Kazakh Cyrillic Alphabet Cheat Sheet by RainyMoons

Ә ә

Ä ä

as in apple

В в

V v

as in very

Ғ ғ

Ğ ğ or GH gh

no English equiva­lent, backli­ngual glottal consonant

Е е

E e

in Kazakh e is pronounced as if there is [y] before it, as in English yes

Ж ж

J j or ZH zh

as in measure

И и

Ï ï

sounds like ee in indeed

К к

K k

as in kind

Л л

L l

can be hard as in element, and soft as in limo

Н н

N n

as in pen

О о

O o

as in hot

П п

P p

as in park

С с

S s

as in miss

У у

W w

as in tool

Ү ү

Ü ü

while saying pool, try to raise the front part of the tongue as high as possible to the front, while mouth is half closed

Х х

X x

as in khan. Do not confuse with English ‘x’

Ц ц

C c

as in its

Ш ш

Ş ş

as in passion

Ъ ъ

hard sign

hard sign, in Russian words only

І і

İ i

as in till

Э э

EE ee

as in English words end, n Russian words only

Я я

YA ya

as in yah