Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "پنج" in Farsi?

Say "ponj/panj" — 'p' as in English 'pen', a short open vowel like the 'a' in 'cat', and 'nj' as in the end of English 'lunge'.

پنج /pændʒ/

panj

One syllable, so no stress placement to consider.

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Sound it out

پ The consonant 'p', a distinct letter from ب (b) in Persian script — pronounced just like English 'p'.

ن The consonant 'n', same as English 'n'.

ج The consonant 'j', soft as in English 'jump', not hard like 'g' in 'go'.

Hear it in a sentence

پنج دقیقه صبر کنید.

Panj daghighe sabr konid.

Wait five minutes.

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"Panj daghighe sabr konid" (Wait five minutes) uses the polite/plural imperative konid ("[you] wait"), the standard way to give polite instructions to one or more people.

Where English speakers slip

پ (p) and ب (b) look similar in Persian script (differing mainly in dot placement) and are easy to mix up when reading — but they must be kept as distinct sounds as in English, unlike some languages where p/b blur together.