Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "همین" in Farsi?

Say "ha-MEEN," stressing the second syllable with a long "ee" like in "green."

همین /hæˈmiːn/

hamin

Stress falls on the final syllable "MIN"; the first syllable "ha" is light and quick, almost swallowed.

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Sound it out

ه Like English "h" in "hat" — a real consonant "h" here, at the start of the word.

م Like English "m" in "man."

ی A long "ee" vowel, like "ee" in "green" — held clearly, and stressed.

ن Like English "n" in "man."

Hear it in a sentence

همین کتاب را می‌خواهم.

Hamin ketāb rā mikhāham.

I want this very book.

Listen: همین کتاب را می‌خواهم.

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"Hamin ketāb rā mikhāham" (همین کتاب را می‌خواهم) uses hamin ("this very/same") right before the noun it emphasizes, then rā marks that noun as the definite direct object of mikhāham ("I want") — rā always trails the full noun phrase it marks, not just the noun alone.

Where English speakers slip

Learners often treat hamin as a plain synonym for in ("this"), but hamin carries extra emphasis — "this very one" or "this same one" — so overusing it where a plain in would do can make speech sound needlessly insistent.