Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "از" in Farsi?

Rhymes with English "jazz" minus the "j" — a short, crisp "az."

از /æz/

az

One syllable with a short, open vowel like the "a" in "cat"; not to be confused with the long "ā" elsewhere in this list.

Listen: از

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Sound it out

ا A short "a" vowel, like "a" in "cat" — brief, not the long "ā" of words like bā or māl.

ز Like English "z" in "zoo."

Hear it in a sentence

او از ایران است.

U az Irān ast.

He/She is from Iran.

Listen: او از ایران است.

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"U az Irān ast" (او از ایران است) uses az to mark origin, just like English "from." Note ast ("is") stays a separate, lightly-stressed word here rather than contracting, since Irān ends in a consonant, not a vowel.

Where English speakers slip

Because az ("from") and az-inflected words share a short vowel, beginners sometimes lengthen it into "āz," which drifts toward unrelated words. Keep the vowel clipped and short, closer to English "jazz" than to "father."