There are two primary Kurdish scripts used today. The original Soranî-Badînî Script is derived from the standards of the Arabic Script and contains extensions for all the sounds in the Kurdish language. The Kurmancî-Latînî Script follows the standards set by Celadet Elî Bedîrxanî, who first introduced the script.

	The present-day Kurdish scripts... The Kurmancî-Latînî Script and the Soranî-Badînî Script.

Notes:

1. The letter "i" in the Kurmancî-Latînî Script does not exist in the Soranî-Badînî Script. This letter is omitted when spelling words using the Soranî-Badînî Script.
2. The heavy L, written above as Ll is not official in the Kurmancî-Latînî Script. The importance of distinguising between "L" and "Ll" varies amongst dialects and the use of a separate letter was omitted in the Kurmancî-Latînî Script. For purposes of comparing the two scripts, we will use Ll.
3. The rolled R, written above as R' or r' is not official in the Kurmancî-Latînî Script. The writing of the rolled R may vary by the sources used. However, some Kurdish linguists often underline, R, or place an apostraphe after the letter, R', to indicate that the R must be rolled. [This is important for distinguising between words such as Ker (Donkey) and Ker' (Deaf)].

The following shows each letter and provides example Kurdish words containing that letter with their English translations. The correct pronunciation is provided to the right of the letters:

A a	Azad - Free	a as in tall	N n	Nav - Name	n as in new
B b	Baran - Rain	b as in base	O o	Omîd - Hope	o as in chore
C c	Ceger - Liver	j as in job	P p	Pez - Sheep	p as in pen
Ç ç	Çaw - Eye	ch as in chalk	Q q	Qaz - Goose	(no English sound)
D d	Dar - Tree	d as in duck	R r	Rêkûpêk - Organized	r (Spanish r as in para)
E e	Evîn - Love	a as in act	R' r'	R'ast - Right	rolled r
Ê ê	Êvar - Evening	e as in best	S s	Sêv - Apple	s as in sit
F f	Ferheng - Culture	f as in fact		êr - Lion	sh as in shoe
G g	Genim - Wheat	g as in goal	T t	Taze - New	t as in tall
H h	Hîvî - Hope	h as in home	U u	Gund - Village	u as in turn
I i	Rind - Beautiful	i as in bird	Û û	Dûr - Far/Distant	oo as in boot
Î î	Îro - Today	ee as in green	V v	Vejîn - Revived	v as in very
J j	Jîyan - Life	si as in vision	W w	Welat - Country	w as in war
K k	Keç - Girl	k as in kart	X x	Xuda - God	kh (no English sound)
L l	Leker - Army	l (Spanish l as in La)	Y y	Yarmetî - Help	y as in young
Ll ll	Çetall - Fork	ll as in fall	Z z	Ziman - Language	z as in zebra
M m	Mam - Uncle	m as in map

Notes:

1. The Kurdish letter "J" is pronounced like the French j as in jeune. In English, this sound is often written as "Zh".
2. The Kurdish letter "Q" is a guttural sound (like Arabic q as in Quran)
3. The Kurdish letter "X" is pronounced at the back of the throat (like Scottish ch as in loch). In English, this sound is often written as "Kh".

 

The following letters are derived from the Arabic language and are used in some Kurdish words:

Notes:

1. The letters written above in latin are not official in the Kurmancî-Latînî Script. However, some Kurdish linguists often place an apostraphe after the letter, such as E', to ensure that the letter is pronounced correctly when read.
2. Some linguists argue that the letters are not derived from the Arabic language and are part of the Kurdish language through it's very early stages of development.

The following shows each letter and provides example Kurdish words containing that letter:

Notes:

1. The letter X' is often written as Gh in English.

Here are some more example Kurdish words using each Kurdish letter:

A a	Agir, Dar	Fire, Tree	N n	Ne, Nerm	No, Soft
B b	Ba, Bizin	Good, Goat	O o	Giftugo, Roj	Conversation, Day
C c	Car, Cahêl	Time, Young	P p	Pîroz, Payîz	Blessed, Autumn
Ç ç	Çar, Çira	Four, Light	Q q	Qutabî, Qer	Student, Debt
D d	Dil, Derd	Heart, Pain	R r	Ker, Pir	Donkey, Bridge
E e	Erê, Ez	Yes, I	R rr	Ker', Pir'	Deaf, Very
Ê ê	Kwêr, Jêr	Blind, Under	S s	Saz, Serd	Instrument, Cold
F f	Firawan, Firîte	Broad, Thought		ar, ew	City, Night
G g	Gor', Gundî	Grave, Villager	T t	Tu, Taybetî	You, Particular
H h	Hêlîn, Hatin	Nest, to Come	U u	Kur', Gul	Boy, Flower
I i	Jin, Giran	Woman, Heavy	Û û	Sinûr, Pirtûk	Border, Book
Î î	Îstkan, Sîr	Tea Cup, Garlic	V v	Va, Heval	Here, Friend
J j	Jîr, Jîn	Diligent, to Live	W w	Wek, Wue	As/Like, Word
K k	Kurd, Kar	Kurd, Work	X x	Xebat, Xizim	Labor, Relative
L l	Lerz, Cil	Tremble, Clothes	Y y	Yar, Yek	Beloved, One
Ll ll	Xwell	Soil	Z z	Zor, Zindan	Very, Prison
M m	Mast, Me	Yogurt, We/Us

Sources:
(1) Rizgar, Baran. Learn Kurdish: Dersên Kurdî. 1996
(2) Chyet, Michael L. Kurdish-English Dictionary: Ferhenga Kurmancî-Inglîzî. 2003