Letter    Name    Pronunciation Example

     A        a       "father"
     B       bê      "bat"
     C       cê      "cat" or "cent"
     D       dê      "dog"
     E        e      "bed"
     F       efe     "fish"
     G       gê      "go" or "gem"
     H       agá     Silent in most cases
     I       i       "machine"
     J       jota    "s" in "measure"
     K       capa    Used mostly in loanwords
     L       ele    "lamp"
     M       eme    "man"
     N       ene    "net"
     O       o      "pot"
     P       pé     "pig"
     Q       quê    "k" in "kite" (usually with U)
     R       erre   Rolled or guttural "r"
     S       esse   "see" or "z" in "zoo"
     T       te     "top"
     U       u      "zoo"
     V       vê     "v" in "victory"
     W       dáblio   Used mostly in loanwords
     X       xis    "ks" in "box"
     Y       ípsilon   Used mostly in loanwords
     Z       zê    "z" in "zebra"

Script Direction: Left to right, similar to most Latin scripts.

        A    a
        B    b
        C    c
        D    d
        E    e
        F    f
        G    g
        H    h
        I    i
        J    j
        K    k
        L    l
        M    m
        N    n
        O    o
        P    p
        Q    q
        R    r
        S    s
        T    t
        U    u
        V    v
        W    w
        X    x
        Y    y
        Z    z

• Nouns: Names of people, places, or things cat, Jack, Africa
• Verbs: Action words that indicate what is happening run, eat, think
• Adjectives: Words that describe nouns happy, blue, tall
• Adverbs: Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs quickly, very, well
• Pronouns: Replace nouns to avoid repetition he, she, it, they
• Prepositions: Show relationships between nouns and other words in, on, at, to
• Conjunctions: Connect words, phrases, or clauses and, but, or
• Interjections: Express emotions or sudden exclamations wow, ouch, hey

• Complete Sentences: Must have a subject and a verb.
  Example: "She runs."
• Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject and verb must match in number.
  Example: "He runs" (singular) vs. "They run" (plural).
• Use of Articles: "A" before consonant sounds,
  "an" before vowel sounds,
  and "the" for specific items.
  Example: "a book," "an apple," "the car."
  
• Consistent Verb Tenses: Maintain the same tense throughout a sentence.
  Example: "I went to the store and bought milk."
  
• Avoid Double Negatives: Two negatives create a positive.
  Example: "I don’t know anything" instead of "I don’t know nothing."
  
• Active vs. Passive Voice: Use active voice for clarity.
  Example: "Ravi wrote the report" is clearer than "The report was written by Ravi."
  

• Incorrect Question Formation: Invert the subject and auxiliary verb. Example of proper form: "Are you coming?"
  rather than improper: "You are coming?"
  
• Fragmented Sentences: Ensure sentences are complete.
  Example of proper form: "I left early because I was tired"
  rather than improper: "Because I was tired."