Urdu Alphabet
In this post we tried to write Urdu Alphabet in a very unique way so that Urdu learners without knowledge of English Transcription can Understand these alphabets. All words are written in English, Urdu and roman Urdu. This post will be updated regularly. Please feel free to add comments and your questions. Your kind opinions are more than welcome. See More
ENGLISH | URDU | Articulation |
Alif | ا | Aa+Lif, as Lif in Lift |
Alif mud-aa | آ | Aa+Lif, as Lif in Lift + mud-aa (D in mud as Th in Thanks) |
Bay | ب | Same as bay, smoothly as Ly in Harly |
Pay | پ | Same as pay but smoothly as Ly in Harly |
Tay | ت | Rhyme to Pay, T sounds Th in Thanks |
Tay | ٹ | Rhyme to pay, T sounds as T in Ton, ends smoothly |
Say | ث | Same as say but smoothly |
Jeem | ج | sounds as gime in regime |
Chey | چ | As Ch in Chocolate |
Hey | ح | sounds as hey smoothly |
Khey | خ | As Ch in Munich |
Daal | د | D As Th in Breath |
Daal | ڈ | D as D in Done |
Zaal | ذ | Z as Z in Zoo |
Ray | ر | Same as Ray but smootly |
A-day | ڑ | As TY in Beauty in US |
Zay | ز | As Z in Zoo |
Yey | ژ | Same as Yey but smoothly |
Seen | س | same as seen |
Sheen | ش | as Sh in Sheep |
So-odd | ص | Sounds like Quad, put S before Quad as Suad, ends like Th in thanks |
Zo-odd | ض | Put Z Quad in place of Q,ends like Th in thanks |
Toy | ط | Sounds like Toy but start with as Th in Thanks |
Zoy | ظ | Sounds like Toy, put Z in place of T |
Aa-in | ع | Sounds as I'm but ends in N, read as I'n |
Gha-in | ظ | Sounds as I'm but ends in N, read as I'n and put Gh (as Gh in ghost) in place of I. Read as Gh'n |
Fay | ف | As F in Fun |
Qaaf | ق | As Q in Aqua |
Kaaf | ک | sounds 100% as Calf |
Gaaf | گ | Put G in Calf in place of C |
Laam | ل | Long sounds as LLon in Long but ends at m |
Meem | م | Sounds 100% as Meme |
Noon | ن | 100% as noon |
Noon Ghun-nah | ں | same as noon and GH sounds as GH in UGH |
Wow | و | Same as wow |
Hey | ہ | Same as Hey buts ends smoothly |
Hum-zah | ء | as Hum+ zah |
Choti Yey | ی | Small Yey |
Badi Yey | ے | Big Yey |