* Vowels
* a is pronounced like the "o" in "hot".
* e is pronounced like the "e" in "bet".
* i is pronounced like the "ee" in "feet".
* o is pronounced like the "o" in "boat".
* u is pronounced like the "oo" in "boot".
* Consonants
* b is pronounced like the "b" in "ball".
* c is pronounced like the "k" in "kite" before the vowels a, o, and u. Before the vowels e and i, it is pronounced like the "s" in "sit".
* ch is pronounced like the "sh" in "shine".
* d is pronounced like the "d" in "dog".
* f is pronounced like the "f" in "fish".
* g is pronounced like the "g" in "go" before the vowels a, o, and u. Before the vowels e and i, it is pronounced like the "zh" in "azure".
* h is silent.
* j is pronounced like the "zh" in "azure".
* l is pronounced like the "l" in "love".
* m is pronounced like the "m" in "man".
* n is pronounced like the "n" in "nose".
* nh is pronounced like the "ny" in "canyon".
* p is pronounced like the "p" in "park".
* q is pronounced like the "k" in "kite".
* r is pronounced like the "r" in "red".
* s is pronounced like the "s" in "sit".
* sh is pronounced like the "sh" in "shine".
* t is pronounced like the "t" in "tree".
* v is pronounced like the "v" in "van".
* x is pronounced like the "sh" in "shine".
* z is pronounced like the "z" in "zebra".
* Stress
* Stress is usually placed on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable of a word.
European Portuguese
* Vowels
* a is pronounced like the "o" in "hot".
* e is pronounced like the "e" in "bet".
* i is pronounced like the "ee" in "feet".
* o is pronounced like the "o" in "boat".
* u is pronounced like the "oo" in "boot".
* Consonants
* b is pronounced like the "b" in "ball".
* c is pronounced like the "k" in "kite" before the vowels a, o, and u. Before the vowels e and i, it is pronounced like the "s" in "sit".
* ch is pronounced like the "sh" in "shine".
* d is pronounced like the "d" in "dog".
* f is pronounced like the "f" in "fish".
* g is pronounced like the "g" in "go" before the vowels a, o, and u. Before the vowels e and i, it is pronounced like the "zh" in "azure".
* h is silent.
* j is pronounced like the "zh" in "azure".
* l is pronounced like the "l" in "love".
* m is pronounced like the "m" in "man".
* n is pronounced like the "n" in "nose".
* nh is pronounced like the "ny" in "canyon".
* p is pronounced like the "p" in "park".
* q is pronounced like the "k" in "kite".
* r is pronounced like the "r" in "red".
* s is pronounced like the "s" in "sit".
* sh is pronounced like the "sh" in "shine".
* t is pronounced like the "t" in "tree".
* v is pronounced like the "v" in "van".
* x is pronounced like the "sh" in "shine".
* z is pronounced like the "z" in "zebra".
* Stress
* Stress is usually placed on the last syllable of a word.