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Indonesian alphabet

Learn the 26 Latin letters and practise Indonesian reading, vocabulary and grammar through A1–A2 written exercises.

Indonesian uses 26 Latin letters. Capitals and lowercase represent the same letters. The letter c sounds like English ch; e can represent different vowels. Letter combinations such as ng, ny, kh and sy are not extra alphabet letters.

Indonesian letters in alphabetic order
#	Capital	Lowercase	Name	Sound & recognition cue
1	A	a	a	A and a are the same letter. Sound cue: a as in father.
2	B	b	be	B and b are the same letter. Sound cue: b as in boat.
3	C	c	ce	C and c are the same letter. Sound cue: ch as in chair.
4	D	d	de	D and d are the same letter. Sound cue: d as in day.
5	E	e	e	E and e are the same letter. Sound cue: e as in bed, or a neutral vowel like a in about.
6	F	f	ef	F and f are the same letter. Sound cue: f as in food.
7	G	g	ge	G and g are the same letter. Sound cue: hard g as in go.
8	H	h	ha	H and h are the same letter. Sound cue: h as in hat.
9	I	i	i	I and i are the same letter. Sound cue: ee as in see.
10	J	j	je	J and j are the same letter. Sound cue: j as in jam.
11	K	k	ka	K and k are the same letter. Sound cue: k as in kite.
12	L	l	el	L and l are the same letter. Sound cue: l as in leaf.
13	M	m	em	M and m are the same letter. Sound cue: m as in moon.
14	N	n	en	N and n are the same letter. Sound cue: n as in name.
15	O	o	o	O and o are the same letter. Sound cue: o as in a pure vowel.
16	P	p	pe	P and p are the same letter. Sound cue: p as in pen.
17	Q	q	ki	Q and q are the same letter. Sound cue: k, mainly in borrowed words and names.
18	R	r	er	R and r are the same letter. Sound cue: a tongue-tip tap or trill.
19	S	s	es	S and s are the same letter. Sound cue: s as in sun.
20	T	t	te	T and t are the same letter. Sound cue: t as in tea.
21	U	u	u	U and u are the same letter. Sound cue: oo as in food.
22	V	v	ve	V and v are the same letter. Sound cue: v, often realised as f.
23	W	w	we	W and w are the same letter. Sound cue: w as in water.
24	X	x	eks	X and x are the same letter. Sound cue: ks, mainly in borrowed words.
25	Y	y	ye	Y and y are the same letter. Sound cue: y as in yes.
26	Z	z	zet	Z and z are the same letter. Sound cue: z as in zoo.

Letter names identify characters; DIN describes spelling, while IPA and phonetic notes describe sounds. English comparisons are approximate.

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