Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "خانه" in Farsi?

Say "khah-NEH", two syllables, raspy "kh" to start, stress on the second syllable.

خانه /xɑː.ne/

khāne

Regular final-syllable stress, on the closing -ne.

Listen: خانه

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Sound it out

خا Raspy throat "kh" (like Scottish "loch") plus a long "ah" vowel.

نه "n" plus a short final "e" (as in "bed"), forming the stressed final syllable.

Hear it in a sentence

خانه‌ی ما نزدیک پارک است.

Khāne-ye mā nazdik-e pārk ast.

Our house is near the park.

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"خانه‌ی ما نزدیک پارک است" ("Our house is near the park") uses the ezafe -ye (written خانه‌ی) to link خانه to ما ("our"), the same glide-insertion pattern seen with همسایه‌ی above, needed because خانه ends in a vowel.

Where English speakers slip

Learners often soften خ into a plain English "h", making it sound like "HAH-neh". Give it real raspy friction in the back of the throat, distinct from ه elsewhere in the word.