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

guttural; 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"