Pronunciation

Consonants

b
like "b" in "bed"

c
like "k" in "kill" (before "a", "o", and "u"), like "s" in "sun" (before "e" and "i")

ç
like "s" in "sun"

d
like "d" in "death"

f
like "f" in "fun"

g
like "g" in "go" (before "a", "o", and "u"), like "g" in "sabotage" (before "e" and "i" and at the end of words)

h
usually silent

j
like "g" in "sabotage"

k
like "k" in "kill"

l
like "l" in "like"

m
like "m" in "me"

n
like "n" in "nurse" (but see Diphthongs below)

p
like "p" in "push"

q(u)
like "k" in "kill" (not like "qu" in "quick")

r
gutteral; kind of like coughing up a hairball

s
like "s" in "sun"; like "z" in "zero" (between two vowels)

t
like "t" in "take"

v
like "v" in "value"

x
like "x" in "exit"

z
like "z" in "zero"