Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "پرنده" in Farsi?

Q: How do you pronounce پرنده in Farsi?

پرنده is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written [pærænde]. It means “bird.” Say 'pa-ran-DEH' — three quick syllables with the stress on the final, clearly pronounced 'deh'.

Say 'pa-ran-DEH' — three quick syllables with the stress on the final, clearly pronounced 'deh'.

پرنده [pærænde]

parande

Stress falls on the last syllable -de; like gorbe, this final ه is a full, voiced vowel, not silent.

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Sound it out

پر Pronounced 'pa' with a light 'r' — an unaspirated English 'p' plus a short front vowel and a tapped 'r'.

ن Pronounced 'ran' — blends into the next syllable with a short vowel plus 'n'.

ده Pronounced 'de' — an English 'd' plus a short 'eh', carrying the stress; the ه here is fully voiced.

Hear it in a sentence

پرنده‌ای روی درخت نشسته است.

Parande-i ruye derakht neshaste ast.

A bird is sitting on the tree.

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Parande-i ruye derakht neshaste ast. — 'A bird is sitting on the tree.' The suffix -i attached to parande is the indefinite marker, equivalent to English 'a/an' — Persian marks 'a bird' by adding -i to the noun rather than using a separate article word. Neshaste ast works just like khābide ast above, describing an ongoing state ('is sitting').

Where English speakers slip

The consonant cluster -nd- in the middle tempts English speakers to insert a vowel and say 'pa-ran-eh-deh'. Run the n and d together tightly, and remember the final ه is a real vowel that carries the stress, not a silent letter.