Alphabet

The Kurdish alphabet

31 Latin letters. Five of them carry marks (ç ê î ş û), and every letter is always read the same way.

  1. Aa01
    In Turkish
    a, uzun: "kar"daki a
    In English
    a in "father"
    Exampleaşpêj
  2. Bb02
    In Turkish
    b
    In English
    b in "bed"
    Examplebav
  3. Cc03
    In Turkish
    c: "cam"
    In English
    j in "jam"
    Examplecotkar
  4. Çç04
    Special letter
    In Turkish
    ç: "çay"
    In English
    ch in "chair"
    Exampleçente
  5. Dd05
    In Turkish
    d
    In English
    d in "day"
    Exampledukandar
  6. Ee06
    In Turkish
    e, kısa ve açık: "ev"
    In English
    e in "bed", slightly open
    Exampleendezyar
  7. Êê07
    Special letterNot in Turkish
    In Turkish
    uzun, kapalı e: "ey"e yakın, kaymadan
    In English
    ay in "day", without the glide
    Exampleêlek
  8. Ff08
    In Turkish
    f
    In English
    f in "fun"
    Examplefêkî
  9. Gg09
    In Turkish
    g: "gel"
    In English
    g in "go"
    Examplegizer
  10. Hh10
    In Turkish
    h: "hava"
    In English
    h in "hat"
    Examplehunermend
  11. Ii11
    In Turkish
    ı: "ılık"taki kısa ı
    In English
    short i in "bit", almost a schwa
    Examplebira
  12. Îî12
    Special letter
    In Turkish
    i, uzun: "iyi"
    In English
    ee in "see"
    Exampleîsot
  13. Jj13
    In Turkish
    j: "jilet"
    In English
    s in "measure"
    Examplejin
  14. Kk14
    In Turkish
    k
    In English
    k in "kid"
    Examplekeç
  15. Ll15
    In Turkish
    l
    In English
    l in "lamp"
    Examplelîmon
  16. Mm16
    In Turkish
    m
    In English
    m in "man"
    Examplemamoste
  17. Nn17
    In Turkish
    n
    In English
    n in "no"
    Examplenanpêj
  18. Oo18
    In Turkish
    o: "ok"
    In English
    o in "more"
    Examplekartol
  19. Pp19
    In Turkish
    p
    In English
    p in "pen"
    Examplepolîs
  20. Qq20
    Not in Turkish
    In Turkish
    gırtlaktan, derin bir k
    In English
    a k made far back in the throat
    Exampleqedeh
  21. Rr21
    In Turkish
    r; "rr" titreşimli
    In English
    a tapped r; "rr" is rolled
    Examplerûpel
  22. Ss22
    In Turkish
    s
    In English
    s in "sun"
    Examplesêv
  23. Şş23
    Special letter
    In Turkish
    ş: "şeker"
    In English
    sh in "she"
    Exampleşeftalî
  24. Tt24
    In Turkish
    t
    In English
    t in "top"
    Exampletirî
  25. Uu25
    In Turkish
    kısa u: "uç"
    In English
    u in "put"
    Examplekur
  26. Ûû26
    Special letter
    In Turkish
    uzun u: "uu"
    In English
    oo in "food"
    Examplepirtûk
  27. Vv27
    In Turkish
    v
    In English
    v in "van"
    Examplevoleybol
  28. Ww28
    Not in Turkish
    In Turkish
    İngilizcedeki w: dudaklar yuvarlak
    In English
    w in "water"
    Examplewênekêş
  29. Xx29
    Not in Turkish
    In Turkish
    gırtlaktan hırıltılı h
    In English
    ch in Scottish "loch"
    Examplexwişk
  30. Yy30
    In Turkish
    y
    In English
    y in "yes"
    Exampledayik
  31. Zz31
    In Turkish
    z
    In English
    z in "zoo"
    Examplezarok