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Read the fa script — letters.
- اaleflike the 'a' in 'father' (or carries a vowel sound)
- بbelike the 'b' in 'boy'
- پpelike the 'p' in 'pen' (Persian-only letter)
- تtelike the 't' in 'tea'
- ثselike the 's' in 'sun' (same sound as س and ص)
- جjimlike the 'j' in 'jam'
- چchelike the 'ch' in 'chair' (Persian-only letter)
- حhe (jimi)like the 'h' in 'house' (same sound as ه)
- خkhelike the 'ch' in Scottish 'loch', a raspy 'kh'
- دdallike the 'd' in 'door'
- ذzallike the 'z' in 'zoo' (same sound as ز, ض, ظ)
- رrea rolled/tapped 'r', like Spanish 'pero'
- زzelike the 'z' in 'zoo'
- ژzhelike the 's' in 'measure' or 'zh' (Persian-only letter)
- سsinlike the 's' in 'sun'
- شshinlike the 'sh' in 'shoe'
- صsadlike the 's' in 'sun' (same sound as س)
- ضzadlike the 'z' in 'zoo' (same sound as ز)
- طtalike the 't' in 'tea' (same sound as ت)
- ظzalike the 'z' in 'zoo' (same sound as ز)
- عeyna throaty stop from the back of the throat; often carries a vowel
- غgheyna gargled 'gh' from the back of the throat (same sound as ق)
- فfelike the 'f' in 'fish'
- قqafa deep 'gh' from the back of the throat (same sound as غ)
- کkaflike the 'k' in 'kite'
- گgaflike the 'g' in 'go' (Persian-only letter)
- لlamlike the 'l' in 'lamp'
- مmimlike the 'm' in 'moon'
- نnunlike the 'n' in 'noon'
- وvavlike 'v' in 'van', or 'oo' in 'moon' / 'o' as a vowel
- هhe (do-cheshm)like the 'h' in 'house' (same sound as ح)
- یyelike 'y' in 'yes', or 'ee' in 'see' as a vowel