Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "سرد" in Farsi?

Say "sard," close to the English word "sod" but with a tapped r and a short a like in "cat."

سرد /sæɾd/

sard

One syllable — the main challenge is the tapped r, not stress placement.

Listen: سرد

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Sound it out

س s, as in English "sun," followed by a short "a" as in "cat."

ر a quick tapped r, like the single r in Spanish "pero" — one light flick of the tongue, not the English r.

د d, as in English "dog," crisp at the end.

Hear it in a sentence

امروز هوا سرد است.

Emruz havā sard ast.

The weather is cold today.

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"Emruz havā sard ast" adds the time word emruz ("today") to the front of the familiar noun + adjective + ast frame — time expressions like this typically open the sentence in Persian, just as in English.

Where English speakers slip

The r is the main trap: English speakers substitute their retroflex/glide r, but Persian ر between vowels or before a consonant needs a single quick tongue-tap, similar to Spanish or Italian. Don't let it become an English r or a rolled/trilled r either.