Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "پیش" in Farsi?

Rhymes with English "fish," but starts with an unaspirated-ish "p" — say "pish" as one crisp syllable.

پیش /piʃ/

pish

Single syllable, said with a clean, short "i" like in "fish," not drawn out.

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Sound it out

پ Like English "p" in "spin" (a plain p, not overly puffed with air).

ی A short-ish "i" vowel here, like the "i" in "fish."

ش Like English "sh" in "fish" or "ship."

Hear it in a sentence

امشب پیشِ من بمانید.

Emshab pish-e man bemānid.

Stay at my place tonight.

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"Emshab pish-e man bemānid" (امشب پیشِ من بمانید) uses pish with the ezafe "-e" before the person whose place is meant — "pish-e man" literally "at the front/presence of me," i.e. "at my place." The verb bemānid is a polite imperative ("stay," formal/plural).

Where English speakers slip

Learners often try to use pish the way English uses "near" or "by" for physical proximity to objects, but pish is specifically used for being at a person's place or in their presence — for objects you'd more naturally use nazdik-e or kenār-e instead.