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Farsi · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "بالا" in Farsi?
Say "bah-LAH," with both syllables using the long "father" vowel and stress on the second.
bālā
Stress falls on the final syllable, -lā, the regular Persian pattern.
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بروید بالا.
Beravid bālā.
Go up.
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"بروید بالا" (Beravid bālā) means "Go up." بروید is the polite/plural imperative of رفتن ("to go"), built with the be- prefix, and بالا simply follows to indicate direction.
Where English speakers slip
Both syllables use the same long, open ā (like father) — don't shorten either one, and don't let the stress drift onto the first syllable out of habit from English words that look similar. Also keep بالا (up) distinct from بعد (after) — they're unrelated despite both being short, common function-ish words.