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1 ABSOLUTE BEGINNER

Persian Key Phrases

V Vocabulary

Basic Greetings
.‫صبح بخیر‬ .‫بعد از ظهر بخیر‬ .‫عرص بخیر‬
sobh bekheyr. ba'd az zohr bekheyr. asr bekheyr.
Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening.

!‫خداحافظ‬ .‫شب بخیر‬ ‫درود‬

khodaahaafez! shab bekheyr. dorood
Bye! Good night. greetings

Pleasantries
.‫ببخشید‬ .ً‫لطفا‬ .‫متاسفم‬
bebakhshid. lotfan. mote'assefam.
Excuse me. Please. I’m sorry.

.‫متشکرم‬ .‫قابلی نداشت‬ .‫نوش جان‬

motshakkeram. qaabeli nadaasht. noosh-e jaan.
Thank you. You're welcome. Enjoy your meal.

Introduction
‫اسم شام چیه؟‬ ‫اهل کجایید؟‬ .‫از مالقاتتون خوشوقتم‬
esm-e shomaa chie? ahl-e kojaayid? az molaaqaatetoon khoshvaqtam.
What's your name? Where are you from? Nice to meet you.

.‫متشکرم‬ ‫چند سالتونه؟‬ ‫رسگرمی شام چیه؟‬

motshakkeram. chand saaletoone? sargarmi-ye shomaa chiye?
Thank you. How old are you? What’s your hobby?

Asking Questions
‫کی؟‬ ‫چرا؟‬ ‫چی؟‬
key? cheraa? chi?
When? Why? What?
‫کجا؟‬ ‫چقدر؟‬ ‫کی؟‬
kojaa? cheqadr? ki?
Where? How much? Who?
Life Events

!‫تولدت مبارک‬ !‫سالگردت مبارک‬ !‫تربیک میگم‬

tavalodet mobaarak! saalgardet mobaarak! tabrik migam!
Happy birthday! Happy anniversary! Congratulations!

!‫سال نومبارک‬ !‫کریسمس مبارک‬ !‫هالووین مبارک‬

saal-e no mobaarak! kerismas mobaarak! haalovin mobaarak!
Happy New Year! Merry Christmas! Happy Halloween!

Common Questions
‫این چیه؟‬ ‫چکار می‌کنید؟‬ ‫مشکل چیه؟‬
in chie? chekaar mikonid? moshkel chie?
What's this? What are you doing? What’s wrong?

‫کجایید؟‬ ‫قهوه چنده؟‬ ‫دستشویی کجاست؟‬

kojaayid? qahve chande? dastshooyi kojaast?
Where are you? How much is the coffee? Where is the bathroom?

‫چرا دیر کردی؟‬ ‫کی اونجاست؟‬ ‫کی خوبه؟‬

cheraa dir kardi? ki oonjaast? key khoobe?
Why are you late? Who’s there? When will be good?

‫تولدت کیه؟‬ ‫چی می‌خوای؟‬ ‫چی شد؟‬

tavallodet keye? chi mikhaay? chi shod?
When is your birthday? What do you want? What happened?

Small talk
!‫خیلی خوب به نظر می‌رسید‬ !‫عالیه‬ !‫خوش بگذره‬
kheyli khoob benazar miresid! aaliye! khosh begzare!
You look great! That's great! Have fun!
‫ اینطور نیست؟‬،‫بیرون روز خوبیه‬ !‫این وحشتناکه‬ ‫اوضاع چطوره؟‬
biroon rooz-e khoobi-ye, intor nist? in vahshatnaake! ozaa' chetore?
Nice day outside, isn't it? That's terrible! How are things?

Phrases to Use When You're Angry

.‫حاال هر چی‬ .‫بس کن‬ ‫داری چه غلطی می‌کنی؟‬
haalaa har chi. bas kon. daari che ghalati mikoni?
Whatever. Stop it. What the heck are you doing?
‫بسه دیگه‬ .‫ناامید شدم‬ .‫تو به من گوش منیدی‬
base dige naa-omid shodam. to be man goosh nemidi.
That's enough. I'm dissapointed. You're not listening to me.