Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "هنوز" in Farsi?

Q: How do you pronounce هنوز in Farsi?

هنوز is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /hæˈnuːz/. It means “still, yet.” Say "huh-NOOZ," with a long "oo" as in "moon" on the second syllable, which also carries the stress.

Say "huh-NOOZ," with a long "oo" as in "moon" on the second syllable, which also carries the stress.

هنوز /hæˈnuːz/

hanuz

Stress is on the final syllable, -نوز ("-nuz"), so keep the first ه light and unstressed, almost like the English word "a" before it.

Listen: هنوز

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Sound it out

ه A plain "h" sound, light and unstressed here, like the "h" at the start of "ahead."

نو "Noo," with a long "oo" as in "moon" — this is the same نو that means "new" on its own.

ز A simple "z" as in "zoo," closing the word and carrying the stress along with the vowel before it.

Hear it in a sentence

هنوز کار نکرده‌ام.

Hanuz kār nakarde-am.

I haven't worked yet.

Listen: هنوز کار نکرده‌ام.

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In هنوز کار نکرده‌ام, هنوز means "still" or "not yet," and here it pairs with the negative perfect verb نکرده‌ام ("I have not done/worked") to mean "I still haven't worked" or "I haven't worked yet." This negative-perfect-plus-هنوز pattern is the standard way Persian expresses "haven't ... yet," mirroring the English structure closely enough that the word order feels natural to English speakers.

Where English speakers slip

English speakers sometimes clip the vowel in نو short, saying something closer to "ha-nuz" with a short "u" like in "nut" — but it should be a full, long "oo" as in "noodle." It's also easy to confuse هنوز ("still/yet") with هنگام ("at the time of") since both start with "han-"; they're unrelated in meaning.