Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "کجا" in Farsi?

Say "ko-JAH," with stress on the second syllable, which rhymes with "father."

کجا /koˈdʒɒː/

kojā

Stress falls on the final syllable, -jā ("place"), following the regular Persian pattern — کجا is literally "which place."

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Sound it out

ک k + a short, unstressed "o" (like the o in "to").

جا j (like the j in "jam") + a long "ā" (father) — the stressed syllable, -JĀ, meaning "place."

Hear it in a sentence

کجا هستید؟

Kojā hastid?

Where are you?

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"کجا هستید؟" (Kojā hastid?) means "Where are you?" The question word کجا simply fronts the sentence, and the verb هستید ("are," formal) sits at the end — standard Persian verb-final word order for questions too.

Where English speakers slip

Don't confuse کجا (where) with کی (who) or کِی (when) — they share the same initial ک sound but are otherwise distinct words with different vowels. Also remember Persian doesn't invert word order for questions the way English does ("are you" → "you are"); the verb just stays at the end.