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Farsi · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "چشم" in Farsi?
"cheshm" — like English 'chess' with an 'm' tacked straight onto the end; say it as one syllable, no break.
cheshm
One syllable; the final -shm cluster is pronounced together without an extra vowel.
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چشمانش آبی است.
Cheshmān-ash ābi ast.
Her eyes are blue.
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چشمانش آبی است ("Her eyes are blue") uses چشمان, the plural of چشم formed with the -ān plural ending, plus the possessive -ash ("her/his"). آبی ("blue") is literally "water-colored," built from آب ("water") plus the -i adjective suffix.
Where English speakers slip
The classic mistake is inserting a vowel between 'sh' and 'm', saying something like "cheshem" — Persian pronounces the final cluster with no vowel at all, all in one breath.