Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "بلند" in Farsi?

Rhymes loosely with the English word "bow-land" — say "bo-LAND" with even, clipped syllables.

بلند /bolænd/

boland

Stress lands on the second syllable, -LAND; unlike English "tall", there's no vowel reduction — both syllables get a full, clear vowel.

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Sound it out

بـ A straightforward "b" as in "boy".

لـ An "l" as in "land", followed by a short "o" sound like the vowel in "bought" (British) or "boat" without the glide.

ند "n" plus "d" said cleanly together, like the end of the English word "land" — no extra vowel is inserted between them.

Hear it in a sentence

برادرم بلند است.

Barādar-am boland ast.

My brother is tall.

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"Barādar-am boland ast" (My brother is tall) uses the possessive suffix -am ("my") attached directly to barādar ("brother") instead of a separate word like English "my" — this fused possessive ending is extremely common in everyday Persian.

Where English speakers slip

Learners often stress the first syllable (BO-land) by analogy with English words like "BOL-ster"; in Persian the stress must move to the second syllable, -LAND, or the word sounds oddly clipped.