Learning to Read Uyghur - Part 4

Uyghur Alphabet

Here is part 4 of this learning to read series. In part 3 we learned four more Uyghur letters. Let's continue and learn a few more letters.

i - This letter has the i sound as in sit or pin. Here are the different ways the letter looks:
ئى ى ىـ ـىـ ـىـى

l - This letter has the l sound as in long. Here are the different ways the letter looks:
ل لـ ـلـ ـل

Let's do some reading practice:
ئىت - it
ئىن - in
ئىم - im
تىنىم - tinim
لىم - lim
ئالىمان - aliman
پولو - polo
ئالما - alma (*the l and m are not showing up well with this font)
بالا - bala
*Notice that when a comes after l, it takes a different shape.

Let's learn two more letters:

s - This letter has the s sound as in son. Here are the different ways the letter looks:
س سـ ـسـ ـس

sh - This letter has the sh sound as in shoe or shut. Here are the different ways the letter looks:
ش شـ ـشـ ـش

Now let's try reading a few more:
ئاساس - asas
ئاسان - asan
بوسو - boso
سوبو - sobo
ساپ - sap
سالام - salam
ئاش - ash
شاش - shash
باش - bash
شانا - shana
شامان - shaman

A few of these are actual words in Uyghur:
تىنىم - tinim = relaxation
پولو - polo = Uyghur rice pilaf
ئالما - alma = apple
بالا - bala = child
سالام - salam = greeting
*And if you're interested in learning how to make polo check this YouTube video.

Continue to Part 5