The core consonant letters.

• بblike b in boy
• پplike p in pen
• تtsoft t, dental, like Spanish t
• ټṭretroflex t, tongue curled back
• دdsoft d, dental
• ډḍretroflex d, tongue curled back
• رrrolled r, like Spanish r
• ړṛretroflex flapped r
• سslike s in sun
• شshlike sh in ship
• ښx̌ / ṣa retroflex sh/kh sound, dialect-dependent
• کklike k in kite
• ګglike g in go
• لllike l in light
• مmlike m in moon
• نnlike n in net
• ڼṇretroflex n, tongue curled back
• وwlike w in water (as a consonant)
• هhlike h in hat
• يylike y in yes