The Latin transliteration of Mishtoch uses an alphabet of 18 letters: Aa [ɑ, a], Chch [x], Dd [d], Ee [e, ɛ], Hh[h], Ii [i, ɪ], Kk [k], Mm [m], Nn [n], Oo [ɔ, o], Pp [p], Rr [r], Ss [s], Shsh [ʃ], Tt [t], Uu [u, ʊ], Vv [v], Yy [j]. All letters are generally pronounced the same way regardless of their placement. The letter "i" tends to form diphthongs [aɪ], [eɪ], [oɪ] and [uɪ] when it follows another vowel; other vowels are pronounced separately from each other.