Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "سنگین" in Farsi?

Q: How do you pronounce سنگین in Farsi?

سنگین is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /sæŋɡiːn/. It means “heavy.” Say "sahn-GEEN" — the "n" before the "g" blends into a nasal "ng" sound like in English "sing", not a separate n.

Say "sahn-GEEN" — the "n" before the "g" blends into a nasal "ng" sound like in English "sing", not a separate n.

سنگین /sæŋɡiːn/

sangin

Stress is on the final syllable, -GIN; the n-g combination is pronounced as a single nasal-plus-stop cluster, similar to how "finger" sounds in English, not as two clearly separate consonants.

Listen: سنگین

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Sound it out

سن "s" as in "sun" plus a nasal vowel that glides into the following g — think of the "sin" in English "singer", where the n is pulled toward the back of the mouth.

گی A hard "g" as in "go" (always hard in Persian, never soft like in "gym") plus a short "i" as in "machine".

ن A final "n" as in "in", closing the word after the stressed -gin syllable.

Hear it in a sentence

این چمدان سنگین است.

In chamedān sangin ast.

This suitcase is heavy.

Listen: این چمدان سنگین است.

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"In chamedān sangin ast" (This suitcase is heavy) uses chamedān, the everyday word for a suitcase or piece of luggage — handy travel vocabulary that pairs naturally with sangin and its opposite, sabok, in the next entry.

Where English speakers slip

English speakers often pronounce the n and g as two fully separate sounds ("san-geen" with a distinct n-click before the g); in fluent Persian they merge into one nasal "ng" glide, much like the ng in "singer" rather than in "finger".