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Words - of foreign, typically germanic language origin

Letter combination ch is normally pronounced like English sh (left column), but in a few words ch is pronounced like English k (right column).

The letters th are pronounced as a hard t.

The letters gn are normally pronounced like the ny of canyon in English- unless the g and the n are in two different syllables or begin a word.

The letter c before i, e is pronounced like English s. Before a, u, or o it is pronounced like k. When a tail, known as the cedilla, hangs down from the c - ç, it is pronounced like an s.

The letter l is normally pronounced like the English l. However, in the letter combination ille the l is pronounced [j]. The same is true when the letter combination il ends a word. There are a few exceptions to this rule; they are listed in the right column.