| A a | aa | short (a) long (aa) |
| B b | bee | similar to English |
| C c | see | either s or k, e.g. sirkel |
| D d | dee | similar to English |
| E e | ee | short (a) long (aa) |
| F f | ef | similar to English |
| G g | gee | two sound possible, soft and gutteral |
| H h | haa | similar to English |
| I i | ie | short (i) long (ie), and not (ii) |
| J j | jot | like English y, e.g. jes(afr) = yes(eng) |
| K k | kaa | similar to English |
| L l | el | similar to English |
| M m | em | similar to English |
| N n | en | similar to English |
| O o | oo | short (o) long (oo) |
| P p | pee | similar to English |
| Q q | kuu | kw used, eg. kwart = 1/4 |
| R r | er | similar to spanish |
| S s | es | similar to English |
| T t | tee | similar to English |
| U u | uu | short (u) long (uu) |
| V v | vau | similar to English f |
| W w | wee | unique sound |
| X x | ex | used in loan words only |
| Y y | y | like English “ay” e.g. yl(afr) = ale (eng) |
| Z z | set | s is often used |