- monarchia,
- archeo,
- archonte,
- Achilles.
Lh is pronounced like the ll in the English word “billiards” or in the French words “fille, bouilli”,as:
- mulher, woman
- mólho, the bundle.
Nh is pronounced like the French gn in “espagne, peigner”, as:
- ganho, I win
- banho, bath
- manha, trick.
Ph is pronounced like f, as: philosophia.
Rh and Th are pronounced like r and t.
6. The Diphthongs.
The Portuguese language has two kinds of diphthongs: the pure, those which are distinctly pronounced, and the nasal diphthongs, pronounced with a nasal sound.
Pure Diphthongs.