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PERSIAN PHONETICS
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THE PHONETIC ALPHABET
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Since plugins or separate programs are not popular yet to read Persian language on the net, we will use the phonetic alphabet. This is a slightly modified version of the phonetic alphabet proposed by A. Kasravi.
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- Read "a" as "a" in "and". Used in angowt (finger)
- Read "a' " as "u" in "umbrella". Used in a'b (water)
- Read "b" as "b" in "boy".
- Read "c" as "c" in "chair". Used in ca'ha'r (four)
- Read "d" as "d" in "door".
- Read "e" as "e" in "end".
- Read "f" as "f" in "far".
- Read "g" as "g" in "go".
- Read "h" as "h" in "hand".
- Read "i" as "ee" in "bee".
- Read "j" as "j" in "jack".
- Read "k" as "k" in "book".
- Read "l" as "l" in "like".
- Read "m" as "m" in "man".
- Read "n" as "n" in "no".
- Read "o" as "o" in "cord ". Used in gom (lost)
- Read "p" as "p" in "top".
- Read "q" as "r" in French "rose". Used in a'qa' (Mr.)
- Read "r" as "r" in Spanish "burro". "R" in Persian is rolling
- Read "s" as "s" in "seed".
- Read "t" as "t" in "tap".
- Read "u" as "oo" in "looting".
- Read "v" as "v" in "very".
- Read "w" as "sh" in "shoe".
- Read "x" as "ch" in German "Buch". Used in xar (donkey)
- Read "y" as "y" in "yellow".
- Read "z" as "z" in "zero".
- Read "z'" as "j" in French "jolie" or like "si" in" tension".
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