Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "مغازه" in Farsi?

Q: How do you pronounce مغازه in Farsi?

مغازه is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /mæɣɒːˈze/. It means “shop.” Say "ma-ghah-ZEH," with a throaty "gh" in the middle (like a soft gargle) and stress on the final syllable.

Say "ma-ghah-ZEH," with a throaty "gh" in the middle (like a soft gargle) and stress on the final syllable.

مغازه /mæɣɒːˈze/

maghāze

Stress falls on the final syllable -ze; the middle غ is the same soft, gargled sound as ق in قهوه and اتاق, since these two letters merge into one sound in Persian.

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Sound it out

م ma, "m" plus a short flat "a" as in "cat."

غا ghā, the same soft, buzzy throat sound as ق (gh) plus the long open "ah" of "father" — غ and ق sound identical in Persian even though they're different letters.

زه ze, a voiced "z" as in "zoo" plus a short closing "eh" vowel.

Hear it in a sentence

مغازه ساعت هشت باز می‌شود.

Maghāze sā'at-e hasht bāz mishavad.

The shop opens at eight o'clock.

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"مغازه ساعت هشت باز می‌شود" (Maghāze sā'at-e hasht bāz mishavad) states the time with ساعت هشت ("at eight o'clock," literally "hour eight") before the verb, and uses the light verb باز شدن ("to open," literally "to become open") in its present tense مباز می‌شود, matching Persian's habit of expressing "open/close" with become-verbs rather than a single transitive verb.

Where English speakers slip

Learners often mix up غ/ق with a hard English "g" or with خ (kh), even though all three feel similar at first. Remember غ/ق is voiced and buzzy from the back of the throat (like a soft gargle), while خ is voiceless and rougher — practice them side by side with قهوه and خیابان.