Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "دفترچه" in Farsi?

Q: How do you pronounce دفترچه in Farsi?

دفترچه is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written [dæf.tær.ˈtʃe]. It means “notebook.” Say "daf-tar-CHEH", stress on the last syllable, with 'che' rhyming with English 'chair' minus the 'r'.

Say "daf-tar-CHEH", stress on the last syllable, with 'che' rhyming with English 'chair' minus the 'r'.

دفترچه [dæf.tær.ˈtʃe]

daftarche

Stress falls on the final syllable -che; don't skip the short final -e vowel, which stays clearly audible even unstressed elsewhere but here carries the main stress.

Listen: دفترچه

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Sound it out

دف د is 'd' as in 'dog'; ف is 'f' as in 'fit', with a short 'a' vowel like 'cup'.

تر ت is an unaspirated 't'; ر is a light tapped 'r', again with the same short 'a' vowel.

چه چ is 'ch' as in 'chip'; ه is a short 'e' vowel, like the end of 'café' said briefly.

Hear it in a sentence

دفترچه‌ام را روی میز گذاشتم.

Daftarche-am rā ruye miz gozāshtam.

I put my notebook on the table.

Listen: دفترچه‌ام را روی میز گذاشتم.

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"Daftarche-am rā ruye miz gozāshtam" reuses the possessive -am plus را object-marking pattern common throughout this set, and گذاشتم (from گذاشتن, 'to place') is the general verb for putting an object somewhere, contrasting with the idiomatic جا گذاشتن ('to leave behind') seen with کیف.

Where English speakers slip

دفترچه is a diminutive of دفتر ('notebook/register') formed with the suffix -che; learners sometimes stress the middle syllable out of habit, but native speakers put the main stress on the final -che, and swallowing that final 'e' (saying 'daftarch') is a common error.