- Pronouncing the Uyghur Alphabet — for Americans
| Uighur Latin Letters | Uyghurche Teleppuzi we Nami (Uighur Pronunciation & Names of the Letters) |
IPA | Uighur Arabic Letters | American-English Pronunciation | Misallar (Examples in Uighur) | Sounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A a | a | a | ئا | as the o in Godawful… | ana | a |
| B b | bé | b | ب | as the b‘s in Bed ‘n breakfast… | bala | b |
| Ch ch | ché | ʧ | چ | as the Ch in Chesty Starbuck, ma hero… | chay | ch |
| D d | dé | d | د | as the D in De don’t make’m like de yusta… | dada | d |
| E e | e | æ | ئە | as the first a in back up… | emgek | e |
| É é | é | ɛ | ئې | as e ‘s in teste | éyiq | é |
| F f | éf | f | ف | as the f in Well, fancy that! | fabrika | f |
| G g | gé | g | گ | as the G in Getoutta here! | gülistan | g |
| Gh gh | gha | ʁ | غ | as the r ‘s in French pronunciation of word France | ghalip | gh |
| H h | h | h | ھ | as the H‘s in Hurry up Humbert, I can’t wait all day… [Will the real Lolita please lie down?] |
höriyet | h |
| I i | i | i | ئى | as the first two i‘s in Don’ want no stinkin’ pronunciation guide… | ilham | i |
| J j | jé | ʤ
ʒ |
ج
ژ |
This letter has two sounds: 1. as the j in Will you please stop jading my balldiser! 2. as the s in It’s a pleasure to meet ya’… |
jan
jurnal |
j j |
| K k | ké | k | ك | as the c in A case of beer and thou… | kamil | k |
| L l | él | l | ل | as the L‘s in Labyrinth of Lies | lampa | l |
| M n | ém | m | م | as the m‘s in the The merry month of May… | maymun | m |
| N n | né | n | ن | as the n’s in Never say never, never say always… | nan | n |
| Ng ng | ngé | ŋ | ڭ | as the ng ‘s in bring, paking | yangaq | ng |
| O o | o | o | ئو | as the O in Oh, Yeah? Sez who? | oghaq | o |
| Ö ö | ö | ø | ئۆ | as the ö in Die Götterdämmerung | ördek | ö |
| P p | pé | p | پ | as the P in Prestidigitator… | palta | p |
| Q q | qu | q | ق | as the q ‘s in the Qatar | qar | q |
| R r | ar | r | ر | as the R in Risky Business! | rawap | r |
| S s | és | s | س | as the S in So you’re new to IRC, eh? | salam | s |
| Sh sh | shi | ʃ | ش | as the sh’s in Shazam, sheriff! | sham | sh |
| T t | ti | t | ت | as the T in Tie ‘er down, boys. She’s headin’ for the barn! | tanka | t |
| U u | u | u | ئۇ | as the double oo’sin Flat foot floozy… You’re wrong if you think we just dated ourselves. We couldn’t be that old and still be writing this. We’re just well-read. | uzun | u |
| Ü ü | ü | y | ئۈ | as the U in I’m SO conFUSED… | üzüm | ü |
| W w | wa | w | ۋ | as the W in Washington… | weteb | w |
| X x | xi | χ | خ | as the h in heart… | xelq | x |
| Y y | ya | y | ي | as the y in Do ye wanna dance…? | yolwas | y |
| Z z | zi | z | ز | as the z in She shot me her best zinger! | zenjir | z |
Eskertishler/Notes:
- Herplerning tizilishi In’glizche we bashqa tillar élipbesige oxshash tizildi.
- Herplerning nami bolsa Uyghur Yéngi Yéziqi (UYY) Élipbesi boyiche bérildi.
- Uyghur Latin Yéziqida (ULY) 31 herp bar bolup, In’glishchidiki c,v herpliri ULY da yoq lékin bu ikki herp chet’el tilidin kirgen sözlerde (mesilen: Vietnam,vitamin, Cai Jun, ect.) we xelq’araliq birliklerde ishlitilidu,(mesilen: volt, cm). j bolsa ikki xil oqulidu(misal: jemiyet, jornal). ULY da qosh herplerdin töti bar bolup ular: ch, gh, ng, sh, zh.
- In Uyghur Latin Alphabet(ULY), there are 31 letters. The letter j has two phonetic sounds(values): One is as the j sound in “jam“, the other is as the s in “treasure“.
- The letters c and v do not belong to the Uyghur Latin Alphabet, but they can be used in names (Vietnam, vitamin, Cai Jun, ect) or with international terms (cm/volt, etc.). There are four grouped consonants in thr alphabet: They are ch,gh,ng and sh.
- IPA: the International Phonetic Alphabet (Xelq’araliq Fonitik Élipbes)