Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "خسته" in Farsi?

Say "khas-TEH," with a raspy kh, a short a like in "cat," and stress on the final syllable.

خسته /xæsˈte/

khaste

Stress falls on the final syllable, TE; the first syllable khas is unstressed despite carrying the distinctive raspy consonant.

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Sound it out

خس "khas": the raspy throat sound of خ (like Scottish "loch"), followed by a short "a" as in "cat," then s as in "sun."

ته "te": t as in English "top," plus a short "e" as in "bed," closing the word and carrying the stress.

Hear it in a sentence

بعد از کار خسته‌ام.

Ba'd az kār khaste-am.

I am tired after work.

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"Ba'd az kār khaste-am" ("I am tired after work") attaches the -am suffix to khaste to mean "I am tired," the same pattern seen with khoshhāl-am. Ba'd az means "after," with its own small glottal catch in ba'd — worth noting since these little ع/apostrophe sounds recur throughout the adjective list.

Where English speakers slip

Learners tend to soften the خ into a plain h or k, losing the distinctive raspy quality that also shows up in khub and sakht. Keep that throat friction consistent, and remember the stress sits on -te, not on khas-.