Learn Albanian - Consonants

Pronunciation

Bb: 'b'as in "banana"
Cc: 'ts' as in "wits"
Çç: 'ch' as in "chair"
Dd: 'd' as in "dentist"
Dhdh: 'th' as in "that"
Ff: 'f' as in "film"
Gg: 'g' as in "great"
Gjgj: 'dge' as in "dodge"
Hh: 'h' as in "helicopter"
Jj: 'y' as in "year"
Kk: 'k' as in "bank"
Ll: 'l' as in "milk"
Llll: 'll' as in "mill"
Mm: 'm' as in "mother"
Nn: 'n' as in "nest"
Njnj: 'ni' as in "onion"
Pp: 'p' as in "problem"
Qq: 'q' as in "quick" (usually in foreign words), ch as in "chair" (softer than the first one)
Rr: 'r' as in "rico" ( trilled )
Rrrr: 'rr' as in "hurrah" ( strongly trilled )
Ss: 's' as in "hospital"
Shsh: 'sh' as in "ship"
Tt: 't' as in "telephone"
Thth: 'th' as in "things"
Vv: 'v' as in "village"
Xx: 'ds' as in "kids"
Xhxh: 'j' as in "jump"
Zz: 'z' as in "zero"
Zhzh: as in "pleasure"