Urdu Alphabet
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Urdu Alphabet
This page contains a table including the following: Urdu Alphabet, letters which help you pronounce the words in this language, you will also learn about the different consonants and vowels. Make sure to check out our Urdu Phrases page, which contains several expressions that might help you in your learning process.
| English | Urdu Pronunciation | Urdu Script | Various Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| A as in apple | hamzeh | ء | On the top of some vowels |
| A as in apple | alef | ا | ا |
| Long “a” | alef-e maddī | آ | آ |
| B as in Brazilian | be | ب | ب ب ب |
| P as in Pakistani | pe | پ | پ پ پ |
| T as in Turkish | te | ت | ت ت ت |
| T as in Tadjikistan | te | ٹ | ٹ ـٹ ٹ |
| Th as in think | the | ث | ث ث ث |
| J as in Japanese | jīm | ج | ج ج ج |
| Che as in Chinese | che | چ | چ چ چ |
| Sharp h as in Hassan | he | ح | ح ح ح |
| Kh as in the Spanish Jota | khe | خ | خ خ خ |
| D as in Danish | dāl | د | د |
| D as in Dubai | ḍāl | ڈ | د |
| Th as in They | Th | ذ | ذ ـذ ذ |
| R as in Russian | re | ر | ر |
| R as in Merci | aṛ | ڑ | ڑ ـڑ ڑ |
| Z as in Zulu | ze | ز | ز |
| Je as in pleasure | je or zhe | ژ | ژ |
| S as in Spanish | sīn | س | س س س |
| Sh as in Shadow | shīn | ش | ش ش ش |
| S as in supper | sād | ص | ص ص ص |
| D as in Danish | dād | ض | ض ض ض |
| T as in Tagalog | Tā | ط | ط ط ط |
| Th as in That | thā | ظ | ظ ظ ظ |
| The closest is as a soundless “a” or ‘ | ‘ayn | ع | ع ع ع |
| gh as the french “r” in merci | ghayn | غ | غ غ غ |
| F as in Farsi | fe | ف | ف ف ف |
| Sharp Qu (Qum) | qāf | ق | ق ق ق |
| K as in Kurdish | kāf | ك | ك ك ك |
| Same thing just a different way. | kāf | ک | ک ک ک |
| G as in Golf | gāf | گ | گ گ گ |
| L as in Language | lām | ل | ل ل ل |
| M as in Mandarin | mīm | م | م م م |
| N as in Norwegian | nūn | ن | ن ن ن |
| W as in Wolof | vāv | و | و |
| H as Hawaii | he | ﮩ | ہ ﮩ ﮨ |
| H as in Hebrew | hā-ye havvaz | ه | ه ه ه |
| Y as in Yiddish | yā-ye mo‘jam | ي | ي ي ي |
| Y as in Yiddish, sometimes as “a” | yā-ye fārsī | ی | ی ی ی |
| Y as in eBay | ai | ے | ے ـے ے |
I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some Urdu alphabet, consonants and vowels. Make sure to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation.
Try to check out our Urdu Phrases page, which contains several expressions that might help you in your learning process.