All 31 letters of the Qubee alphabet
Qubee is written with the 26 Latin letters plus five digraphs: CH, DH, NY, PH and SH. Tap a letter for its sound, its example word and how to trace it.
- A a short ah, as in again
- B a soft b, as in body
- C a hard, glottalized tch
- CH ch as in chase
- D a firm d, as in dad
- DH a glottalized d, with the tongue curled back
- E e as in pen
- F f as in five
- G g as in game
- H h as in hammer
- I a short i, as in hit
- J j as in jump
- K k as in cocoa
- L l as in little
- M m as in member
- N n as in none
- NY like the Spanish ñ, as in onion
- O o as in open
- P p as in paper
- PH a glottalized p, said while holding your breath
- Q a hard, glottalized k
- R a slightly rolling r, as in sparrow
- S s as in Susan
- SH sh as in should
- T t as in tape
- U oo as in who
- V v as in very
- W w as in wind
- X a hard, glottalized t
- Y y as in year
- Z z as in zigzag
Why the order looks different
Each digraph sits beside its plain letter, so C is followed by CH and D by DH. That keeps the two sounds of a letter pair next to each other while a child learns them.
How many letters are in Qubee?
Qubee has 31 letters: the 26 Latin letters plus five digraphs — CH, DH, NY, PH and SH. Each digraph is one letter with one sound, so it is learned and traced as a single unit.
What order are the Qubee letters in?
The Qubee alphabet runs A, B, C, CH, D, DH, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NY, O, P, PH, Q, R, S, SH, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. Each digraph sits right beside its plain letter, so C and CH are neighbours.