و—vāv—o, u, v, w
The letter ‘vāv’ (و) can be pronounced as either a consonant or a vowel, depending on the context. It can be read as either the consonant ‘v’ in the word ‘over’, or something close to the vowel in an English word like ‘soup’.
In this video Keramat shows you how to write ‘vāv’ (و) in a Persian style of handwriting, with three examples of words showing the letter in different positions, and demonstrating its different pronunciations:
at the beginning, ورزش—varzesh—sport
in the middle, گوه—kuh—mountain
at the end, زانو—zānu—knee
Click the tabs below for a clear pronunciation guide, and to see how the letters appear in standard Persian fonts.
