Shqip
The alphabet
A a
a as in father
ari
bear
B b
b
bukë
bread
C c
ts
cep
corner
Ç ç
ch
çantë
bag
D d
d
dritare
window
Dh dh
th as in this
dhomë
room
E e
e
emër
name
Ë ë
a short uh, often quiet at the end
ëmbël
sweet
F f
f
fëmijë
child
G g
g
gur
stone
Gj gj
a soft gy
gjuhë
language
H h
h
hënë
moon
I i
ee
im
my
J j
y
jam
I am
K k
k
kalë
horse
L l
l
libër
book
Ll ll
a dark l
lloj
kind
M m
m
mollë
apple
N n
n
natë
night
Nj nj
ny
njeri
person
O o
o
ora
hour
P p
p
portë
door
Q q
a soft ky
qen
dog
R r
a tapped r
radio
radio
Rr rr
a rolled r
rrugë
road
S s
s
sy
eye
Sh sh
sh
shtëpi
house
T t
t
tavolinë
table
Th th
th as in think
thikë
knife
U u
oo
ujë
water
V v
v
vëlla
brother
X x
dz
xhep
pocket
Xh xh
j as in jam
xhaketë
jacket
Y y
like the French u
yll
star
Z z
z
zog
bird
Zh zh
zh as in measure
zhurmë
noise
W appears only in foreign names. Dh, Gj, Ll, Nj, Rr, Sh, Th, Xh, and Zh are each one letter. The stress is not written. It is often on the next-to-last syllable, but not always.