Similar to English language, Urdu language also consists of vowels and consonants. There are 11 vowels and 36 consonants in Urdu alphabet.
Here are the list of Urdu vowels, consonants, and numerals-
Urdu Vowels
In Urdu, vowels are known as سر (Sar).
| ا aa |
آ aa |
اِ i |
ای ee |
اُ u |
او oo |
اَ a |
اے e |
| اَے ai |
او o |
اَو au |
Urdu Consonants
In Urdu, consonants are known as تلفظ (Talfiz). The following table shows 36 consonant letters and their pronunciations.
| ب ba |
پ pa |
ت ta |
ٹ ṭa |
ث sa |
ج ja |
چ cha |
ح ḥa |
| خ kha |
د da |
ڈ ḍa |
ذ zha |
ر ra |
ڑ ṛa |
ز za |
ژ zha |
| س sa |
ش sha |
ص ṣa |
ض za |
ط ṭa |
ظ za |
ع ‘a |
غ gha |
| ف fa |
ق qa |
ک ka |
گ ga |
ل la |
م ma |
ن na |
ں n |
| و wa |
ہ ha |
ء hamza |
ی ya |
Urdu Numerals
Urdu numerals follow the base-10 number system, also known as decimal number system. It is the most commonly used number system in daily life. The following table shows the 10 Urdu numbers and their English equivalents.
| ۰ 0 sifr |
۱ 1 ek |
۲ 2 do |
۳ 3 teen |
۴ 4 chaar |
۵ 5 paanch |
۶ 6 chay |
۷ 7 saat |
| ۸ 8 aath |
۹ 9 nau |
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