Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "ارزان" in Farsi?

Say "ar-ZAHN," with a short first syllable and a long open ā on the stressed final syllable.

ارزان /æɾˈzɒːn/

arzān

Stress falls on the final syllable, ZĀN; the opening ar is short and unstressed, with a light tapped r.

Listen: ارزان

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Sound it out

ار "ar": a short "a" as in "cat," plus a light tapped r, like Spanish "pero" — not the English r.

زا "zā": z as in English "zoo," plus a long open "ah" as in "father."

ن n, as in English "no," closing the word.

Hear it in a sentence

این کتاب ارزان است.

In ketāb arzān ast.

This book is cheap.

Listen: این کتاب ارزان است.

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"In ketāb arzān ast" ("This book is cheap") is the mirror image of the gerān example — same sentence frame, same book, opposite price. Learning these two adjectives together as a pair makes both easier to remember.

Where English speakers slip

The initial ار is often mispronounced with an English r-color on the vowel itself (like the "ar" in "car"); instead, say a clean short a followed by a distinct tapped r consonant. Keep the stress on the final -zān, not the opening syllable.