Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "کمتر" in Farsi?

Say "KAHM-tar," stressing the first syllable just like "kam" (little) plus a quick, unstressed -tar.

کمتر /ˈkæmtær/

kamtar

Just like بیشتر, the comparative suffix -tar stays unstressed, so the emphasis sits on kam-, not -tar.

Listen: کمتر

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Sound it out

کم k + a short "a" + m — this is the stressed part, sounding like "KAM."

ت a light, quick t.

ر a light tapped r, closing the unstressed -tar ending.

Hear it in a sentence

لطفاً کمتر بخرید.

Lotfan kamtar bekharid.

Please buy less.

Listen: لطفاً کمتر بخرید.

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"لطفاً کمتر بخرید" (Lotfan kamtar bekharid) is a polite imperative: لطفاً ("please") plus the imperative بخرید ("buy!"), with کمتر modifying the verb to mean "buy less." Imperatives in Persian are formed from the verb stem with a be- prefix, seen here in bekharid.

Where English speakers slip

As with بیشتر, resist the urge to stress the final -tar; it stays light. Learners also sometimes mix up کمتر (less) with کم (little/few) — کمتر is specifically comparative ("less than before/than that"), not just "a small amount."