Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "گوشت" in Farsi?

Q: How do you pronounce گوشت in Farsi?

گوشت is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /ɡuʃt/. It means “meat.” Say "goosht" — like the English word "gush" plus a "t," with the "oo" as in "boot."

Say "goosht" — like the English word "gush" plus a "t," with the "oo" as in "boot."

گوشت /ɡuʃt/

gusht

One syllable, so there's no stress contrast to worry about; just keep all four sounds crisp and connected.

Listen: گوشت

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Sound it out

گ g, a hard "g" as in "go" — always hard in Persian, never soft like the "g" in "gem."

و u, a rounded "oo" as in "boot," here acting as a vowel rather than the consonant "v" it can also represent.

ش sh, like English "sh" in "shoe."

ت t, a plain, unaspirated "t" — lighter and crisper than the puffed English "t" at the start of words.

Hear it in a sentence

گوشت نمی‌خورم.

Gusht nemikhoram.

I don't eat meat.

Listen: گوشت نمی‌خورم.

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"گوشت نمی‌خورم" (Gusht nemikhoram) is a compact negative sentence: نمی‌خورم is "I don't eat," with نمی- as the negative prefix on می‌خورم ("I eat"), and the object گوشت simply placed before the verb — Persian sentences end with the verb, so "meat" comes first even though there's no "I" spoken separately.

Where English speakers slip

English speakers often round the گ toward a "k" sound or soften it, and can under-round the و vowel so it sounds like "gusht" with a short English "u" (as in "gush") rather than the fuller "oo" of "boot." Keep the vowel rounded and long-ish, and the g fully voiced.