UNIT 01 · LESSON 1
Meet the alphabet
A few familiar letters. A few new sounds.
By the end of this lessonRecognize the letters that make Kurmanji distinctive.
The idea
Kurmanji uses a Latin alphabet with 31 letters. Ç, ê, î, ş and û are separate letters, not optional accents. C sounds like English “j”; ç sounds like “ch”; ş sounds like “sh”.
See it in a sentence
çaytea · ç sounds like “ch”
şevnight · ş sounds like “sh”
avwater
rojday / sun
Keep the accents when you type. Use the Kurdish letter buttons in the exercises if you need them.
Grammar reference: Thackston, Alphabet and sounds, pp. 1–4