Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "شدن" in Farsi?

Say sho-DAN, with the first syllable like 'sho' in 'shone' (short o), and stress on the second syllable.

شدن /ʃoˈdæn/

shodan

As an infinitive, shodan stresses its final syllable -dan.

Listen: شدن

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Sound it out

ش sh, exactly like English 'sh' in 'shoe'.

و A short o, like the vowel in 'go' but clipped shorter — not the long 'u' sound و usually has.

دن 'dan', stressed, plain d plus a short a like 'cup'.

Hear it in a sentence

هوا سرد می‌شود.

Havā sard mishavad.

The weather is becoming cold.

Listen: هوا سرد می‌شود.

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'هوا سرد می‌شود' (havā sard mishavad, 'The weather is getting cold') pairs an adjective (سرد, sard, 'cold') directly with shodan to mean 'become cold' — no extra word for 'getting' is needed. Stress in mishavad falls on MI-.

Where English speakers slip

English speakers often insert an unnecessary extra verb, treating shodan like 'to get' plus a separate 'to be' (e.g. trying to say something like 'havā sard ast mishavad'); Persian just needs adjective + shodan, nothing more.