ج, چ and خ
Follow the bowl shape, then use the dots.
About this unit
Three letters share one bowl shape and differ in their dots. خ is the rough kh from the ear warm-up.
- جj, as in “jam”جارو · broom
- چ
ch, as in “chair”چای · tea - خ
rough kh: air rubs, no buzzخِرس · bear
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 below, three dots below, one dot above.
خ is a rough kh, as in Scottish “loch”, never a k with a puff of air.
More words to read
خار
thornkhārخَر
donkeykharجَوان
youngjavānاَنجیر
figsanjīr
پَنج
fivepanj
تَخت
bedtakhtیَخ
iceyakhپیچ
screwpīchReading tips
ج has one dot below, چ three below and خ one above. خ is a back friction sound, like German ach, not an aspirated k.
Reading practice
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Letters in words
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Shapes in the middle
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Letters inside words
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Sound to spelling
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Spelling to sound
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Sound to spelling
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Spelling to sound
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Build the word
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Build the word
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Build the word
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Follow the bowl shape, then use the dots.
چای
teaجارو
broomخار
thornخَر
donkeyجَوان
young
خِرس
bearاَنجیر
figsپَنج
fiveتَخت
bedیَخ
iceپیچ
screwUse 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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