Language/Kazakh/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Kazakh alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.
The Kazakh language is unique in that it can be written using three different alphabets: the Cyrillic, Latin, and Arabic scripts. In this lesson, we will focus on the Kazakh pronunciation, specifically the alphabet and pronunciation. As you dive into the fascinating world of the Kazakh language, you may also find it helpful to explore other related topics such as Kazakh Cases → Accusative Case, Kazakh Pronunciation → Vowels, and Complete 0 to A1 Kazakh Course: Greetings and Basic Expressions. Enjoy your journey into the rich and diverse world of the Kazakh language! 📚🌍
Kazakh Alphabet and IPA
Cyrillic
| Letter | А
а |
Б
б |
В
в |
Г
г |
Д
д |
Е
е |
Ж
ж |
З
з |
И
и |
Й
й |
К
к |
Л
л |
М
м |
Н
н |
О
о |
П
п |
Р
р |
С
с |
Т
т |
У
у |
Ф
ф |
Х
х |
Ц
ц |
Ч
ч |
Ш
ш |
Щ
щ |
Ъ
ъ |
Ы
ы |
Ь
ь |
Э
э |
Ю
ю |
Я
я |
Ё
ё |
І
і |
Ғ
ғ |
Қ
қ |
Ң
ң |
Ү
ү |
Ұ
ұ |
Һ
һ |
Ә
ә |
Ө
ө |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɑ/ | /b/ | /v/ | /ɡ/ | /d/ | /i̯ɘ/ | /ʒ/ | /z/ | /əj/, /ɘj/ | /j/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /u̯ʊ/ | /p/ | /ɾ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /w/, /ʊw/, /ʉw/ | /f/ | /x, χ/ | /ts/ | /t͡ɕ/ | /ʃ/ | /ɕː/ | /ə/ | /e/ | /jʉw/, /jʊw/ | /jɑ/ | /jo/ | /ɘ/ | /ʁ/ | /q/ | /ŋ/ | /ʉ/ | /ʊ/ | /h/ | /æ/ | /y̯ʉ/ |
Latin
| Letter | A
a |
B
b |
C
c |
D
d |
E
e |
F
f |
G
g |
H
h |
İ
i |
I
ı |
J
j |
K
k |
L
l |
M
m |
N
n |
O
o |
P
p |
Q
q |
R
r |
S
s |
T
t |
U
u |
V
v |
W
w |
X
x |
Y
y |
Ya
ya |
Yo
yo |
Yw
yw |
Z
z |
Ä
ä |
Ç
ç |
É
é |
Ï
ï |
Ñ
ñ |
Ö
ö |
Ü
ü |
Ğ
ğ |
Ş
ş |
Şş
şş |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɑ/ | /b/ | /ts/ | /d/ | /i̯ɘ/ | /f/ | /ɡ/ | /h/ | /ɘ/ | /ə/ | /ʒ/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /u̯ʊ/ | /p/ | /q/ | /ɾ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /ʊ/ | /v/ | /w/, /ʊw/, /ʉw/ | /x, χ/ | /j/ | /jɑ/ | /jo/ | /jʉw/, /jʊw/ | /z/ | /æ/ | /t͡ɕ/ | /e/ | /əj/, /ɘj/ | /ŋ/ | /y̯ʉ/ | /ʉ/ | /ʁ/ | /ʃ/ | /ɕː/ |
Arabic
| Letter | ا | ب | ت | تس | ج | ح | د | ر | ز | س | ش | شش | ع | ف | ق | ك | ل | م | ن | و | ى | ي | يا | يو | يۋ | ٵ | ٶ | ٷ | ٸ | ٸ | پ | چ | ڭ | گ | ھ | ۆ | ۇ | ۋ | ە | ە |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɑ/ | /b/ | /t/ | /ts/ | /ʒ/ | /x, χ/ | /d/ | /ɾ/ | /z/ | /s/ | /ʃ/ | /ɕː/ | /ʁ/ | /f/ | /q/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /u̯ʊ/ | /ə/ | /j/ | /jɑ/ | /jo/ | /jʉw/, /jʊw/ | /æ/ | /y̯ʉ/ | /ʉ/ | /ɘ/ | /əj/, /ɘj/ | /p/ | /t͡ɕ/ | /ŋ/ | /ɡ/ | /h/ | /v/ | /ʊ/ | /w/, /ʊw/, /ʉw/ | /i̯ɘ/ | /e/ |
Videos
Kazakh Alphabet - Pronunciation by a Native Speaker
Learning the Kazakh Alphabet
Kazakh Online Virtual Keyboard