Today I will teach you the Xhosa alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Xhosa letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Xhosa contains 64 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| A a | [a] like ask |
| B b | [b] like bay |
| C c | [ʨ] like chat |
| D d | [d] like day |
| E e | [ɛ] like egg |
| F f | [f] like fun |
| G g | [ɡ] like gold |
| H h | [h] like hi |
| I i | [i] like meat |
| 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 old |
| P p | [p] like pool |
| Q q | [k] like kit |
| R r | [r] like rice |
| S s | [s] like smile |
| T t | [t] like time |
| U u | [u] like mood |
| V v | [f] like free |
| W w | [w] like wind |
| X x | [ks] like wax |
| Y y | [j] like year |
| Z z | [z] like Xhosa |
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