PronunciationLevel A1~ 4 minutes

The Digraph 'Lh'

Pronunciation and spelling

The digraph LH

0:00 / —:—

The rest of this lesson is for members

DailyNata Plus opens this lesson and every other one in the library, going back years.

The Portuguese lh has no English equivalent and is not an l. Hear escola against escolha and bola against bolha, and learn where the tongue goes.

An interactive exercise

Written for level A1. Every lesson has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.

Start your 7 day free trial Already a member? Sign in

From €12.50/month. Nothing is charged for the first 7 days.

More like this

Letter C, Ç and QuWhen c is hard, when it is soft, when it needs a cedilla and when qu takes over. The Portuguese spelling rules behind justiça and eu fiquei.A1–A2Members only

Letter GPortuguese g is hard before a, o and u and soft before e and i, so longa and longe sound nothing alike. With audio and a marking exercise.A1Members only

Letter SPortuguese s has three sounds: the s in salt, the z in zebra and the sh in shampoo. Which one you get depends on where it sits in the word.A1Members only