Today I will teach you the Malagasy alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Malagasy letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Malagasy contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| A a | [a] like act |
| B b | [b] like bay |
| C c | [ʨ] like chat |
| D d | [d] like day |
| E e | [ɛ] like egg |
| F f | [f] like fine |
| G g | [ɡ] like gold |
| H h | [h] like home |
| I i | [i] like eat |
| J j | [ʥ] like job |
| K k | [k] like kit |
| L l | [l] like life |
| M m | [m] like man |
| N n | [n] like nice |
| O o | [o] like gold |
| P p | [p] like pool |
| Q q | [k] like kiss |
| R r | [r] like read |
| S s | [s] like smile |
| T t | [t] like tree |
| U u | [u] like mood |
| V v | [f] like fly |
| W w | [w] like wind |
| X x | [ks] like wax |
| Y y | [j] like yes |
| Z z | [z] like zoo |
| NG ng | [eng] like English |
| NY ny | [nye] like new |
| KH kh | [kha] like Bach |
| SY sy | [sya] like shield |
| NNG nng | [nng] like ring |
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