Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "قرمز" in Farsi?

Say "gher-MEZ" — the 'gh' is a raspy, gargled sound made at the back of the throat (not an English 'g' or 'r'); the rest is straightforward.

قرمز /ɣeɾˈmez/

ghermez

Two syllables, with stress on the final syllable "mez," following the general Persian pattern.

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Sound it out

ق In Tehrani Persian this letter is a raspy, back-of-the-throat sound — think of a light gargle, or the French/German uvular 'r'. It sounds identical to the letter غ.

ر A light, single tapped 'r', like the 'r' in Spanish "pero" — not the English retroflex 'r'.

م The consonant 'm', same as English 'm'.

ز The consonant 'z', same as English 'z'.

Hear it in a sentence

این سیب قرمز است.

In sib ghermez ast.

This apple is red.

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"In sib ghermez ast" (This apple is red) places the adjective ghermez after the noun as the predicate, with ast ("is") at the very end — no ezafe is needed here because ghermez functions as the predicate of the sentence, not as a noun-modifier.

Where English speakers slip

English speakers commonly substitute a hard English 'g' (as in "go") for ق, but the authentic Tehrani sound is a raspy, gargled noise from the back of the throat — closer to a French 'r' than to any English consonant.