Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "کوه" in Farsi?

"koo-h" — like English 'coo' (as in a pigeon's coo) followed by a breathy 'h'.

کوه [kuːh]

kuh

One syllable; just make sure the 'oo' is held long and the final 'h' is pronounced, not silent.

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Sound it out

ک A crisp 'k', same as English 'k' in 'kite' — keep it distinct from the softer, voiced گ (g) sound.

وه 'uh' — the و here is a long 'oo' vowel (as in English 'moon'), and the final ه adds a soft breathy 'h'.

Hear it in a sentence

از کوه بالا رفتیم.

Az kuh bālā raftim.

We climbed up the mountain.

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از کوه بالا رفتیم ("We climbed up the mountain") uses از ("from") plus the compound verb بالا رفتن ("to go up," literally "up-going"), here in the past tense رفتیم ("we went") for first-person plural.

Where English speakers slip

Dropping the final 'h' so it sounds exactly like the English word 'coo' — Persian keeps it lightly but clearly audible at the end.