Portuguese: The Alphabet

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The Alphabet – O alfabeto

• The letters k, w, and y appear mainly in words of foreign origin.
• In Brazilian Portuguese, the name of the letter k is spelled out as ká and w as dabliu.
• In European Portuguese, k is spelled out as kappa and w as either dabliu or vê duplo.

Practice

Como se escreve? (How do you spell?) – Try to spell out loud these common Portuguese surnames:

1. Rodrigues

2. Ferreira

3. Pereira

4. Veloso

5. Medeiros

Modelo: Silveira

Como se escreve Silveira? -> esse, i, ele, vê, e, i, erre, á

Try to spell your own name out loud using the Portuguese alphabet!