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Now let’s learn some basic Persian conversation. This lesson will teach you how to introduce yourself, as well as simple words and phrases like yes, no, excuse me and I don’t understand. Learn these and you’ll be ready to conduct short conversations in Farsi.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Persian (Farsi)“.
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Basic conversation
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | بله | baleh | |
| no | نه | nah | |
| please / you’re welcome | لطفا قابلی ندارد | lotfa ghabeli nadarad | |
| you’re very welcome | خیلی خوش آمدید | kheyli khosh amadid | |
| thank you | متشکرم | motashakeram | |
| thank you very much | خیلی متشکرم | kheyli motashakeram | |
| thanks | تشکر | tashakor | |
| Excuse me! | ببخشید! | bebakhshid! |
Communication
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I understand. | میفهمم | mifahmam | |
| I don’t understand. | نمیفهمم | nemifahmam | |
| Hello? (on the phone) / I beg your pardon? | الو | alo | |
| What does that mean? | یعنی چی؟ | yani chi? | |
| I don’t know. | نمیدانم | nemidanam | |
| I don’t speak Polish. | لهستانی صحبت نمی کنم. | lahestani sohbat nemikonam | |
| I speak a little Polish. | یک کم لهستانی صحبت میکنم. | yek kam lahestani sohbat mikonam | |
| Do you speak English? (informal) | انگلیسی بلد هستی؟ | engelisi balad hasti? | |
| Do you speak English? (formal) | انگلیسی بلد هستید؟ | engelisi balad hastid? | |
| Yes, I do speak English. | بله، انگلیسی صحبت میکنم | baleh , man engelisi sohbat mi konam | |
| No, I don’t speak English. | نه انگلیسی صحبت نمیکنم | nah man engelisi sohbat nemikonam |
Making acquaintances
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Please talk more slowly! | لطفا آهسته تر صحبت کنید! | lotfan ahsteh tar sohbat konid | |
| Nice to meet you! | از دیدار شما خوش وقتم | az didar e shoma khosh vaghtam | |
| How are you? | چطوری؟ | chetori? | |
| Good, thank you! | خوبم متشکرم | khubam motashakeram | |
| I’m well, thanks! | خوبم تشکر | khubam tashakor | |
| Not bad, thanks! | بد نیستم، تشکر | bad nistam, tashakor | |
| very bad | خیلی بد | kheyli bad | |
| What’s your name? | اسم شما چیه؟ | esm e shoma chiye? | |
| My name is [...]. | اسم من […] هست | esm man […] hast | |
| What’s your first name? | اسم کوچک شما چیه؟ | esm e kuchak e shoma chiye? | |
| My first name is [...] | اسم کوچک من […] هست | esm e kuchak e man […] hast | |
| How old are you? | چند سالته؟ | chand salete? | |
| I’m [...] years old. | من […] سالمه. | man […] salame | |
| What are your hobbies? | سرگرمی شما چیست؟ | sargarmiye shoma chist | |
| What do you like doing? | چه کار دوست دارید بکنید؟ | che kar dust darid bokonid? | |
| What are you doing (at the moment)? | چه کار می کنید (در حال حاضر) ؟ | che kar mikonid? | |
| Where do you live? | کجا زندگی می کنید؟ | koja zendegi mikonid? | |
| I live in [...]. | من در […] زندگی می کنم | man dar […] zendegi mikonam | |
| I’m from England | من از انگلیس هستم | man az engelis hastam | |
| I’m English | من انگلیسی هستم | man engelisi hastam |
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