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English |
Persian |
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Welcome |
Khosh amadid |
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Hello |
Salam |
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How are you? |
Hale shoma chetor ast? |
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What's your name? |
Esm e shoma chist? |
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Esm-e man ... ast |
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Where are you from? |
Shoma ahleh koja hastid? |
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Man az ... hastam |
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Pleased to meet you |
khosh-bakh-tam |
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Good morning |
Sobh be-kheir |
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Good night |
Shab be-kheir |
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Goodbye |
Khoda hafez |
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Good luck |
Mo'afagh bashed |
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Bon appétit |
Nosh-e jan |
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I don't understand I don't speak/understand Persian |
Nemifahmam Farsi balad nistam/ Farsi nemi-fah-mam |
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I don't know |
Nemidanam |
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Excuse me |
Bebakhshid |
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How much is this? |
Gheymatesh chande? |
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Can I have a discount? |
Takh-fif mi-dahid? |
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Sorry |
Bebakhshid |
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Thank you |
Merci Mamnoon moteshakeram |
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No thank you |
Nemikha-ham merci Na merci |
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You're welcome |
Khahesh mikonam Zendeh Basheen |
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Please |
Lotfan Khahesh mikonam |
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Where's the toilet? |
Dashtshuee kojast? |
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Help! |
Komak! |
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I lost my bag. I lost my wallet. |
Sakam ra gom kardam Kifam ra gom kardam |
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Taxi |
Tak-si |
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Can you get me a taxi please? |
Tak-si mi-girid baraye man lotfan? |
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Please go to this address |
Lotfan be een ad-res beravid |
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I will get off here |
Hamin-ja Lotfan Hamin-ja piyade mishavam |
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Where is the ….? |
…. Kojast? |
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Restaurant |
Res-to-ran |
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Hospital |
Bimarestan |
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Pharmacy |
Daroo-khaneh |
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Hotel |
Hotel |
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Park |
Park |
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Coffee Starbucks |
Ghah-ve Coffee shop |
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Tea Teahouse |
Chai Chai-khaneh |
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Come here |
Bia enja |
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Go / Go away |
Boro |
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Hurry / quick /run |
Bodo |
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A little |
Yek kam |
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A lot |
Ziyad |
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Big |
Bozorg |
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Small |
Koochak |
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Mr. Ms./Mrs./ Miss. |
Agha Khanoom |
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I |
Man |
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You (singular) You (plural) |
To (informal)/ Shoma (formal) Shoma |
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He/ She |
Oo |
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We |
Ma |
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They |
ee-shan |
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1 |
yek |
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2 |
doe |
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3 |
se |
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4 |
chahar |
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5 |
panj |
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6 |
shesh |
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7 |
haft |
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8 |
hasht |
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9 |
noh |
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10 |
dah |
The official language of Iran is Persian which is the language taught in schools and used in official communications. Although the official language of Iran is Persian, a number of other dialects and languages including Arabic and Azeri and Kurdish are spoken in different parts of the country.
Due to the historical relations between Iran and France, a great number of French words have become part of the Persian language most notably merci, the French word for thank you. Many words from the Arabic language have also found their way into Persian and become an inseparable part of the language.
In turn, the Persian language has lent almost 800 words to the English language including father, mother, daughter, brother, magic, name, saffron, candy, spinach, pistachio, star and paradise.
Here are some useful Persian phrases to remember before your trip.
