Perso-Latin Alphabet
Perso-Latin alphabet is a Latin-based alphabet for Persian language. It consists of basic letters of Latin alphabet in addition to three letters formed with diacritics: â, š, and ž. Furthermore, apostrophe has a special use. Perso-Latin alphabet is such that every speaker can guess the pronunciation from the written form. The following table demonstrates the letters of Perso-Latin alphabet as well as pronunciation key for each of them:
Vowel |
as in |
Vowel |
as in |
|---|---|---|---|
 â |
father |
I i |
deep |
A a |
cat |
O o |
four |
E e |
ten |
U u |
rule |
Consonant |
as in |
Consonant |
as in |
B b |
book |
Q q |
r in French écrire, German schreiben |
C c |
chain |
R r |
rug |
D d |
door |
S s |
sad |
F f |
fall |
Š š |
shoe |
G g |
game |
T t |
tea |
H h |
hat |
V v |
van |
J j |
job |
W w |
Only used in diphthong ow and digraph xw |
K k |
key |
X x |
ch in Loch Ness, German Buch; Russian х |
L l |
leg |
Y y |
yes |
M m |
meal |
Z z |
zoo |
N n |
no |
Ž ž |
s in treasure, j in French jardin; Russian ж |
P p |
pen |
' |
denotes glottal stop |
Digraph |
as |
Diphthong |
as in |
xw |
x |
ow |
show (but shorter) |
See also
- Alphabets derived from the Latin