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Farsi · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "گفتن" in Farsi?
Say gof-TAN, with a short o like in 'got' and stress on the second syllable.
goftan
As an infinitive, goftan stresses its final syllable -tan; the simple past goftid similarly stresses its last syllable, gof-TID.
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چه گفتید؟
Che goftid?
What did you say?
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'چه گفتید؟' (che goftid?, 'What did you say?') uses goftid, the simple past 2nd-person-plural form (goft- + -id), with stress on the final syllable.
Where English speakers slip
Learners often use goftan where sohbat kardan or harf zadan (to talk/speak) is more natural — goftan generally needs a specific thing said or quoted, whereas 'to speak a language' or 'to chat' calls for sohbat kardan instead.