Uyghur + IPT
ئا (a) = a in “father.”
ە (ä) = a in “cat.”
ب (b) = b
چ (ch) = ch in “cheese.”
د (d) = d
ې (e) = e in “set.”
ف (f) = f
گ (g) = g
غ (gh) = gh (A voiced sound similar to the French “r” or the “gh” in “ugh.”)
ھ (h) = h
ح (ḥ) = h (A guttural sound like the “h” in
“loch”.)
ى (i) = i in “bit.”
ج (j) = j
ك (k) = k
ل (l) = l
م (m) = m
ن (n) = n
ۆ (o) = o in “go.”
پ (p) = p
ق (q) = q (A uvular sound, similar to the “q” in Arabic.)
ر (r) = r
س (s) = s
ش (sh) = sh
ت (t) = t
ۇ (u) = u in “put.”
ۈ (ü) = u (Similar to the German “ü” or the French “u.”)
ۋ (v) = v
و (w) = w
خ (x) = A raspy sound similar to the “ch” in the German “Bach.”
ى (y) = y
ز (z) = z
ژ (zh) = s as in “measure.”
ع (ʿ) = A voiced pharyngeal fricative sound.
ئ (ʾ) = uh/oh (Glottal stop, like the sound in “uh-oh.”)