Today I will teach you the Farsi alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Farsi letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Farsi contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| ء | [a] like ask |
| ا | [a] like apple |
| آ | [long "a"] like mat |
| ب | [b] like ball |
| پ | [p] like pen |
| ت | [t] like top |
| ث | [th] like thin |
| ج | [j] like jar |
| چ | [che] like chat |
| ح | [sharp h] like Hassan |
| خ | [kh] like Bach |
| د | [d] like desk |
| ذ | [th] like them |
| ر | [r] like ring |
| ز | [z] like zoo |
| ژ | [je] like vision |
| س | [s] like smile |
| ش | [sh] like shiny |
| ص | [s] like supper |
| ض | [d] like date |
| ط | [t] like tip |
| ظ | [th] like that |
| ع | ['] like Ghana |
| غ | [gh] like merci |
| ف | [f] like fly |
| ق | [sharp qu] like Qum |
| ك | [k] like kit |
| ک | [k] like cute |
| گ | [g] like golf |
| ل | [l] like life |
| م | [m] like moon |
| ن | [n] like noon |
| و | [w] like wax |
| ه | [h] like hi |
| ي | [y] like yes |
| ی | [a] like at |
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