The Persian alphabet has in total 32 letters that are stated below including the sound and one example for the pronounciation.
| Letter | Name | Sound | Example | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ا | alef | ā / a | آدم | ādam (man) |
| ب | be | b | بابا | bābā (dad) |
| پ | pe | p | پل | pol (bridge) |
| ت | te | t | تو | to (you) |
| ث | se | s (rare) | ثابت | sābet (fixed) |
| ج | jim | j | جان | jān (soul) |
| چ | che | ch | چای | chây (tea) |
| ح | he (soft) | h (soft) | حسن | hasan |
| خ | khe | kh | خوب | khob (good) |
| د | dāl | d | دوست | dust (friend) |
| ذ | zāl | z (rare) | غذا | ghazâ (food) |
| ر | re | r | راه | râh (way) |
| ز | ze | z | زبان | zabân (language) |
| ژ | zhe | zh (as in "measure") | ژاپن | Zhâpon (Japan) |
| س | sin | s | سلام | salâm (hello) |
| ش | shin | sh | شب | shab (night) |
| ص | sâd | s (emphatic) | صبح | sobh (morning) |
| ض | zâd | z (emphatic) | بزرگ | bozorg (big) |
| ط | tâ | t (emphatic) | طول | tool (length) |
| ظ | zâ | z (emphatic) | ظاهر | zâher (appearance) |
| ع | 'ain | deep voiced "a" or pause | عرب | 'arab |
| غ | gheyn | gh (French "r") | غذا | ghazâ (food) |
| ف | fe | f | فارسی | fârsi (Persian) |
| ق | ghâf | gh (guttural) | قلم | ghalam (pen) |
| ک | kāf | k | کتاب | ketâb (book) |
| گ | gâf | g | گل | gol (flower) |
| ل | lām | l | لب | lab (lip) |
| م | mim | m | مادر | mâdar (mother) |
| ن | nun | n | نان | nân (bread) |
| و | vāv | v / o / u | دوست | dust (friend) |
| ه | he | h | هوا | havâ (air) |
| ی | ye | y / i | ایران | Irân (Iran) |
| ء | hamze | glottal stop | مسئول | mas’ul (responsible) |
| آ | alef-madda | â | آدم | âdam (man) |