Try it · 01
Which letter is n?
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See this question in the courseIntroducing Farsi · A course for beginners
Learn the Farsi alphabet.
Read four words on the first page.
The first four letters spell dad, mom, bread and water. The course covers all 32, shows how words and sentences are built, and ends with a nine-line story.
Free course · Taught from English · Zaban account required
5 short sections23 pages to explore1 first story
Course outline
From 32 letters to a nine-line story
The course starts with the alphabet, then explains the vowels Farsi leaves unwritten and how letters join. From there it moves to word order and everyday words, and ends with a short story you read in Farsi.
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Alphabet cards
Thirty-two letters,
one card each.
A card gives the letter’s name, its sound and a line that ties the shape to the sound: ب is a boat with one dot under it, b for boat. Each new letter comes with a word that uses it.
اalefā, as in father
Word cards
Nan is naan.
Baradar is brother.
Many first words are close to one you know. Baba sounds like papa, and naan got its name from the Farsi word for bread. Word cards explain the link where there is one. They also show the sound of every written letter, with the vowels you add yourself in colour.
Cards are added to your collection as you reach them in the course. You can go back and practise them at any time.
Practice questions
Try two questions from the course
These two questions come straight from the course pages. Choose an answer and you will see if it is right.
Try it · 02
Where does the verb go?
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Begin with one page
Your first Farsi story starts here.
No Farsi needed to begin.
Just a little curiosity, and a Zaban account.
Free course · Your place is kept as you go