Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "اینجا" in Farsi?

Say "in-JAH," with stress on the second syllable, which rhymes with "father."

اینجا /inˈdʒɒː/

injā

Stress falls on the final syllable, -jā, following the regular Persian pattern; جا literally means "place," so این + جا is "this place."

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Sound it out

این a long "ee" sound followed by n — "een," unstressed.

جا j (like the j in "jam") + a long "ā" (father) — the stressed syllable, -JĀ, meaning "place."

Hear it in a sentence

بیایید اینجا.

Biāyid injā.

Come here.

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"بیایید اینجا" (Biāyid injā) means "Come here." بیایید is the polite/plural imperative of آمدن ("to come"), formed with the be- prefix; اینجا simply follows the verb to specify the destination.

Where English speakers slip

Keep این ("this") and اینجا ("here") distinct in your mind even though اینجا is literally built from این + جا — don't drop the جا and expect اینجا's meaning from این alone. Also make sure the ā in -jā stays long and open, not a short English "uh."