Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "نقشه" in Farsi?

Say "NAGH-sheh" — two syllables, stress on the first, with a growly 'gh' in the middle.

نقشه /ˈnæɣʃe/

naghshe

Stress falls on the first syllable, nagh; the final ه (she) is unstressed, following the pattern of words ending in a light written -e.

Listen: نقشه

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Sound it out

نق 'nagh', the stressed syllable — a plain n plus the raspy back-of-throat 'gh' sound.

شه 'she', an unstressed final syllable, like English 'sheh' said quickly and softly.

Hear it in a sentence

نقشه‌ی شهر را نگاه کنید.

Naghshe-ye shahr rā negāh konid.

Look at the map of the city.

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'Naghshe-ye shahr rā negāh konid' means 'Look at the map of the city' — naghshe-ye shahr uses the ezafe -ye (the glide form used after vowels) to link 'map' and 'city', and negāh kardan ('to make a look') is the compound verb for 'to look'.

Where English speakers slip

Learners often stress the final -she by default, expecting Persian words to stress their last syllable; naghshe is one of the exceptions where the written-e ending pulls stress forward onto the first syllable instead.