Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "جدید" in Farsi?

Say "ja-DEED," with a short first syllable and a long "ee" on the stressed second syllable.

جدید /dʒæˈdiːd/

jadid

Stress is firmly on the final syllable, DID (long i); the opening "ja" is quick and unstressed.

Listen: جدید

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Sound it out

ج j, as in English "jam," followed by a short "a" like the a in "cat."

د d, as in English "dog."

ی a long "ee" as in "see," held clearly.

د a second d sound, closing the word crisply.

Hear it in a sentence

یک ماشین جدید دارم.

Yek māshin-e jadid dāram.

I have a new car.

Listen: یک ماشین جدید دارم.

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"Yek māshin-e jadid dāram" shows the ezafe link -e attached to māshin ("car"), connecting it to the adjective jadid — this -e is the standard Persian glue that joins a noun to a following descriptive word, roughly like an invisible "of" or "that is." The verb dāram ("I have") comes last, since Persian is verb-final.

Where English speakers slip

Learners often rush the long "ee" in the second syllable, making it sound like the short i in "did" instead of the long ee in "deed." Keep that second vowel long and the stress clearly on it, not on "ja-."