Farsi Letters

Let's now learn the Farsi letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.

ء	[a] as in Alabama
ا	[a] as in Alaska
آ	[long "a"] as in mat
ب	[b] as in Bali
پ	[p] as in pen
ت	[t] as in top
ث	[th] as in thin
ج	[j] as in jar
چ	[che] as in chat
ح	[sharp h] as in Hassan
خ	[kh] as in Bach
د	[d] as in desk
ذ	[th] as in them
ر	[r] as in ring
ز	[z] as in Zulu
ژ	[je] as in vision
س	[s] as in smile
ش	[sh] as in shiny
ص	[s] as in supper
ض	[d] as in date
ط	[t] as in tip
ظ	[th] as in that
ع	['] as in Ghana
غ	[gh] as in merci
ف	[f] as in fly
ق	[sharp qu] as in Qum
ك	[k] as in kit
ک	[k] as in cute
گ	[g] as in golf
ل	[l] as in life
م	[m] as in moon
ن	[n] as in noon
و	[w] as in wax
ه	[h] as in hi
ي	[y] as in yes
ی	[a] as in at

The above letters in Farsi should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Farsi, Farsi homepage, or Farsi Grammar. Farsi quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.

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