Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "زود" in Farsi?

Say "zood," one syllable with a long "oo" like in "moon."

زود /zuːd/

zud

A one-syllable word, so no stress placement is needed — just hold the long oo vowel.

Listen: زود

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Sound it out

زو z + a long "oo" (like "moon").

د d, closing the word.

Hear it in a sentence

فردا زود بیدار می‌شوم.

Fardā zud bidār mishavam.

I'll wake up early tomorrow.

Listen: فردا زود بیدار می‌شوم.

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"فردا زود بیدار می‌شوم" (Fardā zud bidār mishavam) means "I'll wake up early tomorrow." بیدار می‌شوم is another light-verb compound, literally "awake I-become" (بیدار شدن, "to become awake") — Persian expresses "wake up" this way rather than with a single dedicated verb.

Where English speakers slip

Keep the vowel long — a short "zud" like the English word "good" without the oo can be misheard. Don't confuse زود (early) with دیر (late); they're direct opposites and both come up constantly in daily conversation.