Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "ناراحت" in Farsi?

Say "nah-rah-HAT," with two long open ā's and stress on the final short-a syllable.

ناراحت /nɒːɾɒːˈhæt/

nārāhat

Stress lands on the final syllable, HAT, even though it has the shortest vowel of the three syllables — a good reminder that Persian stress doesn't depend on vowel length.

Listen: ناراحت

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Sound it out

نا "nā": n as in English "no," plus a long open "ah" as in "father."

را "rā": a tapped r, like Spanish "pero," plus another long open "ah."

حت "hat": a plain h as in English "hat," a short "a" as in "cat," and a crisp final t.

Hear it in a sentence

او ناراحت است.

U nārāhat ast.

He/She is sad.

Listen: او ناراحت است.

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"U nārāhat ast" is the standard subject + adjective + ast sentence and is the general word for feeling upset or sad — it can describe mild annoyance as easily as real sadness, so context and tone matter more than in English's more specific vocabulary.

Where English speakers slip

With three syllables and two similar-looking long ā's, learners often mis-stress the word on the first or second syllable; keep both nā and rā light and put the real emphasis on the final -hat, and don't let its short a get lengthened to match the ā's before it.