LESSON NOTES

Survival Phrases #1
How to Say "Thank You!" in
Persian

CONTENTS
2 Persian
2 English
2 Romanization
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
3 Grammar
4 Cultural Insight

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 PERSIAN

‫ ﺗﺸﮑﺮ ﻣﯽﮐﻨﻢ‬.1

‫ ﺧﻴﻠﯽ ﺗﺸﮑﺮ ﻣﯽﮐﻨﻢ‬.2

‫ ﻣﺘﺸﮑﺮم‬.3

‫ ﺧﻴﻠﯽ ﻣﺘﺸﮑﺮم‬.4

ENGLISH

1. Thank you.

2. Thank you so much.

3. Thanks.

4. Many thanks.

ROMANIZATION

1. Tashakkor Mikonam.

2. Kheili Tashakkor Mikonam.

3. Moteshakkeram.

4. Kheili Moteshakkeram.

VOCABULARY

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 Persian Romanizat ion English Class

‫ﺗﺸﮑﺮ‬ tashakkor thanks verb

‫ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﻢ‬ mikonam do verb

‫ﺧﻴﻠﯽ‬ kheili much adjective

‫ﻣﺘﺸﮑﺮم‬ moteshakkeram thanks noun

‫ﺗﺸﮑﺮ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﻢ‬ tashakkor mikonam thank you phrase

SAMPLE SENTENCES

.‫ﻣﻦ از اﻳﻦ ﺑﺎﺑﺖ ﺗﺸﮑﺮ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﻢ‬ .‫ﻣﻦ ﻫﺮ روز ﺻﺒﺢ ورزش ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﻢ‬
Man har rooz sobh varzesh mikonam.
"I thank you for this matter."
"I do sporting activities every morning."

.‫ﺧﻴﻠﯽ ﻣﺘﺸﮑﺮم‬ .‫واﻗﻌﺎ از ﺗﻮ ﻣﺘﺸﮑﺮم‬

"Thank you so much." "I really appreciate it."

.‫ﺧﻴﻠﯽ ﺗﺸﮑﺮ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﻢ‬

"Thank you very much."

GRAMMAR

Wherever your destination may be, manners are a must! Iran is no different. So in our very first
lesson, we'll be teaching you a simple phrase that is bound to come in handy throughout your
trip to Iran. I can't stress this enough: a little bit of language can go a long way!

In Persian, "Thank you" is:

Tashakkor Mikonam ‫ﺗﺸﮑﺮ ﻣﯽﮐﻨﻢ‬

The first word, Tashakkor ‫ ﺗﺸﮑﺮ‬, means "thanks."

After this comes Mikonam ‫ ﻣﯽﮐﻨﻢ‬, meaning "I do thank you."

You can emphasize Tashakkor Mikonam by adding Kheili ‫ ﺧﻴﻠﯽ‬, which means literally "a lot"

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or "so much."

That makes Kheili Tashakkor Mikonam ‫ﺧﻴﻠﯽ ﺗﺸﮑﺮ ﻣﯽﮐﻨﻢ‬, which would be equivalent to
"Thank you so much," a politer expression than just Tashakkor Mikonam. ‫ﺗﺸﮑﺮ ﻣﯽﮐﻨﻢ‬

There are other ways to express one's gratitude in Persian, but they are all variations of Kheili
Tashakkor Mikonam. ‫ﺧﻴﻠﯽ ﺗﺸﮑﺮ ﻣﯽﮐﻨﻢ‬

There will be occasions when you will really want to show your appreciation and politeness.
On these occasions, you should use the expression Tashakkor Mikonam. Another way to
thank someone is Moteshakkeram, which is simply another form of the verb Tashakkor.

So "Thanks" in Persian is:

Moteshakkeram. ‫ﻣﺘﺸﮑﺮم‬

And "Many thanks" is:

Kheili Moteshakkeram. ‫ﺧﻴﻠﯽ ﻣﺘﺸﮑﺮم‬

The word Kheili, meaning "a lot," is used to make the phrase more polite.

This is followed by Moteshakeram, which means something like "thanks."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Quick tip 1

By far, Moteshakkeram is the most common way to say "Thanks." Use the more polite version
Tashakor Mikonam sparingly, in very special situations, like when you have been helped a lot
by somebody. Remember: when in doubt, keeping it simple is always your safest bet. You
don't have to worry about formal or informal situations; Moteshakkeram can be used with just
about anyone, anywhere, and anytime. You say Moteshakkeram when the waiter brings your
food or drinks, when the clerk in the hotel takes your luggage to your room, and when
somebody welcomes or congratulates you. No matter what the person's profession or age,
Moteshakkeram will always be an appropriate response.

Quick tip 2

If you are around friends, you might hear an alternative to Tashakor Mikonam: Ghorbanat.
This is similar to something like "Cheers" or "Love you," it's mostly used among young people

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and is very informal. If you know the people well enough, feel free to throw one of these in—
your knowledge of informal Persian will surely be appreciated.

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