tədˈeɪ, mˈɛni ˈoʊldɚ bʌkˈɑːɹɹiən dʒˈuːz hˌuː spˈiːk bʌkˈɑːɹɹiən ænd wɛnt tə tˈædʒɪk ɔːɹ ɹˈʌʃən skˈuːlz ɪn sˈɛntɹəl ˈeɪʒə ˈoʊnli nˈoʊ ðə tˈædʒɪk sɪɹˈɪlɪk ˈælfəbˌɛt wɛn ɹˈiːdɪŋ ænd ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ bʌkˈɑːɹɹiən ænd tˈædʒɪk.
Today, many older Bukharian Jews who speak Bukharian and went to Tajik or Russian schools in Central Asia only know the Tajik Cyrillic Alphabet when reading and writing Bukharian and Tajik.