Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "حقیقت" in Farsi?

"ha-ghee-GHAT" — three syllables, stress on the last, with that gargled 'gh' sound appearing twice.

حقیقت [hæɣiːˈɣæt]

haghighat

Stress falls on the final syllable ghat; the middle syllable ghi carries a long 'ee'.

Listen: حقیقت

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Sound it out

حَ 'ha' — a plain 'h' as in English 'hat' (ح and ه are pronounced identically in Persian) plus the short flat 'a' of 'cat'.

قی 'ghi' — the gargled 'gh' sound plus a long 'ee' vowel.

قت 'ghat' — the same gargled 'gh' sound again, plus the short flat 'a', plus 't', carrying the stress.

Hear it in a sentence

حقیقت را بگویید.

Haghighat rā beguyid.

Tell the truth.

Listen: حقیقت را بگویید.

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حقیقت را بگویید ("Tell the truth") marks حقیقت as the direct object with را, then closes with the imperative بگویید ("say/tell," formal or plural) — literally "the truth, say (it)."

Where English speakers slip

Pronouncing either ق as an English 'k' is the giveaway mistake — both should be that same soft, gargled sound from the back of the throat, not a hard, plosive 'k'.