◌ِ and ◌ُ
Use zabar, zir and pish as temporary short-vowel clues.
About this unit
Two more short-vowel marks complete the set: zir for e and pish for o. They are training aids for this course.
- ◌ِzir: short e, as in “bed”بِبَر · take!
- ◌ُ
pish: a short oدُم · tail
| With marks (this course) | Normal print |
|---|---|
| بِبَر | ببر |
| بُرد | برد |
| مَن | من |
Normal Persian print leaves these marks out, so you will slowly read without them.
More words to read
مَن
Imanبَر
on / uponbarبُرد
took / wonbord
دَر
doordarReading tips
These three marks are used here as training aids. In normal Persian print the short vowels are normally absent. A missing short-vowel mark does not mean the word has no vowel. The marks play labelled complete examples, never invented independent consonant sounds.
Reading practice
Listen before looking
Do the two recordings sound the same or different?
Listen before looking
Do the two recordings sound the same or different?
Letters in words
Match each sign to the same sign in its example.
Find the sound
Match the sounds to the signs. Tap a sign to check.
Read with support
Match the words to their pictures.
Read without a sound cue
Match the words to their pictures.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
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Use zabar, zir and pish as temporary short-vowel clues.
مَن
Iبَر
on / uponبِبَر
take!بُرد
took / wonدَر
door
دُم
tailUse 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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