ف, ق and غ
Read upper dots and the Tehran q/gh spelling merger.
About this unit
ف is f. ق and غ sound the same in Tehran Persian: a gh deep in the throat.
- ف
f, as in “fish”فیل · elephant - ق
gh, the same sound as غقوری · teapot - غgh: deep, with a buzzغار · cave
One letter, several shapes
A letter's shape depends on its neighbours. At the start it joins only the next letter, in the middle both neighbours, at the end only the letter before it.
One dot above ف, two dots above ق.
Learn with each word whether it uses ق or غ. Its partner sound is خ, rough and without a buzz.
More words to read
قَند
sugar cubeghand
بَرف
snowbarf
کَفش
shoekafsh
کیف
bagkīf
بُشقاب
plateboshghābقاشُق
spoonghāshoghمَغز
brainmaghzReading tips
ف has one upper dot and ق two; غ has its own skeleton. ق/غ are a spelling distinction in the Tehran variety. Do not choose between them by sound alone. Contrast their shared back sound with خ instead.
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Read upper dots and the Tehran q/gh spelling merger.
فیل
elephantقَند
sugar cubeغار
caveبَرف
snow
قوری
teapotکَفش
shoeکیف
bagبُشقاب
plateقاشُق
spoonمَغز
brainUse a Persian keyboard
Persian standard keyboard: Persian ی/ک, ordinary logical letters, and ZWNJ (half-space). Numbers keep their normal internal order.
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