Language/Tatar/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation
Tatar is spoken by Tatars mainly located in modern Tatarstan (European Russia), as well as Siberia. In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Tatar 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. After mastering the Tatar alphabet and pronunciation, you can further enhance your Tatar language skills by exploring Tatar Vocabulary → Numbers and Time → Numbers 1-20, Crimean-tatar Pronunciation, and Tatar Grammar → Adjectives and Adverbs → Adjective Agreement. Enjoy your journey into the fascinating world of the Tatar language! 📚🌍
Tatar Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation
| Cyrillic letter | Latin letter | Name of Cyrillic | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| А а | A a | а /a/ | /a/ |
| Ә ә | Ä ä | ә /æ/ | /æ/ |
| Б б | B b | бэ /be/ | /b/ |
| В в | W w, V v | вэ /we/ | /w/; /v/ |
| Г г | G g,Ğ ğ | гэ /ɡe/ | /ɡ/; /ɣ/ |
| Д д | D d | дэ /de/ | /d/ |
| Е е | E e, Ye ye, Yı yı | йе /je/, йы /jɤ/ | /je/; /jɤ/; /e/ |
| Ё ё | Yo yo | йо /jo/ | /jo/ |
| Ж ж | J j | жэ /ʒe/ | /ʒ/ |
| Җ җ | C c | җэ /ʑe/ | /ʑ/ |
| З з | Z z | зэ /ze/ | /z/ |
| И и | I i | и /i/ | /i/ |
| Й й | Y y | кыска и /qɤsˈqɑ ˈi/ | /j/ |
| К к | K k, Q q | ка /qɑ/ | /k/; /q/ |
| Л л | L l | эль /el/ | /l/ |
| М м | M m | эм /em/ | /m/ |
| Н н | N n | эн /en/ | /n/ |
| Ң ң | Ñ ñ | эң /eŋ/ | /ŋ/ |
| О о | O o | о /o/ | /o/ |
| Ө ө | Ö ö | ө /ø/ | /ø/ |
| П п | P p | пэ /pe/ | /p/ |
| Р р | R r | эр /er/ | /r/ |
| С с | S s | vэс /es/ | /s/ |
| Т т | T t | тэ /te/ | /t/ |
| У у | U u, W w | У /u/ | /u/; /w/ |
| Ү ү | Ü ü, W w | Ү /y/ | /y/; /w/ |
| Ф ф | F f | эф /ef/ | /f/ |
| Х х | X x | ха /xa/ | /x/ |
| Һ һ | H h | һэ /he/ | /h/ |
| Ц ц | Ts ts | цэ /tse/ | /t͡s/ |
| Ч ч | Ç ç | чэ /ɕe/ | /ɕ/ |
| Ш ш | Ş ş | ша /ʃa/ | /ʃ/ |
| Щ щ | Şç şç | ща /ʃɕa/ | /ʃɕ/ |
| Ъ ъ | ' | калынлык билгесе /qɑlɤnˈlɤq bilɡeˈse/ | /ʔ/ |
| Ы ы | ı | ы /ɤ/ | /ɤ/ |
| Ь ь | ' | нечкәлек билгесе /neɕkæˈlek bilɡeˈse/ | /ʔ/ |
| Э э | E e, ' | э /e/ | /e/; /ʔ/ |
| Ю ю | Yu yu, Yü yü | йу /ju/ | /ju/; /jy/ |
| Я я | Ya ya, Yä yä | йа /ja/ | /ja/; /jæ/ |
Video - Tatar Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker
Tatar Online Virtual Keyboard