Is Ezafe pronounced ye or e after the vowels O and OW
Hello,
Could you help me with the pronunciation of the ezafe after the word’s final O and OW sounds, i.e. whether the ezafe is pronounced /ye/ or /e/.

1. Is it /radeeo-ye Tehran/ or /radeeo-e Tehran/?
2. Is it /palto-ye man/ or /palto-e man/?
3. Is it /jelow-ye sakhtemoon/ or /jelow-e sakhtemoon/?
4. Is it /rahrow-ye boland/ or /rahrow-e boland/?
Thank you in advance for you help!

Question

Is Ezafe pronounced ye or e after the vowels O and OW
Hello,
Could you help me with the pronunciation of the ezafe after the word’s final O and OW sounds, i.e. whether the ezafe is pronounced /ye/ or /e/.

1.	Is it /radeeo-ye Tehran/ or /radeeo-e Tehran/?
2.	Is it /palto-ye man/ or /palto-e man/?
3.	Is it /jelow-ye sakhtemoon/ or /jelow-e sakhtemoon/?
4.	Is it /rahrow-ye boland/ or /rahrow-e boland/?
Thank you in advance for you help!

Answer

Hello, Jacob.

1. radeeo-ye Tehran

2. I personally would say "palto-ye man", but I've heard the pronunciation "palto-e man" from some Persian native speakers.

3. jelow-ye sakhtemoon

4.rahrow-ye boland

Answer

Hello,
as a general rule for "Ezafe" we have:
first word + "e"+ second word
first word ended in a vowel + "ye"+ second word

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Thank you to everyone who responded. Your answers were very helfpul!

Answer

both are correct depending on the accent, but /ye/ is standard

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