Persian alphabet has the following sounds {Persian alphabet}, with their equivalent letter or sound in English. alef AH. beh B. peh P. teh T. seh SH. jim J. cheh CH. hehyeh jimi H. kheh KH. daal D. zaal Z. reh R. zeh Z. zheh ZH. sin S. shin SH. sad S. zad Z. ta T. za Z. ayn aspiration. ghayn Q. feh F. ghaf Q. kaf K. gaf G. lam L. mim M. nun N. vav O or V. hehyeh mimi H. yeh I or Y. hamzeh aspiration.
water {ab, Farsi}.
fantasy {afsaneh}.
sir or mister {aga}.
pomegranate {anar}.
fire {atash}.
first {aval}.
dear {aziz}.
garden {bagh}.
spring {bahar}.
alms {baksheesh}.
yes {baleh}.
bazaar {bazar}.
4 {chahr}.
tea {chai}.
10 {dah}.
2 {do, Farsi}.
friend {dust}.
red {germez}.
west {gharb}.
flower {gol}.
sunset {gorub}.
7 {haft, Farsi}.
8 {hasht}.
1000 {hezar}.
Friday {jome}.
south {joonoob}.
palace {kakh}.
book {ketab}.
madam {khanom}.
goodbye {khodafez}.
mountain {koh}.
mother {madar}.
magician or wise man or high priest {magus}.
fish {mahi}.
yogurt {mast, Farsi}.
no {na}.
salt {namak}.
bread in general {nan}.
new {no, Farsi}.
9 {noh, Farsi}.
light {noor}.
fall {paiz}.
5 {panj}.
father {pedar}.
pistachio {pesteh}.
money {pul}.
day {rooz}.
green {sabz}.
vegetables {sabzi}.
100 {sad, Farsi}.
hour {sahat}.
year {sal, Farsi}.
hello {salaam, Farsi}.
yellow {sard}.
white {sefid}.
zero {sefr}.
3 {seh}.
night {shab}.
king {shah}.
candle {sham, Farsi}.
wine {sharab}.
east {shargh}.
perhaps {shayyad}.
granulated sugar {shekar}.
north {shemal}.
sweet {shirin}.
6 {shish, Farsi}.
apple {sib}.
black {siyah}.
morning {sob, Farsi}.
summer {tabestan}.
dark {tarik}.
and {va, Farsi}.
or {yah}.
1 {yek}.
winter {zamastan}.
wife or woman {zan}.
noon {zohr}.
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