Gujarati Letters

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

અ	[a] --> as in art
આ	[ā] --> as in mat
ઇ	[i] --> as in kiss
ઈ	[ī] --> as in eat
ઉ	[u] --> as in cut
ઊ	[ū] --> as in new
ઋ	[r̥] --> as in merci
એ	[e] --> as in egg
ઐ	[ai] --> as in hi
ઓ	[o] --> as in top
ઔ	[au] as in how
ઍ	[â] --> as in put
ઑ	[ô] --> as in tool
ા	[ā] --> as in arm
િ	[i] --> as in lid
ી	[ī] --> as in read
ુ	[u] --> as in cut
ૂ	[ū] --> as in mule
ૃ	[r̥] --> as in merci
ે	[e] --> as in men
ૈ	[ai] --> as in hi
ો	[o] --> as in top
ૌ	[au] --> as in how
ૅ	[â] --> as in hut
ૉ	[ô] --> as in wood
ક	[k] --> as in cow
ચ	[ch] --> as in chat
ટ	[ṭ] --> as in time
ત	[t] --> as in top
પ	[p] --> as in play
ખ	[kh] --> as in Bach
છ	[chh] --> as in chess
ઠ	[ṭh] --> as in them
થ	[th] --> as in think
ફ	[ph] --> as in tap her
ગ	[gu] --> as in go
જ	[j] --> as in Jamaica
ડ	[ḍ] --> as in that
દ	[d] --> as in day
બ	[b] --> as in Bali
ઘ	[ghe] --> as in merci
ઝ	[jhe] --> as in vision
ઢ	[ḍhe] --> as in brother
ધ	[dhe] --> as in door
ભ	[bhe] --> as in boring
ઙ	[ṅe] --> as in nice
ઞ	[ñe] --> as in new
ણ	[ṇe] --> as in near
ન	[ne] --> as in noon
મ	[me] --> as in me
ય	[ye] --> as in yes
ર	[re] --> as in ring
લ	[le] --> as in life
વ	[ve] --> as in vast
શ	[śhe] --> as in shiny
ષ	[ṣe] --> as in sit
સ	[se] --> as in sing
હ	[he] --> as in hear
ળ	[ḷe] --> as in list
ં	[m] --> as in milk

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

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