Pronunciation
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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"
