Tajik + IPT 

А а = a in “father.”

Б б = b in “big.”

Д д = d in “dog.”

Ӣ ӣ = ee in “see.”

Ф ф = f in “fish.”

Г г = g in “good.”

Ғ ғ = gh as in the Arabic letter “غ.”

Ҳ ҳ = h in “house.”

И и = i in “machine.”

Ҷ ҷ = j in “jeep.”

К к = k in “kite.”

Л л = l in “lamp.”

М м = m in “mother.”

Н н = n in “nice.”

О о = o in “more.”

Ӯ ӯ = oo in “food.”

П п = p in “pen.”

Қ қ = q in “quran.”

Р р = r in “red.”

С с = s in “sun.”

Ш ш = sh in “shoe.”

Т т = t in “table.”

У у = u in “blue.”

В в = v in “victory.”

Ч ч = Xx ch in “cheese.”

Х х = kh in “loch” or the German “Bach.”

Й й = y in “boy.”

Е е = y as in “yes.” (Note: This is equivalent to the Russian “Е” and is pronounced as “ye” in initial and after vowels.)

Ё ё = yo like in “yogurt.”

З з = z in “zebra.”

Ж ж = zh as “s” in “measure.”

Ъ ъ = A soft sign, usually not pronounced.