Explore the writing examples below. Sound comparisons are approximate; use complete words and recordings to develop your listening and pronunciation.
| अ | [a] as in Alabama |
| आ | [aa] as in fact |
| ए | [e] as in egg |
| ई | [ii] as in tea |
| ऍ | [ei] as in hey |
| ऎ | [ei] as in bean |
| ऐ | [ai] as in late |
| इ | [i] as in ink |
| ओ | [o] as in home |
| ऑ | [oi] as in toy |
| ऒ | [oii] as in oil |
| ऊ | [uu] as in noon |
| औ | [ou] as in house |
| उ | [u] as in Uzbakistan |
| ब | [b] as in basket |
| भ | [bha] as in BHA |
| च | [ca] as in cat |
| छ | [chha] as in chat |
| ड | [da] as in dark |
| ढ | [dha] as in dart |
| फ | [fa] as in fan |
| फ़ | [fi] as in fit |
| ग | [ga] as in gas |
| घ | [gha] as in Ghana |
| ग़ | [ghi] as in Ghistapo |
| ह | [ha] as in hat |
| ज | [ja] as in jam |
| झ | [jha] as in jar |
| क | [ka] as in cat |
| ख | [kha] as in Khan |
| ख़ | [khi] as in KHI |
| ल | [l] as in love |
| ळ | [li] as in list |
| ऌ | [li] as in lip |
| ऴ | [lii] as in million |
| ॡ | [lii] as in million |
| म | [ma] as in man |
| न | [na] as in nap |
| ङ | [n'a] as in N'A |
| ञ | [nia] as in Niagara |
| ण | [nae] as in Nigeria |
| ऩ | [ni] as in mini |
| ॐ | [oms] as in Tom's |
| प | [pa] as in pat |
| क़ | [qi] as in king |
| र | [ra] as in rap |
| ऋ | [ri] as in ring |
| ॠ | [ri] as in risk |
| ऱ | [ri] as in tree |
| स | [sa] as in sat |
| श | [sha] as in shack |
| ष | [shha] as in SHHA |
| ट | [ta] as in tan |
| त | [t'a] as in T'A |
| ठ | [tha] as in Thailand |
| द | [tha] as in Thailand |
| थ | [t'ha] as in Thailand |
| ध | [thha] as in THHA |
| ड़ | [ugdha] as in UGDHA |
| ढ़ | [ugdhha] as in UGDHHA |
| व | [va] as in van |
| य | [ya] as in yard |
| य़ | [yi] as in yeast |
| ज़ | [za] as in Zaire |
The above letters in Assamese should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Assamese, Assamese homepage, or Assamese Grammar. Assamese quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.