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Farsi · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "عصر" in Farsi?
Say "asr," one syllable ending in an s-r cluster with no vowel between them.
asr
A one-syllable word, so no stress placement is needed, but note the unusual final "-sr" cluster, which doesn't occur in English word endings.
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عصر میبینمتان.
Asr mibinam-etān.
I'll see you in the afternoon.
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"عصر میبینمتان" (Asr mibinam-etān) means "I'll see you in the afternoon," built the same way as فردا میبینمتان — the object pronoun -etān ("you," formal) is suffixed directly onto the verb میبینم rather than appearing as a separate word.
Where English speakers slip
Resist the urge to insert a vowel to break up the -sr cluster at the end (something like "as-er") — native speakers run the s and r together. Also, this same word عصر can mean either "afternoon" or, in other contexts, "era/age" — context makes the meaning clear.