Learn Gujarati: Gujarati alphabet chart and letters

Gujarati Characters

Below are some of the Gujarati Characters and their pronunciations.

Gujaraticharacters

Gujarati vowels

Gujarati	Written in English	Sounds like
અ	a	'a' as in 'about'
આ	ā (aa)	'a' as in 'father'
ઇ	i	'i' as in 'sit'
ઈ	ī (ee)	'ee' as in 'feet'
ઉ	u	'u' as in 'put'
ઊ	ū (oo)	'oo' as in 'pool'
ઋ	ru	'ru' as in 'rook'
એ	e	'e' as in 'they'
ઐ	ai	'ai' as in 'aisle'
ઓ	o	'o' as in 'go'
ઔ	au	'ou' as in 'out'
અં	am / an	a nasal sound, as in 'hung' (anusvara)
અઃ	ah	a short breath after the vowel, as in 'aha' (visarga)

Gujarati consonants

કka
ખkha
ગga
ઘgha
ઙṅa

ચcha
છchha
જja
ઝjha
ઞña

ટṭa
ઠṭha
ડḍa
ઢḍha
ણṇa

તta
થtha
દda
ધdha
નna

પpa
ફpha / fa
બba
ભbha
મma

યya
રra
લla
વva

શsha
ષṣha
સsa
હha
ળḷa

ક્ષksha
જ્ઞgna

The dotted letters are said with the tongue curled back (ṭa, ḍa, ṇa, ḷa). Gujarati letters have no line along the top, unlike Hindi and Marathi; જ્ઞ is said 'gna'.

Vowel signs

After a consonant, each vowel is written as a sign joined to it. Here they are with ક:

કka
કાkā
કિki
કીkī
કુku
કૂkū
કૃkru
કેke
કૈkai
કોko
કૌkau
કંkam
કઃkah

Everyday Gujarati phrases

નમસ્તેnamasteHello
તમે કેમ છો?tame kem chho?How are you?
હું મજામાં છું, આભાર.huṁ majāmāṁ chhuṁ, ābhār.I am fine, thank you.
માફ કરજોmāph karjoSorry / excuse me
રેલવે સ્ટેશન ક્યાં છે?relve sṭeshan kyāṁ chhe?Where is the railway station?
આ કેટલાનું છે?ā keṭlānuṁ chhe?How much is this?
જમવાનું બહુ સરસ છે.jamvānuṁ bahu saras chhe.The food is very good.
મને થોડું ગુજરાતી આવડે છે.mane thoḍuṁ gujarātī āvaḍe chhe.I know a little Gujarati.
હા / નાhā / nāYes / no
ફરી મળીશુંpharī maḷīshuṁSee you again

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