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Unlock Persian writing

Read joining forms, discover unwritten vowels and move into Iranian signs and the Persian A1 story.

Learn to read Persian in 32 short units.

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Module 1

Discover Persian writing

Understand the Perso-Arabic script, hear Persian and know what the course will teach.

  1. 01

    How Persian writing works

    Notice direction, reading units and the role of vowel signs.

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    ~3 min
  2. 02

    A short script history

    Separate the writing system from the languages that use it.

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    ~3 min
  3. 03

    A first sound preview

    Listen to the contrasts before learning their shapes.

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    ~3 min
  4. 04

    Spelling and speech

    Know which clues print supplies and which come from the whole word.

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    ~3 min
Module 2

First sounds and signs

Read right to left and recognise joining forms.

  1. 05

    Tune your ear

    Hear the course’s important contrasts before matching sounds to writing.

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    ~ min
  2. 06

    ا, ◌َ, ب, د and ر

    Read right-to-left with mostly non-joining shapes.

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    ~9 min
  3. 07

    ن, م and آ

    Recognise n and m in all four joining positions.

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    ~8 min
  4. 08

    ◌ِ and ◌ُ

    Use zabar, zir and pish as temporary short-vowel clues.

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    ~8 min
  5. 09

    A short reading return

    Return to earlier signs and read familiar words without a cue.

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    ~7 min
Module 3

Core inventory

Read dots, positional forms and shared-sound spellings.

  1. 10

    ت and پ

    Count dots above and below the same basic shape.

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    ~7 min
  2. 11

    س and ش

    Distinguish s from sh by sound and the three dots.

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    ~10 min
  3. 12

    ی and و

    Read the consonant and vowel values of ی and و.

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    ~8 min
  4. 13

    A short reading return

    Return to earlier signs and read familiar words without a cue.

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    ~7 min
  5. 14

    ک, گ and ل

    Read the k/g contrast and the joined lam–alif shape.

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    ~10 min
  6. 15

    ج, چ and خ

    Follow the bowl shape, then use the dots.

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    ~9 min
  7. 16

    ز and ژ

    Read the one-dot and three-dot non-joiners.

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    ~8 min
  8. 17

    A short reading return

    Return to earlier signs and read familiar words without a cue.

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    ~7 min
  9. 18

    ف, ق and غ

    Read upper dots and the Tehran q/gh spelling merger.

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    ~10 min
  10. 19

    ه

    Read pronounced h and final -e carried by ه.

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    ~7 min
  11. 20

    ث, ص, ح and ذ

    Recognise additional s, h and z spellings in whole words.

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    ~9 min
  12. 21

    ض, ط, ظ and ع

    Finish the Persian alphabet with learned loan spellings.

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    ~9 min
  13. 22

    A short reading return

    Return to earlier signs and read familiar words without a cue.

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    ~6 min
Module 4

How the system works

Read unwritten vowels, ezafe, half-spaces and digits.

  1. 23

    unwritten vowels

    Read familiar words as the training vowel marks fade.

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    ~7 min
  2. 24

    ۀ

    Read the unwritten linker and type Persian half-spaces.

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    ~5 min
  3. 25

    persian digits

    Read Persian digits and number order inside RTL print.

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    ~5 min
Module 5

Complete the toolkit

Recognise print styles, punctuation and keyboard conventions.

  1. 26

    print style and keyboard

    Read punctuation and recognise familiar Persian in another style.

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    ~7 min
Module 6

Real-world reading

Read Iranian names, public signs, a menu and the A1 opening.

  1. 27

    names and places

    Read Iranian destinations and personal names.

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    ~5 min
  2. 28

    everyday signs

    Find an entrance, exit, pharmacy and toilet.

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    ~5 min
  3. 29

    tea house menu

    Read a tea-house menu and the currency label.

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    ~8 min
  4. 30

    first conversation

    Read the Persian A1 opening encounter and find the key.

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    ~5 min
Module 7

Check and return

Read fresh print and revisit it after a day.

  1. 31

    Your independent reading check

    Read fresh unmarked print without sound or pictures.

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    ~ min
  2. 32

    Come back tomorrow

    Read another message after a day.

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    Optional · ~6 min
Reference · Always availableAlphabet and reading guideLook up a sign, replay a sound, or check a reading rule.