Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "دویدن" in Farsi?

Say da-vee-DAN, three syllables, with a long 'ee' as in 'see', stress on the last syllable.

دویدن /dæviːˈdæn/

davidan

As an infinitive, davidan stresses its final syllable -dan.

Listen: دویدن

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Sound it out

دو 'da' — plain d plus a short a like 'cup'; despite the و in the spelling, this و is pronounced as a consonant v, not a vowel.

ی 'vi' together with the و before it — v like English 'v', plus a long ee like 'see'.

دن 'dan', stressed, plain d plus short a.

Hear it in a sentence

او سریع می‌دود.

U sari' midavad.

He/She runs fast.

Listen: او سریع می‌دود.

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'او سریع می‌دود' (u sari' midavad, 'He/she runs fast') uses سریع (sari', 'fast/quick', an Arabic loanword) directly as an adverb, with no separate adverb-marking suffix needed — Persian often uses adjectives this way. Midavad carries the expected MI- stress.

Where English speakers slip

Learners often confuse davidan (to run, specifically at speed) with raftan or rāh raftan (to go/walk) — davidan is reserved for actual running, and using it loosely for ordinary walking or going somewhere sounds odd.