Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "میز" in Farsi?

Say "meez," like the English word "knees" but starting with "m" — a crisp, short "ee" followed by a voiced "z."

میز /miz/

miz

One syllable; the whole word is a clean, short vowel between two consonants, with no stress contrast.

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Sound it out

م m, exactly like English "m."

ی i, a clean short "ee" as in "see," not drawn out.

ز z, a fully voiced "z" as in "zoo" — make sure it buzzes, unlike a final "s."

Hear it in a sentence

کتاب روی میز است.

Ketāb ruye miz ast.

The book is on the table.

Listen: کتاب روی میز است.

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"کتاب روی میز است" (Ketāb ruye miz ast) uses the preposition روی ("on top of") before میز, and the whole sentence follows Persian's subject–location–verb order, ending in است ("is") rather than placing the verb second as English does.

Where English speakers slip

English speakers sometimes devoice the final ز into an "s" sound out of habit (since English often devoices word-final consonants), turning میز into something closer to "mees." Keep that last consonant fully voiced, like the buzzing z in "zoo."