Persian/Lesson 3
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[edit] In This Lesson
| • Letters: Eyn, Qeyn, Fe, Qaf, Gaf, Kaf and Lam. |
| • Grammar: Duplicate Letters. |
| • Culture: |
| • Exercises: word breakdown and letter recognition. |
[edit] Eyn and Qeyn
| ﻉ ﻍ |
listen (help·info) listen (help·info)
[edit] Fe and Qaf
| ﻑ ﻕ |
listen (help·info) listen (help·info)
[edit] Gaf and Kaf
| ک گ |
listen (help·info) listen (help·info)
[edit] Lâm
| ﻝ |
| لا |
[edit] Grammar Point
[edit] Duplicate Letters
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By now you might have noticed that in Persian there are more than one letter available for some sounds. One reason for this is that sometimes words imported from Arabic are spelled using their Arabic spelling, but do not retain that pronunciation. |
[edit] Exercises
Try to memorize the letters of the alphabet studied in this lesson.
| ﻑ | → |
fe |
| ﻝ | → |
lam |
| گ | → |
gaf |
| ﻕ | → |
qaf |
| ﻉ | → |
ain |
| ﻍ | → |
gain |
| ک | → |
kaf |
See if you can recognize these familiar words:
| بازار | → |
bâzâr |
| چادر | → |
châdor |
| بانک | → |
bânk |
| چک | → |
chek |
[edit] Vocabulary
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| غذا | qazâ | food |
| عسل | asal | honey |
| فرش | farsh | carpet |
| گل | gol | flower |
| لب | lab | lip |
| ليمو | limo | lemon |
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