Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "لباس" in Farsi?

Say "leh-BAHS", stress on the second syllable, rhyming roughly with 'the boss' but with a long 'ah'.

لباس [le.ˈbɒːs]

lebās

Stress falls on the final syllable -bās; the opening le- should stay short and clearly voiced, not reduced to a schwa.

Listen: لباس

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Sound it out

لِ ل is a clear 'l'; the short 'e' after it sounds like the 'e' in 'bed'.

با ب is 'b' as in 'bed'; ا is long 'ā' like 'father'.

س س is a plain 's' as in 'sun'.

Hear it in a sentence

لباس قشنگی خرید.

Lebās-e ghashangi kharid.

She bought a pretty dress.

Listen: لباس قشنگی خرید.

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"Lebās-e ghashangi kharid" again uses the ezafe -e to attach قشنگ ('pretty') to لباس, with the indefinite -i suffix making it 'a pretty dress'; the subject (she/he) is left unstated because the verb ending alone (kharid, third-person singular past) makes it clear, as Persian regularly drops pronoun subjects.

Where English speakers slip

Learners often reduce the first syllable's short 'e' to a schwa or drop it entirely, saying something closer to 'lbās'; keep that opening 'le' short but clearly voiced.