A language’s alphabet is its building blocks. Trying to learn how to write in a language without first learning its alphabet is a bit like trying to build a brick house without touching the individual bricks! In order to learn how to read, write , pronounce the letters in the Persian Alphabet or any other language follow these strategies. 

1. Break down the alphabet into small chunks

Try to study a few letters at a time to make learning the Alphabet easy. There are several different ways:

One way is to start at the beginning of the alphabet and simply learn the first four or five letters. The next time you study, work on the next four or five letters until you’ve learned the whole alphabet.

Another way is to  break the letters down into groups based on their similarities or number of dots. This way, you can pay particular attention to distinguish the difference  between the appearances of similar looking letters so that you don’t mistake them for each other. For example in Persian language these four letters have the same basic shapes and their only difference is their number of dots. ج چ ح خ

Another way to break up letters into more manageable sets is to group similar letters together. For instance in learning the Persian alphabet, you might choose to focus on the first four letters in one session.  In the next session, you might work on non-connecting letters or on letters that sound similar like ذ، ز، ض ، ظ or long vowels.

Talk Like A Persian Alphabet Course has made Persian language learning easy for you by  breaking down the letters into small groups based on their similarities and order.

2. Set a goal to learn the letters in one week

Regardless of how you break the letters into groups, focusing on just a few letters at a time. Every day focus on learning 4-5 letters and try to learn their sounds and recognize them  based on their shapes.

3.  Use techniques, tricks and associations to learn letter shapes

A helpful way is to associate the letters with images. For example, the Persian letter Alef آ always reminds me a King. Since it’s the first letter of the alphabet and carries a crown on top of its base, I regard it as the king of letters.

4. Make flash cards

For each letter make a flash card. Write out the letters of the alphabet by hand and related words and the sounds that they represent  and the letters’ names in English. Making flash cards and writing down the letters help you to associate the letters you’re learning with the sounds they make and their related words. Once you’ve learned the whole alphabet, write it down entirely as you say the letters aloud as many days as you need to master the letters. This is a great way to reinforce what you’ve learned and help you connect the written and spoken letters. Download Persian Alphabet Flash Cards by clicking on the following link:https://talklikeapersian.com/bfd_download/persian-alphabet-flash-cards/ ‎

5. Listen to the alphabet song

Learning the alphabet through songs makes remembering the letters and the order easy. Youtube is a great option for choosing your favorite song.

6. Record yourself reciting the alphabet

Try to memorize the letters in small chunks and visualize the letters as you go through the alphabet and know the order of the letters. Read the alphabet out load and record yourself reading the alphabet. When you listen to your recording you can hear the difference between your pronunciation and native speaker’s pronunciation. That will help you to correct your own pronunciation. You can use Audacity or iphone voice recorder for recording your voice. 

7. Type the letters

Nowadays, we communicate with people through texts, e-mails and social media and messages. Typing a language is as important as writing the alphabet by hand for communicating with people. From day one , try to get familiar with the keyboard in the language that you are learning. You can type your name from the very first moment that you start learning the alphabet. For example, in order to type your name in Persian language,  you need to add Persian language to the list of languages on your computer keyboard and open “ Show keyboard viewer” to be able to see the location of letters on the keyboard.  Then you need to look at the Persian alphabet chart and find the letters in your name. The final step is to press  on those letters on the keyboard and hit the space button. The keyboard is smart and takes care of connecting letters for you. It is as simple as that. Watch how to add more languages to the keyboard and  Give it a try! 

8. Use Websites and Apps

There are plenty of website and apps to learn the alphabet of your choice. Online resources combine both audio, video and written content for a well-rounded approach.

If you are learning Persian Alphabet Talk Like A Persian is an incredible  choice to build the knowledge of Persian alphabet, language and culture. Talk Like A Persian  Alphabet course  provides 15 alphabet videos. The videos are three minutes long and the website features audio, video, reading practice, online activities, and history and basic features of Persian language. Talk Like a Persian tracks your learning and you can view your progress and grade.

Plus, Talk Like a Persian transforms authentic video content, like movie trailers, music videos, news and more, into irresistible learning tools. The videos are captioned and the captions are annotated to give you easy access to any word’s definition. Activities combine videos, images and example sentences into interactive quizzes to take your learning to the next level. All around, this builds your familiarity with the alphabet and throws in practical vocabulary and grammar skills at every step.

Alefba  is another option for learning Persian alphabet on your phone.  The App features audio, reading practice, and writing practice.

These are just a few examples. Find your favorite websites or apps to  help you study the alphabet of your target language. Go give it a search!

What are your most favorite techniques , Apps and websites for learning Persian Alphabet? Share with your  us and other language learners here by leaving a comments below.