Update Date: October 21 2024
Can you guess what is the Persian letter for the sound “g” in the English word “garage?” The letter Gāf in Farsi (گ) sounds exactly like the letter “g” in this word and it is the 26th letter in the Persian alphabet. It is called the letter Gāf but makes the sound “g.” The GetBookOnline.com team of native Persian teachers aims to teach you how to write this letter and make some Persian words that include it.
If you are serious about learning Farsi our online Persian language courses are the best options to help you master this language. Anyway, in this post we want to learn the pronunciation and writing of the letter Gāf in Farsi. Please keep reading to discover this essential letter and make some words including it.
Shapes of Letter Gāf in Farsi
Letter G in Farsi (گ) is the 26th letter in the Persian alphabet system which comes after Kāf (ک) and before the letter L. Letter G in Farsi is pronounced like the letter ‘g’ in ‘garbage’; this letter has different shapes based on its position in Farsi words, including:
- گـ
- گ
Letter Gāf in Farsi- گـ
Look at this image and trace the arrows with your eyes, can you guess how to write the shape of the letter Gāf in Farsi? As you see, the letter گـ consists of lines some of which are straight and some are bent. First, you need to draw a bent line above the base line that moves downwards then move your pen to the left side and draw a short straight line.
Finally, draw two small bent lines and write above the initial shape of the letter Gāf to create the whole shape. Now you have written the small letter Gāf. Some Persian words that include this shape of the letter Gāf are:
- گدا which means beggar
- گاز which means bite
- گرد which means round
Letter Gāf in Farsi- گ
This shape of the letter Gāf in Farsi is called the capital letter and comes at the end of the Persian words. It can join the letter before it but never attaches to the succeeding letters. It takes the final and isolated positions to make meaningful Persian words. As you see in the above image, it includes bent and straight lines.
You need to put your pen above the baseline and draw a bent line downwards then draw a straight line that moves to the left side and finally moves upwards. Draw two small bent lines above the body of the letter گ and complete it. Some Persian words that include this shape of the letter Gāf are:
- گرگ which means wolf
- بزرگ which means large
- برگ which means leaf
Keep Exploring After Practicing Letter Gāf in Farsi
Great, you learned the letter Gāf in Farsi and practiced writing some Persian words such as گرگ, گرد, بزرگ, and more. Can you suggest more words that include the letter گ and other letters you learned up to now? If you can refer to some words please let us know in the comments and share your information.
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