- Besides the three short vowels in the Farsi alphabet there are three long vowels.
- These long vowels are always included in the Farsi writing.
- If one of these three long vowels is used in the beginning of a word, Alef is used as a vowel attachment. This means that Alef is written in front of the letter to indicate that the following letter eg: و must be pronounced as a vowel.
4.1 Exercise
The Farsi word for ‘this’ (as in “the item is in this box”) sounds like ‘in’.
Please try writing this word in Farsi (using the letters we have learned so far) and compare it to the spelling in the dictionary.
4.2 Exercise
Try to find 2 occcurences of the Farsi word for 'this' in page 6 of the Bible Teach Book.
4.3 Exercise
Please find the flash card with the above word.
4.4 Exercise
Repeat the same exercises for the Farsi word for ‘ân’ (that) in page 6 of the Bible Teach Book.
