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Farsi · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "چه" in Farsi?
Rhymes with English "Chet" without the final "t" — a quick, clean "che."
che
One syllable; as a question word it usually carries clear, moderate stress in the sentence.
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شما چه میخواهید؟
Shomā che mikhāhid?
What do you want?
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"Shomā che mikhāhid?" (شما چه میخواهید؟) uses che ("what") as the object of the question, placed right before the verb mikhāhid ("you want," formal) — Persian question words generally sit in the same position the answer would occupy, rather than always moving to the very front of the sentence.
Where English speakers slip
Because che can mean "what" on its own but also combines into compounds like che kasi ("who") or che tori ("how"), learners sometimes use bare che where a compound form is actually expected — always check whether the specific question (what thing vs. what person vs. what manner) calls for che alone or one of its combined forms.