Farsi · Pronunciation Guide

How do you pronounce "آرام" in Farsi?

Say "ā-RĀM" — two syllables, both with the same long, rounded 'aw'-like vowel, stress on the second.

آرام /ɒːˈrɒːm/

ārām

Stress falls on the second syllable, rām; both syllables share the identical long ā vowel, so keep them evenly long rather than shortening the first.

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Sound it out

آ A long 'ā' vowel on its own, like 'aw' in 'law' — this first syllable is short in length but not in vowel quality, and is unstressed.

رام 'rām', the stressed syllable — a light tapped r plus the same long ā vowel and a plain m.

Hear it in a sentence

لطفاً آرام باشید.

Lotfan ārām bāshid.

Please stay calm.

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'Lotfan ārām bāshid' means 'Please stay calm' — lotfan (please) is a polite adverb, and bāshid is the polite/plural imperative of 'to be' (from budan), used for formal or plural requests rather than the informal bāsh.

Where English speakers slip

Learners often shorten the first ā, treating it like a quick, unstressed vowel — but both ā's in ārām are equally long; only the stress differs, not the vowel length.