Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "خوابیدن" in Farsi?

Say khah-bee-DAN, three syllables, kh as the raspy 'loch' sound, and stress on the last syllable.

خوابیدن /xɒːbiːˈdæn/

khābidan

As an infinitive, khābidan stresses its final syllable -dan.

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Sound it out

خوا Pronounced simply 'khā' — the و is silent here, the same pattern seen in khāstan; kh is the raspy 'loch' sound.

بی 'bi' — plain b plus a long ee like 'see'.

دن 'dan', stressed, plain d plus short a.

Hear it in a sentence

بچه‌ها زود می‌خوابند.

Bacche-hā zud mikhāband.

The children sleep early.

Listen: بچه‌ها زود می‌خوابند.

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'بچه‌ها زود می‌خوابند' (bachehā zud mikhāband, 'The kids go to sleep early') shows بچه‌ها (bachehā) built from bache ('child') plus the plural suffix -hā, and the time adverb زود (zud, 'early/soon') placed before the verb, as Persian word order requires.

Where English speakers slip

As with khāstan, learners often mispronounce the written و as a 'w' sound (khwābidan); it's silent, so the word is khābidan, and the related noun khāb ('sleep/dream') is likewise just khāb, not khwāb.