Perso-Latin Alphabet

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Perso-Latin alphabet is a Latin-based alphabet for Persian language. It consists of basic letters of Latin alphabet in addition to three letters formed with diacritics: â, š, and ž. Furthermore, apostrophe has a special use. Perso-Latin alphabet is such that every speaker can guess the pronunciation from the written form. The following table demonstrates the letters of Perso-Latin alphabet as well as pronunciation key for each of them:

Vowel as in Vowel as in
 â father I i deep
A a cat O o four
E e ten U u rule
Consonant as in Consonant as in
B b book Q q r in French écrire, German schreiben
C c chain R r rug
D d door S s sad
F f fall Š š shoe
G g game T t tea
H h hat V v van
J j job W w Only used in diphthong ow and digraph xw
K k key X x ch in Loch Ness, German Buch; Russian х
L l leg Y y yes
M m meal Z z zoo
N n no Ž ž s in treasure, j in French jardin; Russian ж
P p pen ' denotes glottal stop
Digraph as Diphthong as in
xw x ow show (but shorter)

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