# The Interlingua Alphabet

| | | The Interlingua Alphabet | |
| Letter | Name | Sound | As in |
| Aa | ah | a | cat |
| Bb | bay | b | boy |
| Cc | say | c | car, before e or i like zz in pizza or c in city |
| Dd | day | d | dog |
| Ee | ay | e | hey |
| Ff | eff | f | find |
| Gg | gay | g | officially like Go in all situations except words ending in -age, but optionally before e or i like j |
| Hh | hasha | h | hi |
| Ii | ee | i | machine |
| Jj | jotta | j | s in pleasure |
| Kk | kah | k | king |
| Ll | ell | l | love |
| Mm | emm | m | man |
| Nn | enn | n | now |
| Oo | oh | o | obey |
| Pp | pay | p | put |
| Qq | koo | qu | quick, in one syllable words just k |
| Rr | err | r | trilled |
| Ss | ess | s | soft, between vowels like s in cousin |
| Tt | tay | t | tea |
| Uu | oo | u | o in who |
| Vv | vay | v | very |
| Ww | doopla vay | w | way |
| Xx | eeks | x | example |
| Yy | eepsilon or ee greck | y | yes or pretty |
| Zz | zed or zeta | z | zebra |
| Consonant Clusters |
| cc | cc in | accent |
| ch | ch in | Christ or enchanté and more rarely chest |
| ph | is like | f |
| th | is just | t |
| Dipthongs |
| ai | is | I |
| au | is ow | in cow |
| ei | is ei | in reign |
| oi | is oy | in choice |
| Le Numeros The Numbers |
| 0 | zero |
| 1 | un |
| 2 | duo |
| 3 | tres |
| 4 | quatro |
| 5 | cinque |
| 6 | sex |
| 7 | septe |
| 8 | octo |
| 9 | nove |
| 10 | dece |
| 11 | dece-un |
| 12 | dece-duo |
| 13 | dece-tres |
| 14 | dece-quatro |
| 15 | dece-cinque |
| 16 | dece-sex |
| 17 | dece-septe |
| 18 | dece-octo |
| 19 | dece-nove |
| 20 | vinti |
| 21 | vinti-un |
| 22 | vinti-duo |
| 25 | vinti-cinque |
| 30 | trenta |
| 40 | quaranta |
| 50 | cinquanta |
| 60 | sexanta |
| 70 | septanta |
| 80 | octanta |
| 90 | novanta |
| 100 | cento |
| 101 | cento un |
| 102 | cento duo |
| 121 | cento vinti-un |
| 150 | cento cinquanta |
| 200 | duo centos |
| 201 | duo centos un |
| 300 | tres centos |
| 381 | tres centos octanta-un |
| 1000 | mille |
| 1001 | mille un |
| 1995 | dece-nove centos novanta-cinque |
| 1962 | dece-nove centos sexanta-duo |
| 2000 | duo milles |
| 1.000.000 | million |
| 1.000.000.000 | milliardo |
| 1.000.000.000.000 | billion |
| 1.000.000.000.000.000 | billiardo |
| 1.000.000.000.000.000.000 | trillion |
| Ordinal Numbers |
| 1me | prime |
| 2de | secunde |
| 3tie | tertie |
| 4te | quarte |
| 5te | quinte |
| 6te | sexte |
| 7me | septime |
| 8ve | octave |
| 9ne | none |
| 10me | decime |
| 11me | dece-prime |
| 12de | dece-secunde |
| 13tie | dece-tertie |
| 14te | dece-quarte |
| 15te | dece-quinte |
| 16te | dece-sexte |
| 17me | dece-septime |
| 18ve | dece-octave |
| 19ne | dece-none |
| 20me | vintesime |
| 21me | vinti-prime |
| 22de | vinti-secunde |
| 25te | vinti-quinte |
| 30me | trentesime |
| 40me | quarantesime |
| 50me | cinquantesime |
| 60me | sexantesime |
| 70me | septantesime |
| 80me | octantesime |
| 90me | novantesime |
| 100me | centesime |
| 101me | cento prime |
| 102de | cento secunde |
| 121me | cento vinti-prime |
| 150me | cento cinquantesime |
| 200me | duo centesime |
| 201me | duo centos prime |
| 300me | tres centesime |
| 381me | tres centos octanta-prime |
| 1000me | millesime |
| 1001me | mille prime |
| 2000me | duo millesime |
| 1.000.000me | millionesime |
| 1.000.000.000me | milliardesime |
| 1.000.000.000.000me | billionesime |
| 1.000.000.000.000.000me | billiardesime |
| 1.000.000.000.000.000.000me | trillionesime |