Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "همسایه" in Farsi?

Say "ham-sah-YEH", three syllables, with a short "u"-like first vowel (not "ham" the meat) and stress on the last syllable.

همسایه /hæm.sɑː.je/

hamsāye

Regular final-syllable stress applies; the emphasis sits on the closing -ye.

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هم Short, closed vowel as in "hum", not the open "a" of English "ham".

سا "s" plus a long "ah" vowel, as in "father".

یه A light "y" glide plus a short final "e" (as in "bed"), forming the stressed final syllable.

Hear it in a sentence

همسایه‌ی ما خیلی مهربان است.

Hamsāye-ye mā kheyli mehrabān ast.

Our neighbor is very kind.

Listen: همسایه‌ی ما خیلی مهربان است.

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"همسایه‌ی ما خیلی مهربان است" ("Our neighbor is very kind") shows the ezafe -ye inserted between همسایه and ما ("our") because همسایه ends in a vowel — Persian adds this glide to keep the ezafe link audible.

Where English speakers slip

As with همسر, English speakers default to the "ham" of luncheon meat for the first syllable. Keep it short and closed, closer to "hum", and don't forget the light y-glide before the final vowel.