Leeson 1 (a) - Persian Alphabet

آ ا

alef (name of the letter)

( The sound A as in Apple)

بـ ب

bë

( The sound B as in Brittney)

پـ پ

pë

( The sound P as in Peter)

تـ ت

të

(The sound T as in Tom)

ثـ ث

së

( The sound S as in Sam)

جـ ج

jim

(The sound J as in Jerry)

چـ چ

chë

( The sound Ch as in Charlie)

حـ ح

hë

( The sound H as in Henry )

خـ خ

khë

( There is no equivalent sound in English)

د

(ِDoes not connect after)

daal

( The sound D as in David)

ذ

(ِDoes not connect after)

zaal

( The sound Z as in Zebra)

ر

(ِDoes not connect after)

rë

( The sound R as in Ryan)

ز

(ِDoes not connect after)

zë

( The sound Z as in Zebra)

ژ

(ِDoes not connect after)

zh

( The sound S as in meaSure)

سـ س

sin

( The sound S as in Sam)

شـ ش

shin

(The sound Sh as in Sherry)

صـ ص

sad

(The sound S as in Sam)

ضـ ض

zad

(The sound Z as in Zebra)

ط

(only one form)

ta

(The sound T as in Tom)

ظ

(only one form)

za

(The sound Z as in Zebra)

عـ ع

eyn

(The sound A as in Apple)

غـ غ

gheyn

( No equivalent sound in English)

فـ ف

fë

( The sound F as in Ferry)

قـ ق

ghaf

( No equivalent sound in English)

کـ ک

kaf

(The sound K as in Kevin)

گـ گ

gaf

( The sound G as in Garry)

لـ ل

lam

( The sound L as in Lora)

مـ م

mim

( The sound M as in Mary)

نـ ن

noon

( The sound N as in Nancy)

و

(ِDoes not connect after)

vav

( The sound V as in Viktor)

هـ ـهـ ه / ـه

hë

(The sound H as in Henry )

یـ ی

yë

( The sound Y and in Yellow)