Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "یازده" in Farsi?

Say "yahz-DAH" — 'y' as in 'yes', a long 'ā' like 'father', then 'z', and finish with 'dah' (the same word as "ten").

یازده /jɒːzˈdæh/

yāzdah

Two syllables, with the stress falling on the final syllable "-dah," as is typical for Persian words.

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Sound it out

یا 'y' plus the long 'ā' vowel (as in 'father'), together sounding like "yah."

ز The consonant 'z', same as English 'z'.

ده This is literally the word for "ten" (dah) attached at the end — recognizing it makes the compound easier to remember.

Hear it in a sentence

او یازده سال دارد.

U yāzdah sāl dārad.

He/She is eleven years old.

Listen: او یازده سال دارد.

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"U yāzdah sāl dārad" (He/She is eleven years old) shows how Persian expresses age: literally "he/she has eleven years," using dārad ("has") rather than a form of "to be."

Where English speakers slip

Because English says "he/she IS eleven," learners often try *u yāzdah ast* — but Persian age must use dāshtan ("to have") plus sāl ("year(s)"): u yāzdah sāl dārad, never a "to be" construction.