Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "باد" in Farsi?

"bahd" — rhymes with English "bod" but with the long, open 'ah' of 'father', not the short 'o' of 'bod'.

باد [bɑːd]

bād

Single syllable — no stress choice to make, just keep the vowel long.

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Sound it out

با 'bā' — 'b' plus the long 'ā' vowel, like 'ba' in 'bar' minus the r.

د A clear, unaspirated 'd', same as English 'd'.

Hear it in a sentence

باد شدیدی می‌وزد.

Bād-e shadidi mivazad.

A strong wind is blowing.

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باد شدیدی می‌وزد ("A strong wind is blowing") shows the ezafe link on باد-ِ, connecting the noun باد to its adjective شدیدی ("strong") — spelled باد-e in the romanization Bād-e shadidi. می‌وزد ("blows") is the present tense of وزیدن.

Where English speakers slip

Shortening the vowel turns باد (bād, "wind") into بد (bad, "bad") — vowel length is the only difference between these two very different words, so hold the ā clearly long.