest
It’s a silent letter
Transcription letter: |none|
Example: hotel
hotel
|oteu|
| j |Sota| | ||
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s as in measure
Transcription letters: |S|
Example: game
jogo
|Sôgu|
| k |ka| | ||
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k as in key
Transcription letter: |k|
Example: kiwi
kiwi
|kiwi|
| l |eli| | ||
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l as in love
Transcription letter: |l|
Example: law
lei
|lêi|
or
u as in attitude
Transcription letter: |u|
Example: tall
alto
|autu|
| m |ẽmi| | ||
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m as in my
Transcription letter: |m|
Example: map
mapa
|mapa|
| n |ẽni| | ||
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n as in night
Transcription letter: |n|
Example: snow
neve
|nevi|
| p |pê| | ||
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p as in park
Transcription letters: |p|
Example: father
pai
|pai|
| q |kê| | ||
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q as in unique
Transcription letters: |k|
Example: cheese
queijo
|kêiSu|
or
q as in question
Transcription letter: |k|
Example: four
quatro
|kuatRu|
| r |ehi| | ||
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h as in hope
Transcription letter: |h|
Example: street
rua
|hua|
or
tt as in matter (flap sound in American English)
Transcription letter: |R|
Example: clear
claro
|klaRu|
| s |esi| | ||
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s as in song
Transcription letter: |s|
Example: room
sala
|sala|
or
s as in nose
Transcription letter: |z|
Example: house
casa
|kaza|
or
s as in sure
Transcription letters: |sh|
Example: east
leste
|leshchi|
| t |tê| | ||
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t as in time (no aspiration)
Transcription letter: |t|
Example: screen
tela
|tela|
or
ch as in cheap
Transcription letter: |ch|
Example: aunt
tia
|chia|
| v |vê| | ||
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v as in vacation
Transcription letter: |v|
Example: cow
vaca
|vaka|
| w |dabliu| | ||
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w as in Wagner
Transcription letter: |v|
Example: Walter
Walter
|Vauteh|
or
w as in website
Transcription letter: |u|
Example: wi-fi
wi-fi
|uaifai|
| x |shis| | ||
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x as in oxygen
Transcription letters: |ks|
Example: flow
fluxo
|fluksu|
or
sh as in sheep
Transcription letters: |sh|
Example: text
texto
|têshtu|
or
x as in Xavier
Transcription letters: |z|
Example: exact
exato
|êzatu|
or
s as in sun
Transcription letters: |s|
Example: expelled
expulso
|ispusu|
| y |ipsilõ| | ||
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y as in lobby
Transcription letter: |i|
Example: hobby
hobby
|hobi|
or
y as in by
Transcription letter: |ai|
Example: byte
byte
|baichi|
| z |zê| | ||
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z as in zero
Transcription letter: |z|
Example: to do
fazer
|fazêh|
or
s as in sun
Transcription letters: |z|
Example: peace
paz
|pais|
CONSONANT TABLE
| LETTER | NAME | E.G. | EN |
| b | |bê| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | bota |bota| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | boot |
| c | |sê| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | cola |kola| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | glue |
| d | |dê| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | dedo |dêdu| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | finger |
| f | |efi| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | foto |fotu| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | photo |
| g | |Sê| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | gato |gatu| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | cat |
| h | |aga| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | hotel |oteu| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | hotel |
| j | |Sota| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | jogo |Sôgu| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | game |
| k | |ka| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | kiwi |kiwi| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | kiwi |
| l | |eli| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | lei |lêi| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | law |
| m | |ẽmi| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | mapa |mapa| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | map |
| n | |ẽni| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | neve |nevi| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | snow |
| p | |pê| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | pai |pai| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | father |
| q | |kê| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | queijo |kêiSu| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | cheese |
| r | |ehi| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | rua |hua| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | street |
| s | |esi| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | sala |sala| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | room |
| t | |tê| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | tela |tela| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | screen |
| v | |vê| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | vaca |vaka| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | cow |
| w | |dabliu| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | wi-fi |uaifai| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | wi-fi |
| x | |shis| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | fluxo |fluksu| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | flow |
| y | |ipsilõ| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | hobby |rróbi| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | hobby |
| z | |zê| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | fazer |fazêrr| An HTTP error occurred during file retrieval. Error Code: 403 | to do |
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