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Unit 4 · Spelling and speech · Read
Spelling and speech
Know which clues print supplies and which come from the whole word.
سصث
Three letters, one s sound
Several letters share a sound
Several letters share a sound: s is written س, ص or ث, z is ز, ذ, ض or ظ, t is ت or ط, and h is ه or ح. Learn their spelling with words.
سَر
head
صِدا
sound / voice
ثَبات
stability
یارتیر
ی as y in yār, as ī in tīr
ی and و do two jobs
ی/و can be consonants or vowels. ی is y in friend and a long ī in arrow; و is v in young and a long ū in far.
یار
friend
تیر
arrow
جَوان
young
دور
far
خانه
khāne: final ه carries -e
Final -e and the hidden ezafe
Final ه can carry -e, as in house. Ezafe, the -e that links words, is usually not written: کتاب من is read ketāb-e man, my book.
خانه
house
کتاب من
my book
Melody shows questions and emphasis, not a new word
Read, then confirm with the whole word
Short-vowel marks are training aids that will fade. Persian does not use word tones, and stress is never marked. Read the letters first, then copy the rhythm from the whole-word recording.
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