Expert: Behzad - 6/16/2009

Question
Dear Behzad,

We are visiting our son Ozan in the UK and I have no access to any dictionary with pronunciation. Please could you give me the pronunciation of the following words:

مطمئنم
(as in “I’m sure” – I think the final م is for “-am” i.e “I’m”.)

جوش (does this mean “boiling”? – perhaps a:b-e ju:sh, boiling water?)

استخر (swimming pool)

واقعً
(I think it means “truly”)

All the best and many thanks,

Simon

Answer
Hello Simon,

Sorry for my late reply. I did not expect that I would not have access to the internet during my vacation.

To show the pronunciations more clearly, syllables are separated by a space between them.

مطمئنم= I am sure (mot ma e nam) (-am is not pronounced like I’m)
جوش= 1-boil 2-weld 3-pimple  (ju:sh) and as you said, a:b-e ju:sh = boiling water
استخر= pool (es takhr)
واقعاً= truly, really (va: ghe an)
واقعاً متأسفم که دیر جواب دادم.

Best regards,
Behzad