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Farsi · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "بد" in Farsi?
Say it like the English word "bad" (as in "not good"), with a slightly shorter, crisper vowel.
bad
One syllable, so no stress placement issue — just keep the vowel short rather than drawing it out.
Listen: بد
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Hear it in a sentence
هوا بد است.
Havā bad ast.
The weather is bad.
Listen: هوا بد است.
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"Havā bad ast" literally means "weather bad is" — havā ("weather/air") comes first, then the adjective bad, then the copula ast. This exact pattern (noun + adjective + ast) is worth memorizing since it appears constantly in simple Persian sentences.
Where English speakers slip
Because it looks and sounds so close to the English word "bad," learners tend to import English vowel quality and drag it out; Persian "bad" is shorter and crisper, and the د at the end should be a clean, unaspirated d, not softened into a t sound.