Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "صلح" in Farsi?

"solh" — like English 'soul' but ending in a breathy 'h' instead of trailing off silently.

صلح [solh]

solh

One syllable; the final -lh cluster keeps both the 'l' and the 'h' audible, pronounced together.

Listen: صلح

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Sound it out

صُ 'so' — ص sounds identical to a plain س (s) in Persian; paired with a short 'o' vowel as in English 'go' but clipped shorter.

لح 'lh' — 'l' followed directly by a breathy 'h' (ح sounds the same as ه), with no vowel between them.

Hear it in a sentence

همه صلح می‌خواهند.

Hame solh mikhāhand.

Everyone wants peace.

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همه صلح می‌خواهند ("Everyone wants peace") puts the subject همه ("everyone") first, then the object صلح, then می‌خواهند ("want," third-person plural of خواستن) last — regular Persian subject–object–verb order.

Where English speakers slip

Dropping the final 'h' so it sounds just like English "sol" is the common mistake — keep it lightly but clearly breathed at the end of the word.