Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "پارک" in Farsi?

Q: How do you pronounce پارک in Farsi?

پارک is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /pɒːɾk/. It means “park.” Say "pahrk," close to the English word "park" but with the r as a light single tap rather than the American English r-glide — this word is in fact a direct loan from English/French.

Say "pahrk," close to the English word "park" but with the r as a light single tap rather than the American English r-glide — this word is in fact a direct loan from English/French.

پارک /pɒːɾk/

pārk

One syllable; the main adjustment from English is the tapped r and the crisp, non-puffy p at the start.

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Sound it out

پ p, a crisper, less breathy "p" than English word-initial "p" — distinct from ب (b).

ا ā, the long open "ah" of "father."

رک rk, a quick tapped r (like Spanish "pero," not the American English r) plus a plain "k" at the end.

Hear it in a sentence

بچه‌ها در پارک بازی می‌کنند.

Bacheh-hā dar pārk bāzi mikonand.

The children play in the park.

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"بچه‌ها در پارک بازی می‌کنند" (Bacheh-hā dar pārk bāzi mikonand) marks plural with -hā on بچه ("child") to get "children," then uses the light verb بازی کردن ("to play," literally "to make play") in its present tense می‌کنند, agreeing with the plural subject via the -and ending.

Where English speakers slip

Because this word looks and sounds so close to English "park," learners often import the American r-glide wholesale. Swap it for a quick single tongue-tap instead, and keep the p at the start crisp rather than puffed with extra breath.