Pashto Letters

Let's now learn the Pashto letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.

ا	[a] as in Alabama
ب	[b] as in Bali
پ	[p] as in pen
ت	[t] as in tea
ٹ	[ṭ] as in top
ث	[th] as in think
ج	[j] as in joy
چ	[ch] as in charm
ح	[h] as in hot
خ	[kh] as in Bach
د	[d] as in dove
ڈ	[ḍ] as in drink
ذ	[dh] as in that
ر	[r] as in Romania
ڑ	[ṛ] as in rabbit
ز	[z] as in Zulu
ژ	[zh] as in vision
س	[s] as in small
ش	[sh] as in shrine
ص	[ṣ] as in salt
ض	[z̤] as in those
ط	[t] as in tower
ظ	[ẓ] as in this
ع	['] as in none
غ	[gh] as in none
ف	[f] as in food
ق	[q] as in queue
ک	[k] as in kilo
گ	[g] as in guest
ل	[l] as in life
م	[m] as in moon
ن	[n] as in nice
و	[v, o] as in wet, cool
ہ ﮩ ﮨ	[h] as in house
ھ	[h] as in house
ء	['] as in art
ی	[y, i] as in yes
ے	[ai or e] as in way

The above letters in Pashto should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Pashto, Pashto homepage, or Pashto Grammar. Pashto quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.

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