Farsi Persian Alphabet
This page contains a table including the following: Farsi alphabet, also called Persian letters which help you
pronounce the words in a given language, you will also learn about the different consonants and vowels. Make sure
to check our Learn Farsi page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.
Farsi Alphabet
English
Farsi Pronunciation Farsi Script Various Forms
A as in apple
A as in apple
Long “a”
B as in Brazilian
P as in Persian
T as in Turkish
Th as in think
J as in Japanese
Che as in Chinese
Sharp h as in Hassan
Kh as in the Scottish loch, Spanish Jota
D as in Danish
Th as in They
R as in Russian
Z as in Zulu
Je as in pleasure
S as in Spanish
Sh as in Shadow
S as in supper
D as in Danish
T as in Tagalog
Th as in That
The closest is as a soundless “a” or ‘
gh as the french “r” in merci
F as in Farsi
Sharp Qu (Qum)
K as in Kurdish
Same thing just a different way.
G as in Golf
L as in Language
M as in Mandarin
N as in Norwegian
W as in Wolof
H as in Hebrew
hamzeh
alef
alef-e maddī
be
pe
te
the
jīm
che
he
khe
dāl
Th as in They
re
ze
je or zhe
sīn
shīn
sād
dād
Tā
thā
‘ayn
ghayn
fe
qāf
kāf
kāf
gāf
lām
mīm
nūn
vāv
hā-ye havvaz
‫ ء‬On the top of some vowels
‫ا‬
‫‍ا‬
‫آ‬
‫‍آ‬
‫ب‬
‫ب‍ ب‬
‍ ‍‫‍ب‬
‫پ‬
‫پ‍ پ‬
‍ ‍‫‍پ‬
‫ت‬
‫ت‍ ت‬
‍ ‍‫‍ت‬
‫ث‬
‫ث‍ ث‬
‍ ‍‫‍ث‬
‫ج‬
‫ج‍ج‬
‍ ‍‫ج‬
‍
‫چ‬
‫چ‍چ‬
‍ ‍‫چ‬
‍
‫ح‬
‫ح‍ح‬
‍ ‍‫ح‬
‍
‫خ‬
‫خ‍خ‬
‍ ‍‫خ‬
‍
‫د‬
‫د‬
Th as in They
‫ذ‬
‫ر‬
‫ر‬
‫ز‬
‫ز‬
‫ژ‬
‫ژ‬
‫س‬
‫س‍ س‬
‍ ‍‫س‬
‍
‫ش‬
‫ش‍ ش‬
‍ ‍‫ش‬
‍
‫ص‬
‫ص‍ ص‬
‍ ‍‫ص‬
‍
‫ض‬
‫ض‍ ض‬
‍ ‍‫ض‬
‍
‫ط‬
‫ط‍ ط‬
‍ ‍‫ط‬
‍
‫ظ‬
‫ظ‍ ظ‬
‍ ‍‫ظ‬
‍
‫ع‬
‫ع‍‍ع‍ع‬
‍
‫غ‬
‫غ‍‍غ‍غ‬
‍
‫ف‬
‫ف‍ ف‬
‍ ‍‫‍ف‬
‫ق‬
‫ق‍ ق‬
‍ ‍‫‍ق‬
‫ک‬
‫ک‍ ک‬
‍ ‍‫‍ک‬
‫ک‬
‫ک‍ ک‬
‍ ‍‫‍ک‬
‫گ‬
‫گ‍ گ‬
‍ ‍‫‍گ‬
‫ل‬
‫ل ‍ل‬
‍ ‍‫‍ل‬
‫م‬
‫‍م‍‍م‍م‬
‫ن‬
‫ن‍ ن‬
‍ ‍‫‍ن‬
‫و‬
‫و‬
‫ه‬
‫‍ه‍‍ه‍ه‬
English
Y as in Yiddish
Y as in Yiddish, sometimes as “a”
Farsi Pronunciation Farsi Script Various Forms
yā-ye mo‘jam
‫ی‬
yā-ye fārsī
‫ی‬
‫ی‍ی‬
‍ ‍‫‍ی‬
‫ی‍ی‬
‍ ‍‫‍ی‬
Farsi Adjectives
This page contains a table including the following: Farsi Adjectivesincluding colors, size,
shapes, tastes, quantities... to help you with your Farsi vocabulary and expressions. Try to
memorize the way they're used because they're very important in communication, and might be
very helpful to convey your most important expressions. Make sure to check our Learn
Farsi page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.
Farsi Adjectives
The following 2 tables contain important adjectives about colors, size, shapes, tastes, quantities in Farsi as well as in
English.
English
Farsi Adjectives Persian Script
Colors
Black
Blue
Brown
Gray
Green
Orange
Purple
Red
White
Yellow
seeyaa
aabee
qah-veyee
KhaakesaRee
sabz
naaRanjee
aRghoonee
qeRmiz
sefeed
zaRd
Sizes
Big
boozoRg
Deep
god
Long
deRaaz
Narrow
baaReek
Short (in height) kootaa qad
Short (in length) kootaah
‫سیاه‬
‫آبی‬
‫قهوه‍ای‬
‫خاکستری‬
‫سبز‬
‫نارنجی‬
‫ارغوانی‬
‫قرمز‬
‫سفید‬
‫زرد‬
‫بزرگ‬
‫گود‬
‫دراز‬
‫باریک‬
‫کوتا‍قد‬
‫کوتاه‬
English
Small, little
Tall
Thick
Thin
Wide
Farsi Adjectives Persian Script
koocheek
‫کوچک‬
boolan qad
‫بلند‍قد‬
kooloft
‫کلفت‬
laaghaR
‫الغر‬
'aReez
‫عریض‬
Shapes
Round
Straight
Square
Triangular
geRd
Raast
moRaba'
moosalas
‫گرد‬
‫راست‬
‫مربع‬
‫مثلث‬
The following table contains important Farsi adjectives about directions that you might use when lost.
Persian
Adjectives
English
Farsi
Tastes
Bitter
Fresh
Salty
Sour
Spicy
Sweet
talKh
taazey
shooR
toRsh
tond
sheeReen
‫تلخ‬
‫تازه‬
‫شور‬
‫ترش‬
‫تند‬
‫شیرین‬
Qualities
Bad
Clean
Dark
Difficult
Dirty
Dry
Easy
Empty
Expensive
Fast
bad
tameez
poR Rang
saKht
kaseef
Khoshk
aasoon
Khaalee
geRoon
saRee'
‫بد‬
‫تمیز‬
‫پر‍رنگ‬
‫سخت‬
‫کثیف‬
‫خشک‬
‫آسون‬
‫خالی‬
‫گرون‬
‫سریع‬
Persian
Adjectives
English
Farsi
Foreign
Full
Good
Hard (firm)
Heavy
Inexpensive
Light (illumination)
Light (weight)
Local
New
Noisy (person)
Noisy (loud noise)
Old (about things)
Old (about people)
Powerful
Quiet (person)
Right / Correct
Slow
Soft
Very
Weak
Wet
Wrong / Incorrect
Young
KhaaRijee
poR
Khoob
seft
sangeen
aRzoon
cheRaagh
sabok
mahalee
taazey
poR haRf
boland
koh-ney
peeR
qavee
bee saRo sedaa
doRost
aahise / yavaash
naRm
Kheylee
za'eef
taR / Khees
ghalat
javoon
‫خارجی‬
‫پر‬
‫خوب‬
‫سفت‬
‫سنگین‬
‫ارزون‬
‫چراغ‬
‫سبک‬
‫محلی‬
‫تازه‬
‫پرحرف‬
‫بلند‬
‫کهنه‬
‫پیر‬
‫قوی‬
‫بی‍سروصدا‬
‫درست‬
‫‍یواش‬/‍‫آهسه‬
‫نرم‬
‫خیلی‬
‫ضعیف‬
‫‍خیس‬/‍‫تر‬
‫غلط‬
‫جوان‬
Quantities
Noisy
Quiet
Few / Little
Many / Much
Part
Some / A few (male
form)
A few (feminine)
Whole
poR saRo sedaa
aaRoom
kam
zeeyaad
qesmat
chan taa / kamee /
ba'azee
chan taa
‫پر‍سروصدا‬
‫آرام‬
‫کم‬
‫زیاد‬
‫قسمت‬
‫‍بعضی‬/‍‫‍کمی‬/‍‫چند‍تا‬
‫چند‍تا‬
Farsi Vocabulary
This page contains a table including the following: Farsi Vocabulary to help you with your
Farsi vocabulary and expressions. Try to memorize the way they're used because they're very
important in communication, and might be very helpful to convey your most important
expressions. Make sure to check our Learn Farsi page, which contains several lessons that
might help you in your learning process.
Farsi Vocabulary
The following table contains important vocabulary about days, time, directions, and locations in Farsi as well as in
.English
Persian Script Farsi Vocabulary English
‫یک‍شنبه‬
‫دوشنبه‬
‫سه‍شنبه‬
‫چهارشنبه‬
‫پنجشنبه‬
‫جمعه‬
‫شنبه‬
‫دیروز‬
‫امروز‬
‫فردا‬
‫روز‬
‫شب‬
‫هفته‬
‫ماه‬
‫سال‬
‫ثانیه‬
‫دقیقه‬
‫ساعت‬
‫صبح‬
ye shanbe
do shanbe
se shanbe
chaaR shanbe
panshanbe
jom'e
shanbe
deeRooz
emRooz
faRdaa
Rooz
shab
haftey
maa
saal
saaneeye
daqeeqe
saa'at
sob
Time
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
Day
Night
Week
Month
Year
Second
Minute
Hour
Morning
Persian Script Farsi Vocabulary English
‫عصر‬
'asR
Evening
‫ظهر‬
zoR
Noon
‫بعد‍از‍ظهر‬
ba'ad az zoR
Afternoon
‫نصفه‍شب‬
nisfey shab
Midnight
‫حاال‬
haalaa
Now
‍‫بعدا‬
ba'dan
Later
The following table contains important Farsi Vocabulary about directions that you might use when lost.
Persian Script
Farsi Expressions
‫رو‬
Roo
‫بعد‍از‬
ba'ad az
‫عقب‬
'aqab
‫‍جلو‬/‍‫جلوه‬
jelowey / jelo
‫قبل‍از‬
qabl az
‫میون‬
meeyoon
‫مختصات‬
muKhtasaat
‫زاویه‬
zaaveeye
‫پایین‬
paayeen
‫شرق‬
shaRq
‫دور‬
dooR
‫طوله‍جغرافیایی‬
toole jughRaafeeyaayee
‫چپ‬
chap
‫عرضه‍جغرافیایی‬
aRzey jughRaafeeyaayee
‫‍موضع‍___‍من‬/‍ِ‫ موضعم‍___‍ا‬moz'am ___ e / moz'e ___ man
‫نزدیک‬
nazdeek
‫شمال‬
shomaal
‫شماله‍شرقی‬
shomaaley shaRqee
‫شماله‍غربی‬
shomaaley ghaRbee
‫راست‬
Raast
‫جنوب‬
joonoob
‫جنوبه‍شرقی‬
joonoobey shaRqee
‫جنوبه‍غربی‬
joonoobey ghaRbee
‫مستقیم‬
mostaqeem
English
Directions
Above / Over
After / Past
Back / Behind
In front of / Forward
Before
Between
Coordinates
Degrees
Down
East
Far
Longitude
Left
Latitude
My position is ___.
Near
North
Northeast
Northwest
Right
South
Southeast
Southwest
Straight ahead.
Persian Script
‫زیر‬
‫باال‬
‫غرب‬
‫‍جلو‬/‍‫‍جلوه‬/‍‫پیش‍از‬
‫باال‬
‫رو‬
‫پشت‬
‫عقب‬
‫جلوه‬
‫ساحل‬
‫مرز‬
‫پل‬
‫اردوگاه‬
‫جاده‍خاکی‬
‫جنگل‬
‫بندر‬
‫تپه‬
‫‍خونه‬/‍‫منزل‬
‫دریاچه‬
‫مرتع‬
‫کوه‬
‫اوقیانوس‬
‫راه‬
‫جاده‍ی‍اسفالته‬
‫جا‬
‫موضع‬
‫رودخونه‬
‫راه‬
‫دریا‬
‫میدون‬
‫درخت‬
‫دره‬
‫ده‬
‫کجا؟‬
Farsi Expressions
English
zeeR
Under
baalaa
Up
ghaRb
West
peesh az / jelowey / jelo
Before / In front of / Forward
baalaa
Roo
posht
'aqab
jelowey
Above
Over
Back
Behind
In front of
saahel
maRz
pol
oRdoogaa
jaadey Khaakee
jangal
bandaR
tapey
manzil / Khooney
daRyaachey
maRta'
kooh
oqeeyaanoos
Raah
jaade ye esfaalte
jaa
moze'
RoodKhooney
Raah
daRyaa
meydoon
deRaKht
daRey
deh
kujaa?
Locations
Beach
Border
Bridge
Camp
Dirt road
Forest
Harbor
Hill
House
Lake
Meadow
Mountain
Ocean
Path
Paved road
Place
Position
River
Road
Sea
Square
Tree
Valley
Village
Where?
Farsi Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
This page contains a table including the following: Farsi Numbers both cardinal and ordinal.
Try to memorize the way they're used because they're very important in communication, and
might be very helpful to convey your most important expressions. Make sure to check our Learn
Farsi page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.
Farsi Cardinal Numbers
Cardinal numbers in Farsi as well as in English are digits like 1, 2, 3, 4 … There are two
ways of writing the numbers in Farsi, in Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) or in Farsi script ( ,‫یک‬
‫ سه‬,‫)دو‬. The table below contains more information about the farsi numbers.
Persian Script Farsi Numbers English
‫صفر‬
‫یک‬
‫دو‬
‫سه‬
‫چهار‬
‫پنج‬
‫شش‬
‫هفت‬
‫هشت‬
‫نه‬
‫ده‬
‫یازده‬
‫دوازده‬
‫سیزده‬
‫چهارده‬
‫پانزده‬
‫شانزده‬
‫هفده‬
‫هجده‬
‫نوزده‬
sefR
yek
do
se
chaaR
panj
sheesh
haft
hasht
no
da
yaaze
davaaze
seeze
chaaRde
poonze
shoonze
heevde
heezhde
nooze
0 Zero
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
7 Seven
8 Eight
9 Nine
10 Ten
11 Eleven
12 Twelve
13 Thirteen
14 Fourteen
15 Fifteen
16 Sixteen
17 Seventeen
18 Eighteen
19 Nineteen
Persian Script Farsi Numbers English
‫بیست‬
bees
20 Twenty
‫سی‬
see
30 Thirty
‫چهل‬
chel
40 Forty
‫پنجاه‬
panjaa
50 Fifty
‫شصت‬
shas
60 Sixty
‫هفتاد‬
haftaad
70 Seventy
‫هشتاد‬
hashtaad
80 Eighty
‫نود‬
navad
90 Ninety
‫صد‬
sad
100 Hundred
‫هزار‬
hezaaR
1,000 Thousand
‫ده‍هزار‬
da hezaaR
10,000 Ten Thousand
‫صد‍هزار‬
sad hezaaR 100,000 Hundred Thousand
‫یک‍میلیون‬
ye melyoon
1,000,000 Million
‫بعالوه‬
be'alaave
Plus
‫منها‬
menhaa
Minus
‫بیشتر‍از‬
beeshtaR az
More (than)
‫کمتر‍از‬
kamtaR az
Less (than)
‍‫تقریبا‬
taqReeban
Approximately
‫اول‬
aval
First
‫دوم‬
doovom
Second
‫سوم‬
sevom
Third
The Persian language has been written with a number of different scripts, including the Old Persian
Cuneiform, Pahlavi, Aramaic, and Avestan, Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. After the Islamic conquest of the Persian
Sassanian Empire in 642 AD, Arabic became the language of government, culture and especially religion.
Modern Persian appeared during the 9th century. It is written in a version of the Arabic script and is full of words of
Arabic origin. There are also two methods of writing Persian with the Latin alphabet.
Under Mongolian and Turkish rulers, Persian was adopted as the language of government in Turkey, central Asia and
India, where it was used for centuries, and until after 1900 in Kashmir.
Persian is a member of the Iranian branch of Indo-European languages spoken by about 130 million people, mainly
in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. There are also significiant numbers of speakers in many other countries, including
Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Turkey, Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Israel, Turkmenistan, Oman, Yemen, the UAE and the USA.
In Afghanistan Persian is known as Dari (‫ )درى‬or Dari-Persian, while in Tajikistan it's known as Tajiki (Тоҷики
/ ‫)تاجیکى‬.
Persian, Farsi or Parsi?
The official language of Iran is sometimes called Farsi in English and other languages. This is a correct transliteration
of the native name of the language, however many, including the ISO and the Academy of Persian Language and
Literature, prefer the name Persian for the language. Some speakers use the older local name: Parsi (‫)پارسی‬. There
is some discussion about this topic at: wikipedia.
Iran or Persia?
Until 1935, the official name of the country currently known as Iran was Persia, though the Persian people have
called their country Iran since the Sassanid period (226 - 651 AD). There's further discussion about this
at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_naming_dispute
Persian alphabet (‫ )الفبای فارسی‬and pronunciation
Notable features

Type of writing system: abjad - includes letters only for consonants. Vowels, when indicated, are written
with diacritics and/or combinations of consonant letters

Direction of writing: right to left in horizontal lines; numerals written from left to right.

Used to write: Persian (‫)فارسی‬
Notes

Persian has seven vowel sounds: â (/ɒː/), a (/æ/), e (/e/), I (/iː/), o (/o/), u (/uː/), ow (/ou/)

"Alef" has no particular sound. At the beginning of words by means of diacritics it can denote "â" (‫)آ‬, "a" (‫)ا‬,
"e" (‫)ا‬, "o" (ُ‫ )ا‬but elsewhere, it always denotes "â". However, only the diacritic of "â" (‫ )آ‬is commonly
written and you just have to memorize the pronunciation. For example: ‫( آب‬âb) – water, ‫( اسب‬asb) –
horse, ‫( امید‬omid) – hope, ‫( امشب‬emšab) - tonight.
Notes and corrections by Ali Jahanshiri
Numerals
Note
The symbols for 4,5 and 6 are different from the standard numerals used for Arabic.
Farsi Phrases
This page contains a table including the following: Farsi phrases, also called Persian expressions and words in Farsi,
conversation and idioms, Farsi greetings and survival phrases or simply if you want to know what to say when
chatting. Most of the sentences below are used for the everyday life conversations, so they might come handy if you
memorize them. Make sure to check our Learn Farsi page, which contains several lessons that might help you in
your learning process.
Farsi Phrases
Farsi Phrases
English Phrases
Farsi Greetings:
English Greetings
Salam! ‫سالم‬
Hi!
Sobh Be Kheyr! ‫صبح‍بخیر‬
Good morning!
Asr be kheyr! ‫عصر‍بخیر‬
Good evening!
Khosh Amadid! ‫خوش‍آمدید‬
Welcome! (to greet someone)
Shoma chetur hastin? ‫شما‍چطور‍هستین‬
How are you?
Man khoobam, Mamnoon! ‫ممنون‬.‫من‍خوبم‬
I'm fine, thanks!
Va shoma ‫و‍شما‬
And you?
Khoob ‫خوب‬
Good/ So-So.
Mamnoon ‫ممنون‬
Thank you (very much)!
Khahesh Mikonam ‫خواهش‍میکنم‬
You're welcome! (for "thank
you")
Hey! Refigh! ‫هی‍!‍رفیق‬
Hey! Friend!
Delam barat kheyli tang shodeh ‫دلم‍برات‍خیلی‍تنگ‍شده‬
I missed you so much!
Che khabar? ‫چه‍خبر؟‬
What's new?
Farsi Phrases
English Phrases
Khabari nist ‫خبری‍نیست‬
Nothing much
Shab be kheyr ‫شب‍بخیر‬
Good night!
Ba’adan mibinamet ‫بعدأ‍میبینمت‬
See you later!
Bedrood ‫بدرود‬
Good bye!
Asking for Help and Directions
Man gom shodam ‫من‍گم‍شدم‬
I'm lost
Mitoonam ke komaketoon konam ‫ میتونم‍که‍کمکتون‍کنم؟‬Can I help you?
Shoam mitooni ke komakam konid ‍‫شما‍میتونید‍کمکم‬
‫کنید؟‬
Can you help me?
(dashtshooi/darookhaneh) kojast? (‍)‫داروخانه‬/‫دستشویی‬
‫کجاست؟‬
Where is the (bathroom/
pharmacy)?
Mostaghim boro ba’ad be Chap/ rast bepich ‍‫ من‍دنبال‬Go straight! then turn left/
‫جان‍میگردم‬
right!
Man Donbale john migardam ‫من‍دنبال‍جان‍میگردم‬
I'm looking for john.
Yek lahzeh lotfan ‫یک‍لحظه‍لطفا‬
One moment please!
Yek lahzeh lotfan ‫یک‍لحظه‍لطفا‬
Hold on please! (phone)
Gheymatesh chand ast? ‫قیمتش‍چند‍است‍؟‬
How much is this?
Bebakhshid ‫ببخشید‬
Excuse me ...! (to ask for
something)
Bebakhshid ‫ببخشید‬
Excuse me! ( to pass by)
Ba man bia ‫با‍من‍بیا‬
Come with me!
Aya shoma (Engilisi/Farsi) harf mizanid
‫فارسی)‍حرف‍میزنید‍؟‬/‫آیا‍شما‍(انگلیسی‬
Do you speak (English/ Farsi)?
Kami. ‫کمی‬
Just a little.
Esm e shoma chist? ‫اسم‍شما‍چیست‍؟‬
What's your name?
Esm e man? ‫ اسم‍من‬...
My name is ...
Aghaye…/Khanoome…/Doshizeh ‫دوشیزه‬/...‫خانم‬/..‍‫آقای‬...
Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss…
Az molaghat e sham khosh vaghtam ‫از‍مالقات‍شما‍خوش‍وقتم‬
Nice to meet you!
Shoma kheyli mehrban hastid ‫شما‍خیلی‍مهربان‍هستید‬
You're very kind!
Shoma ahleh koja hastid ‫شما‍اهل‍کجا‍هستید‬
Where are you from?
Man az (America/ Iran) hastam ‫‍ایران)‍هستم‬/‍‫من‍از‍(آمریکا‬
I'm from (the U.S/ Iran)
Man America i hastam ‫من‍(آمریکایی)‍هستم‬
I'm (American)
Shoma koja zendegi mikonid? ‫شما‍کجا‍زندگی‍میکنید‬
Where do you live?
Man dar (America/ Iran) zendegi mikonam
‫‍مکزیک)‍زندگی‍میکنم‬/‍‫‍ایران‬/‍‫من‍در‍(آمریکا‬
I live in (the U.S/ Iran)
Man az inja khosham omade ‫شما‍از‍اینجا‍خوشتون‍اومده‬
Did you like it here?
Iran keshvar e jalebi Hast ‫ایران‍کشور‍جالبی‍هست‬
Iran is a wonderful country
Shoghl e shoma chist? ‫شغل‍شما‍چی‍هست؟‬
What do you do for a living?
Man be onvane (motarjem/ tajer) kar mikonam
‫‍تاجر)‍کار‍میکنم‬/‍‫من‍به‍عنوان‍یک‍(مترجم‬
I work as a (translator/ businessman)
Man az zaban e farsi khosham miayad ‫ من‍از‍زبان‍فارسی‍خوشم‍میآید‬I like Farsi
Man yek mah hast ke farsi ray ad migiram
‫من‍یک‍ماه‍هست‍که‍فارسی‍را‍یاد‍میگیرم‬
I've been learning Farsi for 1 month
Oh, che khoob! ‫اوه‍!‍خوبه‬
Oh! That's good!
Chand salet hast? ‫چند‍سالت‍هست؟‬
How old are you?
Man (bist/ Si) sal daram ‫سی)‍سال‍دارم‬/‫من‍(بیست‬
I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old.
Man bayad beravam ‫من‍باید‍بروم‬
I have to go
Bar migardam! ‫برمیگردم‬
I will be right back!
Wish Someone Something
Mo’afagh bashed ‫موفق‍باشید‬
Good luck!
Tavalodat mobarak ‫تولدت‍مبارک‬
Happy birthday!
Sal e no mobarak ‫سال‍نو‍مبارک‬
Happy new year!
Kirismass Mobarak ‫کریسمس‍مبارک‬
Merry Christmas!
Tabrik migoyam ‫تبریک‍می‍گویم‬
Congratulations!
Berma’id ‫بفرمایید‬
Enjoy! (for meals...)
Man dost daram ke yek rooz iran ra bebinam
‫من‍دوست‍دارم‍که‍یک‍روز‍ایران‍رو‍ببینم‬
I'd like to visit Iran one day
Be John salam e man ra beresoonid ‫به‍"جان"‍سالم‍من‍را‍برسونید‬
Say hi to John for me
A’afiat bashad ‫عافیت‍باشد‬
Bless you (when sneezing)
Shab bekheyr va khab hay e khoob bebini
‫شب‍بخیر‍و‍خوابهای‍خوب‍ببینی‬
Good night and sweet dreams!
Solving a Misunderstanding
Bebakhshid? ‫ببخشید؟‬
I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something)
Bebakhshid ‫ببخشید‬
Sorry (for a mistake)
Moshkeli nist ‫مشکلی‍نیست‬
No Problem!
Mish tekrar konid? ‫میشه‍تکرار‍کنید‍؟‬
Can You Say It Again?
Mishe ahesteh tar sohbat konid ‫میشه‍آهسته‍تر‍صحبت‍کنید‬
Can You Speak Slowly?
Lotfan yaddasht konid ‫لطفا‍یادداشت‍کنید‬
Write It Down Please!
Motavajjeh nemisham ‫متوجه‍نمیشوم‬
I Don't Understand!
Nemidanam ‫نمیدانم‬
I Don't Know!
Nazari nadaram ‫نظری‍ندارم‬
I Have No Idea.
Be Farsi chi misheh ‫به‍فارسی‍چی‍میشه؟‬
What's That Called In Farsi?
“moshkeli” be engilisi chi misheh? ‫“ به‍انگلیسی‍چی‍میشه؟‬moshkeli” What Does "moshkeli" Mean In English?
Shoma “please” ro be farsi chi migin?
‫شما‍"بلیز"‍رو‍به‍فارسی‍چی‍میگین؟‬
How Do You Say "Please" In Farsi?
In chieh? ‫این‍چیه؟‬
What Is This?
Farsi e man bad ast ‫فارسی‍من‍بد‍است‬
My Farsi is bad.
Man bayad farsi ro bishtar tamrin konam
‫من‍باید‍فارسی‍رو‍بیشتر‍تمرین‍کنم‬
I need to practice my Farsi
Negaran nabashid ‫نگران‍نباشید‬
Don't worry!
Farsi Expressions and Words
Khoob/ bad/ motavaset ‫‍متوسط‬/‍‫‍بد‬/‍‫خوب‬
Good/ Bad/ So-So.
Bozorg/ khoochak ‫‍کوچک‬/‍‫بزرگ‬
Big/ Small
Emrooz/ A’alan ‫‍االن‬/‫امروز‬
Today/ Now
Farad/ dirooz ‫‍دیروز‬/‍‫فردا‬
Tomorrow/ Yesterday
Baleh/ nakheyr ‫نخیر‬/‫بله‬
Yes/ No
Befarmaid! ‫بفرمائید‬
Here you go! (when giving something)
Khoshet miad? ‫خوشت‍میاد؟‬
Do you like it?
Vaghe’an azash khosham miad ‫واقعا‍ازش‍خوشم‍میاد‬
I really like it!
Man (goshneh/ Teshneh) am ‫‍تشنه"‍ام‬/‍‫من‍"گشنه‬
I'm hungry/ thirsty.
Sobh/ asr/ shab ‫‍شب‬/‍‫عصر‬/‍‫صبح‬
In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night.
In/ a’an. Inja/ A’anja ‫‍آنجا‬/‍‫‍اینجا‬.‍‫‍آن‬/‍‫این‬
This/ That. Here/There
Man/ to. Oo/ Oo (Him & Her are same) ‫‍او‬/‍‫‍او‬.‍‫‍تو‬/‍‫من‬
Me/ You. Him/ Her.
Vaghea’an! ‫واقعا‬
Really!
Negah kon! ‫! نگاه‍کن‬
Look!
Ajaleh kon! ‫! عجله‍کن‬
Hurry up!
Chi? Koja? ‫چی؟‍کجا؟‬
What? Where?
Sa’at chand ast? ‫ساعت‍چند‍است؟‬
What time is it?
Sa’at dah. hafto si daghigheh ye asr ‫هفت‍و‍سی‍دقیقه‍عصر‬.01‍‫ ساعت‬It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm.
Ino be man bede! ‫اینو‍به‍من‍بده‬
Give me this!
Doset daram! ‫دوست‍دارم‬
I love you!
Man ehsas e nakhoshi mikonam ‫من‍احساس‍ناخوشی‍میکنم‬
I feel sick.
Man be Dr ehtiaj daram ‫من‍به‍دکتر‍احتیاج‍دارم‬
I need a doctor
Yek/ do/ she
‫‍سه‬/‍‫‍دو‬/‍‫یک‬
One, Two, Three
Chahar/ panj/ shesh ‫‍شش‬/‍‫‍پنج‬/‍‫چهار‬
Four, Five, Six
Haft / hasht/ noh/ dah ‫‍ده‬/‍‫‍نه‬/‍‫‍هشت‬/‍‫هفت‬
Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten