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The Urdu alphabet
اردو
Every letter of the Urdu (Nastaliq) script, with its sound written out. In Bhasaly you can tap any letter to hear it — the whole chart is recorded.
Hear every letter →Vowels
6 letters. The romanization under each letter is how it sounds, not a spelling rule.
اaa / alif
آaa (long)
وo / oo / w
یee / y
ےe
ھh (the puff)
Consonants
33 letters, in the order the course teaches them.
بb
پp
تt
ٹtt
ثs
جj
چch
حh
خkh
دd
ڈdd
ذz
رr
ڑrr
زz
ژzh
سs
شsh
صs
ضz
طt
ظz
عa (carrier)
غgh
فf
قq
کk
گg
لl
مm
نn
ںn (nasal)
ہh
Numerals
Digits 0-9 as they are written in Urdu.
۰0
۱1
۲2
۳3
۴4
۵5
۶6
۷7
۸8
۹9
Common questions
How many letters are in the Urdu alphabet?
This chart lists 6 vowels and 33 consonants — 39 letters in total — plus the ten numerals.
Can I hear how each Urdu letter sounds?
Yes. Open the alphabet in Bhasaly and tap any letter to play a recorded clip of its sound. No account is needed.
What is the best way to learn the Urdu (Nastaliq) script?
One letter at a time, with sound, then straight into real words. Bhasaly's Urdu course starts with the script and builds from there.
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