درس یکم: الفبای فارسی

Lesson 1: Persian Alphabet

Learn the beautiful Persian script and master each letter

Introduction to Persian Script

Welcome to your first lesson in Persian! The Persian alphabet (الفبای فارسی) is one of the most beautiful writing systems in the world. It consists of 32 letters and is written from right to left, just like Arabic and Hebrew.

Each letter can have up to four different forms depending on its position in a word:

  • Isolated: When the letter stands alone
  • Initial: At the beginning of a word
  • Medial: In the middle of a word
  • Final: At the end of a word

Don't worry about memorizing all forms at once - we'll start with the basic shapes and pronunciations!

The Persian Alphabet - الفبای فارسی

Click on each letter to hear its pronunciation and learn its name:

ا
Alef
/ɑː/
ah
ب
Be
/b/
b
پ
Pe
/p/
p
ت
Te
/t/
t
ث
Se
/s/
s
ج
Jim
/dʒ/
j
چ
Che
/tʃ/
ch
ح
He
/h/
h
خ
Khe
/x/
kh
د
Dal
/d/
d
ذ
Zal
/z/
z
ر
Re
/r/
r
ز
Ze
/z/
z
ژ
Zhe
/ʒ/
zh
س
Sin
/s/
s
ش
Shin
/ʃ/
sh
ص
Sad
/s/
s
ض
Zad
/z/
z
ط
Ta
/t/
t
ظ
Za
/z/
z
ع
Eyn
/ʔ/
glottal
غ
Gheyn
/ɣ/
gh
ف
Fe
/f/
f
ق
Qaf
/q/
q
ک
Kaf
/k/
k
گ
Gaf
/g/
g
ل
Lam
/l/
l
م
Mim
/m/
m
ن
Nun
/n/
n
و
Vav
/v/ or /u/
v/u
ه
He
/h/
h
ی
Ye
/j/ or /i/
y/i

🍎 Writing Practice & Fruit Words

Learn to combine letters by practicing with delicious fruit names!

Master letter combinations by learning how to write fruit names in Persian. Click "Show Answer" to see how individual letters combine into beautiful words!
🍎
Apple
Connect: س + ی + ب
Write your answer:
Hint: Pronounced "seeb"
🍌
Banana
Connect: م + و + ز
Write your answer:
Hint: Pronounced "mooz"
🍊
Orange
Connect: پ + ر + ت + ق + ا + ل
Write your answer:
Hint: Pronounced "porteghal"
🍇
Grapes
Connect: ا + ن + گ + و + ر
Write your answer:
Hint: Pronounced "angoor"
🍓
Strawberry
Connect: ت + و + ت + ف + ر + ن + گ + ی
Write your answer:
Hint: Pronounced "toot farangi"
🍑
Cherry
Connect: گ + ی + ل + ا + س
Write your answer:
Hint: Pronounced "gilas"

📝 Answer Key

Check your answers below:

🍎 Apple
سیب
Pronunciation: "seeb"
🍌 Banana
موز
Pronunciation: "mooz"
🍊 Orange
پرتقال
Pronunciation: "porteghal"
🍇 Grapes
انگور
Pronunciation: "angoor"
🍓 Strawberry
توت فرنگی
Pronunciation: "toot farangi"
🍑 Cherry
گیلاس
Pronunciation: "gilas"