Persian Practice Worksheet

Persian
PRACTICE WORKSHEET
CONTENTS
1. Persian Characters
2. Pronunciation Key
3. Character Practice
4. Persian Words
5. Quiz
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1. Persian Characters
Isolated Initial Medial Final
‫ـئـ‬
‫آ‬ ‫ا‬/‫آ‬ ‫ـا‬
‫ب‬ ‫بـ‬ ‫ـبـ‬ ‫ـب‬
‫پ‬ ‫پـ‬ ‫ـپـ‬ ‫ـپ‬
‫ت‬ ‫تـ‬ ‫ـتـ‬ ‫ـت‬
‫ث‬ ‫ثـ‬ ‫ـثـ‬ ‫ـث‬
‫ج‬ ‫جـ‬ ‫ـجـ‬ ‫ـج‬
‫چ‬ ‫چـ‬ ‫ـچـ‬ ‫ـچ‬
‫ح‬ ‫حـ‬ ‫ـحـ‬ ‫ـح‬
‫خ‬ ‫خـ‬ ‫ـخـ‬ ‫ـخ‬
* Blank spaces represent letter forms that don't exist in Persian.
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‫د‬ ‫د‬ ‫ـد‬

‫ذ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ـذ‬
‫ر‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ـر‬
‫ز‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ـز‬
‫ژ‬ ‫ژ‬ ‫ـژ‬
‫س‬ ‫سـ‬ ‫ـسـ‬ ‫ـس‬
‫ش‬ ‫شـ‬ ‫ـشـ‬ ‫ـش‬
‫ص‬ ‫صـ‬ ‫ـصـ‬ ‫ـص‬
‫ض‬ ‫ضـ‬ ‫ـضـ‬ ‫ـض‬
‫ط‬ ‫طـ‬ ‫ـطـ‬ ‫ـط‬
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‫ظ‬ ‫ظـ‬ ‫ـظـ‬ ‫ـظ‬

‫ع‬ ‫عـ‬ ‫ـعـ‬ ‫ـع‬
‫غ‬ ‫غـ‬ ‫ـغـ‬ ‫ـغ‬
‫ف‬ ‫فـ‬ ‫ـفـ‬ ‫ـف‬
‫ق‬ ‫قـ‬ ‫ـقـ‬ ‫ـق‬
‫ک‬ ‫کـ‬ ‫ـکـ‬ ‫ـک‬
‫گ‬ ‫گـ‬ ‫ـگـ‬ ‫ـگ‬
‫ل‬ ‫لـ‬ ‫ـلـ‬ ‫ـل‬
‫م‬ ‫مـ‬ ‫ـمـ‬ ‫ـم‬
‫ن‬ ‫نـ‬ ‫ـنـ‬ ‫ـن‬
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‫و‬ ‫و‬ ‫ـو‬

‫ه‬ ‫هـ‬ ‫ـهـ‬ ‫ـه‬
‫ی‬ ‫یـ‬ ‫ـیـ‬ ‫ـی‬
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2. Pronunciation Key
2-1. Isolated Forms + Romanization + Character Name + Pronunciation
aa
“Sounds like “A” as the “a” in the English word “Sara.”
‫آ‬
alef
Example: “ ‫ سارا‬saaraa” ,meaning “Sara.”
b
Sounds like “B” as the “b” in the English word “ball.”
‫ب‬
be
Example: “ ‫ باال‬baalaa” ,meaning “up.”
p
Sounds like “P” as the “p” in the English word “push.”
‫پ‬
pe
Example: “ ‫ پروانه‬parvaane” ,meaning “butterfly.”
t
Sounds like “T” as the “t” in the English word “top.”
‫ت‬
te
Example: “ ‫ توپ‬toop” ,meaning “ball.”
s
Sounds like “S” as the “s” in the English word “source.”
‫ث‬
se
Example: “ ‫ ثروت‬servat” ,meaning “wealth.”
‫ج‬
Sounds like “J” as the “j” in the English word “jungle.”
jim
Example: “ ‫ جنگل‬jangal” ,meaning “jungle.”
ch
Sounds like “ch” as the “ch” in the English word “chain.”
‫چ‬
che
Example: “ ‫ چین‬chin” ,meaning “China.”
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h
he Sounds like “H” as the “h” in the English word “hotel.”
‫ح‬ (he-ye jimi) Example: “ ‫ حوله‬hole” ,meaning “towel.”
kh This sound does not exist in English.

It is a voiceless velar fricative: /x/
‫خ‬
khe
It is a rolling ‘k’ sound produced in the back of the mouth.
It is pronounced like the ‘ch’ in the German pronunciation of ‘Bach’
d
Sounds like “D” as the “d” in the English word “doll.”
‫د‬
daal
Example: “ ‫ دوست‬doost” ,meaning “friend.”
z
Sounds like “Z” as the “z” in the English word “zoo.”
‫ذ‬
zaal
Example: “ ‫ ذرت‬zor-rat” ,meaning “corn.”
r
Sounds like “R” as the “r” in the English word “river.”
‫ر‬
re
Example: “ ‫ رود‬rood” ,meaning “river.”
z
‫ز‬
ze
Example: ” ‫ زیبا‬zibaa” , meaning “beautiful”.
zh
‫ژ‬
Sounds like “[ʒ]” as the “[ʒ]” in the English word “television.”
zhe
Example: “ ‫ ژاله‬zhaale” ,meaning “dew.”
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‫س‬
sin
Example: ” ‫ سر‬sar” , meaning “head.“
sh
‫ش‬
Sounds like “sh” as the “sh” in the English word “shake.”
shin
Example: “ ‫ شهر‬shahr” ,meaning “city.”
‫ص‬
saad
Example: “ ‫ صابون‬saaboon” ,meaning “soap.”
‫ض‬
zaad
Example: “ ‫ مریض‬mariz” ,meaning “sick.”
‫ط‬
“Sounds like “T” as the “t” in the English word “top.”
taa
Example: “ ‫ طوطی‬tooti” ,meaning “parrot.”
‫ظ‬
Sounds like .”Z” as the .”z” in the English word .”zoo.”
zaa
Example: .” ‫ ظهر‬zohr” ,meaning .”noon.”
ʿ
‫ع‬
This sound does not exist in English.
ʿeyn
It is pronounce like /ʕ/ as in uh-oh
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gh “This sound does not exist in English.
‫غ‬
It is a voiced velar fricative: /ɣ/
gheyn
It is a rolling ‘g’ sound produced in the back of the mouth.
Regional variations often pronounce it like the ‘r’ in the French pronunciation of ‘Paris’”
‫ف‬
“Sounds like “F” as the “f” in the English word “file.”
fe
Example: “ ‫ فوالد‬foolaad” ,meaning “steel.”
gh “This sound does not exist in English.
‫ق‬
It is a voiced velar fricative: /ɣ/
ghaaf
It is a rolling ‘g’ sound produced in the back of the mouth.
Regional variations often pronounce it like the ‘r’ in the French pronunciation of ‘Paris’”
‫ک‬
“Sounds like “K” as the “k” in the English word “kite.”
kaaf
Example: “ ‫ کودک‬koodak” ,meaning “child.”
‫گ‬
“Sounds like “G” as the “g” in the English word “golf.”
gaaf
Example: “ ‫ گل‬gol” ,meaning “flower.”
‫ل‬
“Sounds like “L” as the “l” in the English word “life.”
laam
Example: “ ‫ لب‬lab” ,meaning “lip.”
‫م‬
“Sounds like “M” as the “m” in the English word “man.”
mim
Example: “ ‫ مرد‬mard” ,meaning “man.”
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‫ن‬
“Sounds like “N” as the “n” in the English word “night.”
noon
Example: “ ‫ نان‬naan” ,meaning “bread.”
‫و‬
“If there is a vowel immediately following, then the letter waaw sounds like the ‘w’ in ‘water’.
vaav /w/ If there is no vowel immediately following, then the letter waaw sounds like the ‘oo’ in
‘noon’. /uː/”
h he
‫ه‬
“Sounds like “H” as the “h” in the English word “hotel.”
(he-ye
Example: “ ‫ هتل‬hotel” ,meaning “hotel.”
do-cheshm)
‫ی‬
“If there is a vowel immediately following, then the letter yaa’ sounds like the ‘y’ in ‘yes’. /j/ If
yaa
there is no vowel immediately following, then the letter yaa’ sounds like the ‘ee’ in ‘jeep’. /iː/”
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3. Character Practice
3-1. From right to left: isolated form, initial form, medial form, final form
‫ـئـ‬ ‫ـئـ‬
‫ـئـ‬
‫ـا‬ ‫ا‬/‫آ‬ ‫آ‬ ‫ـا‬ ‫ا‬/‫آ‬ ‫آ‬
‫ـا‬ ‫ا‬/‫آ‬ ‫آ‬
‫ـبـ ـب‬ ‫بـ‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ـبـ ـب‬ ‫بـ‬ ‫ب‬
‫ـبـ ـب‬ ‫بـ‬ ‫ب‬
‫ـپـ ـپ‬ ‫پـ‬ ‫پ‬ ‫ـپـ ـپ‬ ‫پـ‬ ‫پ‬
‫ـپـ ـپ‬ ‫پـ‬ ‫پ‬
‫ـتـ ـت‬ ‫تـ‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ـتـ ـت‬ ‫تـ‬ ‫ت‬
‫ـتـ ـت‬ ‫تـ‬ ‫ت‬
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‫ـثـ ـث‬ ‫ثـ‬ ‫ث‬ ‫ـثـ ـث‬ ‫ثـ‬ ‫ث‬

‫ـثـ ـث‬ ‫ثـ‬ ‫ث‬
‫جـ ـجـ ـج‬ ‫ج‬ ‫جـ ـجـ ـج‬ ‫ج‬
‫جـ ـجـ ـج‬ ‫ج‬
‫چـ ـچـ ـچ‬ ‫چ‬ ‫چـ ـچـ ـچ‬ ‫چ‬
‫چـ ـچـ ـچ‬ ‫چ‬
‫حـ ـحـ ـح‬ ‫ح‬ ‫حـ ـحـ ـح‬ ‫ح‬
‫حـ ـحـ ـح‬ ‫ح‬
‫خـ ـخـ ـخ‬ ‫خ‬ ‫خـ ـخـ ـخ‬ ‫خ‬
‫خـ ـخـ ـخ‬ ‫خ‬
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‫ـد‬ ‫د‬ ‫د‬ ‫ـد‬ ‫د‬ ‫د‬

‫ـد‬ ‫د‬ ‫د‬
‫ـذ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ـذ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ذ‬
‫ـذ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ذ‬
‫ـر‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ـر‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ر‬
‫ـر‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ر‬
‫ـز‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ـز‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ز‬
‫ـز‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ز‬
‫ـژ‬ ‫ژ‬ ‫ژ‬ ‫ـژ‬ ‫ژ‬ ‫ژ‬
‫ـژ‬ ‫ژ‬ ‫ژ‬
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‫س سـ ـسـ ـس‬ ‫س سـ ـسـ ـس‬

‫س سـ ـسـ ـس‬
‫ش شـ ـشـ ـش‬ ‫ش شـ ـشـ ـش‬
‫ش شـ ـشـ ـش‬
‫ص صـ ـصـ ـص‬ ‫ص صـ ـصـ ـص‬
‫ص صـ ـصـ ـص‬
‫ض ضـ ـضـ ـض‬ ‫ض ضـ ـضـ ـض‬
‫ض ضـ ـضـ ـض‬
‫ط طـ ـطـ ـط‬ ‫ط طـ ـطـ ـط‬
‫ط طـ ـطـ ـط‬
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‫ظ ظـ ـظـ ـظ‬ ‫ظ ظـ ـظـ ـظ‬

‫ظ ظـ ـظـ ـظ‬
‫عـ ـعـ ـع‬ ‫ع‬ ‫عـ ـعـ ـع‬ ‫ع‬
‫عـ ـعـ ـع‬ ‫ع‬
‫غـ ـغـ ـغ‬ ‫غ‬ ‫غـ ـغـ ـغ‬ ‫غ‬
‫غـ ـغـ ـغ‬ ‫غ‬
‫ـفـ ـف‬ ‫فـ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫ـفـ ـف‬ ‫فـ‬ ‫ف‬
‫ـفـ ـف‬ ‫فـ‬ ‫ف‬
‫ـقـ ـق‬ ‫قـ‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ـقـ ـق‬ ‫قـ‬ ‫ق‬
‫ـقـ ـق‬ ‫قـ‬ ‫ق‬
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‫ک کـ ـکـ ـک‬ ‫ک کـ ـکـ ـک‬

‫ک کـ ـکـ ـک‬
‫گ گـ ـگـ ـگ‬ ‫گ گـ ـگـ ـگ‬
‫گ گـ ـگـ ـگ‬
‫ـل‬ ‫ـلـ‬ ‫لـ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ـل‬ ‫ـلـ‬ ‫لـ‬ ‫ل‬
‫ـل‬ ‫ـلـ‬ ‫لـ‬ ‫ل‬
‫ـم‬ ‫مـ ـمـ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ـم‬ ‫مـ ـمـ‬ ‫م‬
‫ـم‬ ‫مـ ـمـ‬ ‫م‬
‫ـنـ ـن‬ ‫نـ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ـنـ ـن‬ ‫نـ‬ ‫ن‬
‫ـنـ ـن‬ ‫نـ‬ ‫ن‬
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‫ـو‬ ‫و‬ ‫و‬ ‫ـو‬ ‫و‬ ‫و‬

‫ـو‬ ‫و‬ ‫و‬
‫هـ ـهـ ـه‬ ‫ه‬ ‫هـ ـهـ ـه‬ ‫ه‬
‫هـ ـهـ ـه‬ ‫ه‬
‫ـیـ ـی‬ ‫یـ‬ ‫ی‬ ‫ـیـ ـی‬ ‫یـ‬ ‫ی‬
‫ـیـ ـی‬ ‫یـ‬ ‫ی‬
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4. Persian Words
1. ‫( سا ر ا‬saaraa) meaning Sara in Persian
‫سا ر ا‬ ‫سا ر ا‬ ‫سا ر ا‬ ‫سا ر ا‬
2. ‫( با ال‬baalaa) meaning up in Persian
‫با ال‬ ‫با ال‬ ‫با ال‬ ‫با ال‬
3. ‫( پر و ا نه‬parvaane) meaning butterfly in Persian
‫پر و ا نه‬ ‫پر و ا نه‬ ‫پر و ا نه‬ ‫پر و ا نه‬
4. ‫( تو پ‬toop) meaning ball in Persian
‫تو پ‬ ‫تو پ‬ ‫تو پ‬ ‫تو پ‬
5. ‫( ثر و ت‬servat) meaning wealth in Persian
‫ثر و ت‬ ‫ثر و ت‬ ‫ثر و ت‬ ‫ثر و ت‬
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6. ‫جنگل‬ (jangal) meaning jungle in Persian
‫جنگل‬ ‫جنگل‬ ‫جنگل‬ ‫جنگل‬
7. ‫( چین‬chin) meaning China in Persian
‫چین‬ ‫چین‬ ‫چین‬ ‫چین‬
8. ‫( حو له‬hole) meaning towel in Persian
‫حو له‬ ‫حو له‬ ‫حو له‬ ‫حو له‬
9. ‫( خر گو ش‬khargoosh) meaning rabbit in Persian
‫خر گو ش‬ ‫خر گو ش‬ ‫خر گو ش‬ ‫خر گو ش‬
10. ‫( مر د‬mard) meaning man in Persian
‫مر د‬ ‫مر د‬ ‫مر د‬ ‫مر د‬
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5. Persian Words Quiz
5-1. How do you say and write Sara in Persian?
5-2. How do you say and write up in Persian?
5-3. How do you say and write butterfly in Persian?
5-4. How do you say and write ball in Persian?
5-5. How do you say and write wealth in Persian?
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5-6. How do you say and write wealth in Persian?
5-7. How do you say and write China in Persian?
5-8. How do you say and write towel in Persian?
5-9. How do you say and write rabbit in Persian?
5-10. How do you say and write man in Persian?
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Isolated Initial Medial Final

‫د‬ ‫د‬ ‫ـد‬

Isolated Initial Medial Final

‫ظ‬ ‫ظـ‬ ‫ـظـ‬ ‫ـظ‬

Isolated Initial Medial Final

‫و‬ ‫و‬ ‫ـو‬

* Blank spaces represent letter forms that don't exist in Persian.

* Blank spaces represent letter forms that don't exist in Persian.

2-2. Isolated Forms + Romanization + Character Name + Pronunciation

‫ح‬ (he-ye jimi) Example: “ ‫ حوله‬hole” ,meaning “towel.”

kh This sound does not exist in English.

2-3. Isolated Forms + Romanization + Character Name + Pronunciation

2-4. Isolated Forms + Romanization + Character Name + Pronunciation

gh “This sound does not exist in English.

gh “This sound does not exist in English.

2-5. Isolated Forms + Romanization + Character Name + Pronunciation

‫ـثـ ـث‬ ‫ثـ‬ ‫ث‬ ‫ـثـ ـث‬ ‫ثـ‬ ‫ث‬

‫ـد‬ ‫د‬ ‫د‬ ‫ـد‬ ‫د‬ ‫د‬

‫س سـ ـسـ ـس‬ ‫س سـ ـسـ ـس‬

‫ظ ظـ ـظـ ـظ‬ ‫ظ ظـ ـظـ ـظ‬

‫ک کـ ـکـ ـک‬ ‫ک کـ ـکـ ـک‬

‫ـو‬ ‫و‬ ‫و‬ ‫ـو‬ ‫و‬ ‫و‬

* Blank spaces represent letter forms that don't exist in Persian.

1. ‫( سا ر ا‬saaraa) meaning Sara in Persian

‫سا ر ا‬ ‫سا ر ا‬ ‫سا ر ا‬ ‫سا ر ا‬

2. ‫( با ال‬baalaa) meaning up in Persian

‫با ال‬ ‫با ال‬ ‫با ال‬ ‫با ال‬

3. ‫( پر و ا نه‬parvaane) meaning butterfly in Persian

‫پر و ا نه‬ ‫پر و ا نه‬ ‫پر و ا نه‬ ‫پر و ا نه‬

4. ‫( تو پ‬toop) meaning ball in Persian

‫تو پ‬ ‫تو پ‬ ‫تو پ‬ ‫تو پ‬

5. ‫( ثر و ت‬servat) meaning wealth in Persian

‫ثر و ت‬ ‫ثر و ت‬ ‫ثر و ت‬ ‫ثر و ت‬

6. ‫جنگل‬ (jangal) meaning jungle in Persian

‫جنگل‬ ‫جنگل‬ ‫جنگل‬ ‫جنگل‬

7. ‫( چین‬chin) meaning China in Persian

‫چین‬ ‫چین‬ ‫چین‬ ‫چین‬

8. ‫( حو له‬hole) meaning towel in Persian

‫حو له‬ ‫حو له‬ ‫حو له‬ ‫حو له‬

9. ‫( خر گو ش‬khargoosh) meaning rabbit in Persian

‫خر گو ش‬ ‫خر گو ش‬ ‫خر گو ش‬ ‫خر گو ش‬

10. ‫( مر د‬mard) meaning man in Persian

‫مر د‬ ‫مر د‬ ‫مر د‬ ‫مر د‬

5. Persian Words Quiz

5-1. How do you say and write Sara in Persian?

5-2. How do you say and write up in Persian?

5-3. How do you say and write butterfly in Persian?

5-4. How do you say and write ball in Persian?

5-5. How do you say and write wealth in Persian?

5-6. How do you say and write wealth in Persian?

5-7. How do you say and write China in Persian?

5-8. How do you say and write towel in Persian?

5-9. How do you say and write rabbit in Persian?

5-10. How do you say and write man in Persian?

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