C before a, o, u, l and r is pronounced like k, as:
- cavallo (kahvallo), the horse
- cravo (krahvo), the pink
- cuidado (kooeedado), the care.
- Before e and i it sounds like s, as:
- ceo (sayo), heaven
- cigarro (seegarro), cigar.
- If the c before a, o, u has a cedille (ç)
- it sounds like s, as:
- caça (kassah), chase
- aço (asso), the steel
- açucar (assookar), sugar.
- The double c, is distinctly heard only before e and i,
- the first sounds like k, the second like s, as:
- accidente (akseedente), the accident.
D is pronounced like the English.
Fdo.do.
G before a, o and a consonant is pronounced like the English g, as:
- gordo, fat
- gravo, grave.
g before e and i sounds like the j in the English word joy, as: general.
gua almost sounds like the English wa, as: guarda, pr. gwarda.
H is only softly aspirated in few words, as: