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Learning the Persian alphabet is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. Without it, you will not be able to say words properly even if you know how to write those words. The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the Persian language.
Below is a table showing the Persian alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.
| Persian Alphabet | Variation* | Sound | Pronunciation Example |
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ء | ء | a | as in apple |
ا | ا | a | as in apple |
آ | آ | long "a" | as in apathy |
ب | ب ب ب | b | as in boat |
پ | پ پ پ | p | as in pool |
ت | ت ت ت | t | as in town |
ث | ث ث ث | th | as in think |
ج | ج ج ج | j | as in joke |
چ | چ چ چ | che | as in chair |
ح | ح ح ح | sharp h | as in Hassan |
خ | خ خ خ | kh | as in bach |
د | د | d | as in desk |
ذ | ذ | th | as in those |
ر | ر | r | as in rabbit |
ز | ز | z | as in zebra |
ژ | ژ | je | as in pleasure |
س | س س س | s | as in small |
ش | ش ش ش | sh | as in shadow |
ص | ص ص ص | s | as in supper |
ض | ض ض ض | d | as in date |
ط | ط ط ط | t | as in time |
ظ | ظ ظ ظ | th | as in that |
ع | ع ع ع | ' | as in agh!! |
غ | غ غ غ | gh | as in "r" in merci |
ف | ف ف ف | f | as in Persian |
ق | ق ق ق | sharp qu | as in Qum |
ك | ك ك ك | k | as in Kurdish |
ک | ک ک ک | k | as in cute |
گ | گ گ گ | g | as in golf |
ل | ل ل ل | l | as in language |
م | م م م | m | as in mosque |
ن | ن ن ن | n | as in noon |
و | و | w | as in wolf |
ه | ه ه ه | h | as in house |
ي | ي ي ي | y | as in year |
ی | ی ی ی | a | as in spa |
Variation*: This means that the letter takes different shapes based on its position in the word. Usually 3 variations. One at the beginning of the word, one in the middle of the word, and one at the end of the word.
You saw how a letter is written and might be pronounced, but there is nothing better than hearing the sound of the letters in a video or audio. Below you will be able to hear how the letters above are pronounced, just press the play button:
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