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How do you pronounce "خالی" in Farsi?
Say "khah-LEE," with a raspy kh, a long open ā, and stress on the final long-ee syllable.
khāli
Stress falls on the final syllable, LI; the first syllable khā is unstressed despite its long vowel.
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لیوان خالی است.
Livān khāli ast.
The glass is empty.
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"Livān khāli ast" ("The glass is empty") follows the familiar noun + adjective + ast pattern; livān is a common word for "glass" (as a drinking vessel) borrowed ultimately from the same root as English "lion" is not — it's unrelated, just a useful vocabulary note to avoid false-friend confusion.
Where English speakers slip
Learners often collapse the two syllables into one, saying something closer to "khali" with a short vowel instead of clearly separating khā (long) and li (long) as two distinct beats. Keep both vowels long and put the stress clearly on the second syllable.