Tips & practice to improve your Persian / Farsi pronunciation
A couple of weeks ago, I asked you guys what some of your Persian pronunciation challenges were- thank you to all who answered. Today, we'll talk about the ones you mentioned, and I've included a couple of my own that I notice tend to get mispronounced. I've included a lot of examples to help practice these sounds when they appear at the beginning, middle, and end of a word. I know that ق / غ is probably the hardest, but I've offered some tips that I think may help when you are practicing. Please feel free to share your own tips in the comments. If any specific words are challenging, please also let me know in the comments.
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Perfect Pontia.. In 12 mins, you have put us through the major sounds with engaging delivery.. Pointed out the pitfalls.. The pace is right.. And there is a strong connect with the viewer. Shukriyan , dokhtar Arun Goyal, Delhi
@mypersiancorner
18 күн бұрын
That's so kind of you thank you! I always appreciate your thoughtful feedback. Thank you so much for your support!
@ArunGoyal2007
17 күн бұрын
We love you, your dedication and commitment to Farsi is an example of what should be.. I am passionate about languages, this road has opened so many vistas for me.. Every morning, I spend an hour reading co build grammar.. (Once you are good in any language, getting a hang of other languages is so easy.).
@mypersiancorner
16 күн бұрын
@@ArunGoyal2007 Wow, you absolutely made my day! Thank you so much! I really appreciate your dedication to language learning, and I feel the same in that it's opened so many vistas for me. I absolutely agree that learning each additional language gets easier and easier.
As a spanish person from Spain, the sound "خ" was never a problem for me 😅😂 Funny thing, my accent is from Madrid, where we tend to make this sound really rough and in places where other spanish people don't pronounce it This happens when there is an "k" sound after an "s" sound. Some examples would be: Pascual (male name): Pa(kh)cual Asco (disgust): a(kh)ko Escote (neckline): e(kh)cote ممنون میشم از همه ویدیوتان ❤🎉
Besiar ali, mamnunam
Trying to date a Persian girl. Your videos have been so much help..❤
@mypersiancorner
18 күн бұрын
I'm so glad they've been helpful! Thanks for your support!
@BindairDundat
16 күн бұрын
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Pretty useful! Kheili mamnunam, Pontia!
@mypersiancorner
18 күн бұрын
Glad it was useful! Thanks for watching!
This is a slightly technical question, but sometimes when I listen to native Persian speakers on Forvo, the /k/ at the beginning of words like کردن is so strongly palatalized, it ends up sounding like /tç/. Is this just normal, colloquial speech? Or does it connote something -- a particular region, a certain social class, a level of formality, etc.?
@mypersiancorner
17 күн бұрын
It’s definitely not colloquial. /k/ is just /k/ It sounds like it might be a regional thing, but I would have to hear it.
@BindairDundat
16 күн бұрын
I know exactly what you speak of and I agree that sometimes the ک sound is delivered with a slight “sh”. Some words seem to invite that “sh” twist more than others, almost as emphasis. For example, “Nokaretam !” seems to carry more impact when delivered as “Noksharetam !” 😅. It also seems to me that men use that sound more readily than women 🤷🏻♂️
Spasgozarem:)
@mypersiancorner
18 күн бұрын
khahesh mikonam :)
Pontia 🏆
@mypersiancorner
18 күн бұрын
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خیلی متشکرم۰. بله برای من «برم» خیلی مفید بود. Please I have a question on an other topic .we say. چند سالته Why it is ساله and not سال This ه why it is added ? The same thing for من ۴۰ سالمه.
@mypersiancorner
18 күн бұрын
I'm glad the video was helpful. Thank you for your question. In this case, the ه is a reduction of the word است. In spoken Persian, we typically say "-eh" instead of "ast." In informal writing, it's typically indicated by adding the ه
@doha5447
18 күн бұрын
@@mypersiancorner Thank you. yes I know that. But why it is in the third person? what is the subject? Why it is است. Why it isn’t چند سالت هستی؟
@mypersiancorner
18 күн бұрын
@@doha5447 It's a possessive, literally asking "How many is your year?" "40 my year is."(My year is 40, or I'm 40.) It's just a different structure in Persian, the same structure used to say: I'm hot/cold/hungry/thirsty.
@doha5447
16 күн бұрын
@@mypersiancorner خیلی متشکرم خانم 🤗❤️🤍💚