Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "آهسته" in Farsi?

Say "ah-hes-TEH," with a long open "ah" first, a plain h in the middle, and stress on the last syllable.

آهسته /ɒːheseˈte/

āheste

Stress falls on the final syllable, TE; the middle syllable hes is unstressed and quick.

Listen: آهسته

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Sound it out

آ a long, open "ah" as in "father."

ه a plain h sound, exactly like English "h" in "hat" — Persian has two letters for h (ه and ح) but both sound identical.

س s, as in English "sun," with a short "e" as in "bed" before it.

ته t followed by a short "e" sound, as in "ten" without the n — closing the word.

Hear it in a sentence

لطفاً آهسته صحبت کنید.

Lotfan āheste sohbat konid.

Please speak slowly.

Listen: لطفاً آهسته صحبت کنید.

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"Lotfan āheste sohbat konid" ("Please speak slowly") shows āheste used adverbially right before the verb phrase sohbat konid ("speak," literally "do conversation"), and lotfan ("please") politely opens the request — a very handy phrase for classroom or travel use.

Where English speakers slip

Learners often merge the middle h into the surrounding vowels and rush the word into two syllables instead of three; keep āheste as a clear three-beat word, ā-hes-te, with the h in the second syllable audibly pronounced, not silent.