Albanian/Alphabet
< Albanian
| Letter | IPA | Approximate English Pronunciation | Albanian Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| A a | [a] | like "a" in "bar" | ari, "bear" |
| B b | [b] | like "b" in "bat" | bora, "snow" |
| C c | [t͡s] | like "ts" in "hats" | cipë, "membrane" |
| Ç ç | [t͡ʃ] | like "ch" in "check" | çandër, "prop" |
| D d | [d] | like "d" in "day" | ditë, "day" |
| Dh dh | [ð] | like "th" in "that" | dhemb, "tooth" |
| E e | [e] | like "e" in "bet" | ethe, "fever" |
| Ë ë | [ə] or silent | a schwa sound, like the syllable "uh" | ëmbël, "sweet", silent in the end where the hiatus lengthens the preceding vowel |
| F f | [f] | like "f" in "far" | fyell, "flute" |
| G g | [g] | like "g" in "go" | gur, "stone" |
| Gj gj | [ɟ] | no equivalent sound in English, but somewhat like the "j" in "judge" | gjashtë, "six" |
| H h | [h] | like "h" in "huge" | hënë, "moon" |
| I i | [i] | like "ea" in "bead" | imja, "mine" |
| J j | [j] | like "y" in yes" | jetë, "life" |
| K k | [k] | like "k" in "skin" | këlysh, "puppy" |
| L l | [l] | like "l" in "lake" | lule, "flower" |
| LL ll | [ɫ] | dark l sound, like "ll" in "full" | llapa, "tongue" (for animals) |
| M m | [m] | like "m" in "mother" | mëmë, "mother" |
| N n | [n] | like "n" in "night" | ne, "we" |
| Nj nj | [ɲ] | no English equivalent, but somewhat like "ni" in "onion" or the "ñ" in "piñata" | njeri, "human" |
| O o | [ɔ] | like "o" in "not" | ose, "or" |
| P p | [p] | like "p" in "spin" | pse, "why" |
| Q q | [c] | no English equivalent, but somewhat like "ch" in "cheek" | qesh, "to laugh" |
| R r | [ɾ] | like "r" in "right" | re, "cloud", tre "three", dru "wood" |
| Rr rr | [r] | no English equivalent, trilled r | rreth, "circle" |
| S s | [s] | like "s" "soup" | sorrë, "crow" |
| Sh sh | [ʃ] | like "sh" in "ship" | shoh, "see" |
| T t | [t] | like "t" in "stump" | tre, "three" |
| Th th | [θ] | like "th" in "think" | thoi, "nail" |
| U u | [u] | like "u" in "flute" | urë, "bridge" |
| V v | [v] | like "v" in "veteran" | valë, "wave" |
| X x | [d͡z] | like the "ds" in "ads" | xixë, "sparkle" |
| Xh xh | [d͡ʒ] | like "g" in "Germany" | xhiro, "lap, race" |
| Y y | [y] | No English equivalent, but somewhat like "u" in "manicure" | yll, "star" |
| Z z | [z] | like "z" in "zoo" | zulmë, "glory" |
| Zh zh | [ʒ] | like "s" in "vision" | zhyt, "to dive" |