How to Say Most Common Words in Farsi

How to Say Most Common Words in Farsi

Farsi, aka Persian, is the national language of Iran. Note that Iranians typically do not speak Arabic. Here are some of the most common words to get around with

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Try these common words to make your visit easier. Remember that phonetic sounds makes a language easier to learn. Pronounce these words phonetically.:

    * hello: Salam (sa-lam) or Salamalecom (sa-law-mal-eh-com)
    * I: man (as in MANdatory).
    * you: to (tow)(informal)(singular, slang)- shoma(formal singular,plural).
    * we: maa.
    * please: lotfan (lout-fan).
    * thank you: tashakor or merci or mamnoon "or" khaelee mamnoon.
    * good bye: Khoda-hafez.
    * where: Kojaa.
    * when: key(kei)(similar to pronounce the letter 'K').
    * Why: Chera
    * Going: Miri
    * Whats Wrong: Chi shod
    * Nothing: Hich chi (Hichchi)
    * tourist: gardeshgar or tourist(tour-ist).
    * friend: doost ("oo" as in good)
    * money: pool
    * beautiful: ziba(zee-ba)/ Ghashang (pronouncing with Gh)
    * smart: bahoosh (baaa-whosh). or zerang
    * car: machine (ma-sheen)
    * color: rang
    * girl: dokhtar (dokh-tar)
    * boy: pesar
    * dad: pedar
    * mom: maadar
    * want: meekham (mee-kham)
    * I don't know: Nemeedoonam (Nemi- Doonam) or nemifahmam (I don't know what you're saying)
    * grandma: maman bozorg
    * good: khoob "or" khoobeh
    * lady: khanoom (kha-noom)
    * guy: Aagha (Âa-gha)
    * What: Chi?
    * Ok: Khob
    * bathroom: hammaam(Ham- maam)
    * tree: derakht (de-rakht)
    * hospital: beemarestan (bimarestan)
    * coca-cola : nooshaabeh "or" nooshedanee (soda)
    * fanta: nooshaabeh zard--narenji(this mean is also orange)
    * pizza: pit-za
    * sandwich : saandeh-vich(read as which)
    * water: aab
    * help: komak
    * hand: dast
    * foot: paa
    * sport: varzesh
    * city: shahr
    * country: keshvar
    * music: moosighi / moosic
    * book: ketaab
    * what time is it?: saa`at chande?
    * excuse me: bebakhshid
    * goodbye: khodaa hafez or khodaa negahdaar
    * see you later: ba`dan mibinamet
    * dont: nakon
    * how: chejoori or chetori
    * food: ghazaa
    * i love you: Aasheghetam (aash-egh-ett-amm) or man toro doostet daram (Dooset daaram_ common way to say "i love you"_ )
    * thing: cheez(read as Cheese)
    * bed: takht (taa-kht)
    * couch: mobl (mow-bl)
    * laugh: khande (khaan-deh)
    * oh my: vay (a bit like why but with a V)
    * hair: moo
    * eye: cheshm
    * lips: lab
    * stomach: me'deh
    * soul: rooh
    * sweety: azizam (az -zi-zam)
    * my love: eshgheman (esh-ghe-man)
    * clothes: lebaas
    * play: baazi
    * shopping: kharid (khar-eed)
    * house:khooneh
    * dog: sag
    * cat: gorbeh
    * fish: maahee
    * make up: arayesh(aaraayesh)
    * floor: zamin
    * talk: harf or sohbat(soh_bat)
    * black: siyah
    * white:sefeed/sepid
    * green: sabz
    * red: ghermez
    * blue: aabi (aw-bee)
    * pink:soorati (soor-atee)
    * yellow: zard
    * brown: ghahve-ee
    * picture: aks


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Tips


   -    Persian (Farsi) speakers use a lot of English terms for modern devices, like TV, radio, computer, modem, cable. The pronunciation is a bit different though.

    * Persian speakers love to hear a different accent, so go ahead and don't be shy. No one is going to laugh at you.

    * A variation of Farsi called Dari which is also spoken by Afghans, but there are major differences between the two

    * There is also a program that most local libraries have, which is a 2 part cassette series that is really helpful. I believe it is called Learning to Speak Casual Farsi.

    * Hope it helps you as much as it helped me.

    * If you speak another language, words with the letters "gh" (g and h together) will most likely be hard to pronoun

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