Beginning Farsi Flashcards by David Wolff

Good afternoon

Asr bekhair

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Good afternoon

Asr bekhair

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Goodbye

Khoda Hafez

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Goodbye for now

Fe-lan

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In hopes of seeing you again

Be o-me-day deedar

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Until later

Ta ba’ad

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Until tomorrow

Ta fardah

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My name is …

Esme man David hast

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Pleased to meet you

Khoshvaghtam

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Greetings

Dorood!

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Safe journey; Bon voyage

Safar bekhayr

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Goodbye, God keep you safe

Khoda negah-dar

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See you

Me-bee-na-met

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To eat

Chordan

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What do you want to eat?

Chee michai bochoree

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House

Kho-nay

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Street

Khai-ah-boon

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Pleased to meet you

Khosh vaktam

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How old are you?

Chan saul eh tay

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Year

Saul

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I see…

Me be nam…

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I don’t know

Neh me do nam

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Where are you from?

Toe alay khoja yee

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Where is he from?

Oon alay khojast

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What do you want to eat for lunch?

Nahar chee me chai bochoree (or bochoreed for more than one person)

This is my brother

Een barodare man-e

My son My daughter

Pesare man Dokhtare man

How old is he/she? How old are you?

Chan-saul-ay-shay Chan saul a-tay?

Day Days

Rooz Rooz-ha

Month

Mah

Year

Saul

Week

Haft-tay

Great

Ah-lee

What’s the news? Or What’s up?

Chay khabar

How’s it going?

Chetor peesh meer-ay

Thank you

Mam-noon-am Merci Motoshakerem

Until later

Ta bad

And you?

Va shoma

I am from…

Man az…hastam

Busy

Mash-ghul

See you

Me-bee-na-met

Yeah

Ah-ray

Live

Zen-day-gee

Dar

I live in … (place)

(Man) dar … (place) zendehgee mikonam

I do

Mikonam

Where do you live? Informal Where do you live? Formal

To khoja zendehgee mikonee? Shoma ko-jah zendehgee mikoneen?

But

Val-lee Or Amma

Well done

Ah-sant

Now

Ha-la or al-an

I am from Iran, but now I live in America

Man as iran hastam va-lay ha-la dar US zendayghee mikonam

Spouse

Ham-sahr

News

Khabar Akhbar is plural

Later

Bah-dan

Go to sleep To sleep I’m sleeping He is sleeping I want to sleep

Boro bekhab Khabedan Khabedam Khabeday Mikham bekhabam

Last night

Di-shab

Nothing

He-chee

I don’t want anything

Hechee nemicham

Noon

Zohr

Very good

Ah-fah-reen Or Kheli khoob

Beautiful or nice

Ghashang

To sleep

Kha-be-dan

He is sleeping

Kha-be-day

I am 67 years old

Man shast o haft saul-ay-may

Moon

Mah

Bread

Noon

To visit (see)

Didar

I see a house.

Man khooneh ra mibinam

To see

Didan

My name is… ending in a consonant Ending in a Vowel

Esmam…e or esmayman Esmam…-st

Cold

Sard

Warm

Garm

Hot

Dagh

Tired

Khastay

To do We do

Kardan Mikoneem

We make dinner

Sham dorost mikoneem

Yesterday I made dinner Today I make dinner

Dirooz sham dorost kardam Emrooz sham dorost mikonam

Sick I was sick

Beemar or mareez Man mareez boodam Man beemar boodam

Everybody

Hamay Or hamay-gee (hard g)

Newspaper

Rooz namay

Letter in mail

Namay

Finished

Tamoom shoday

Nazdeek

Small

Koocheek

Smaller

Koocheek-tar

Smallest

Koocheektareen

Big

Bozorg

Bigger Biggest

Bozorg-tar Bozorg-tareen

Quick Quicker Quickest

Ferz Ferztar Ferztareen

Slow Slower Slowest

Kond or yavash Kondtar or yavashtar Kondtareen or yavashtareen

Nice looking Nicer looking Nicest looking

Ghashang Ghashang-tar Ghashang-tareen

Ugly

Zesht

Expensive

Geroon

Cheap

Arzoon

Car

Machine

Gas

Benzene

Book Books

Kaytahb Kaytab ha

Better Best

Behtar Behtareen

Sick

Beemar Or mareez

To make

Dorost kardan

Correct

Dorost

Cloud

Ahbr

Not so much

Nahzeeyad

A little

Yeh kami

A lot

Zee-yahd

Letter (mail)

Namay

Awake

Beedar

Enough

Basay

Also

Hamcheneen

Pain

Dard

Dark outside

Tarik

Sit down (command)

Besheen

I am hungry Hungry

Goshnam Goshnay

You do

Koneed

What are you going to do?

Michaid qikar koneed

Shopping

Khareed

With me With us Do you want to go with me?

Bahman Bahma Mikhai bahman biyaid

Would you like to come with us?

Michaid bahma biyaid?

With who?

Bakee?

Your wife

Khanoomaytoon

My wife

Khanoomam

Me too

Manam

I’m going too

Manam miyam

Sometimes

Bah-zee-vakh-tah

Ah-gar

Thirsty I am thirsty He is thirsty Are you thirsty?

Tayshneh man tayshnamay Oo tayshneshay To tayshnetay

Maybe

Shy-yat

Tired

Hastay

Tired

Khaste

Tired

Khaste

Happy

Khoshhal

Hungry

Goshne or Gorosne

Thirsty

Teshne

Angry

Asabahni

Sad

Narahat

Name

Esm

Beginning Farsi Flashcards

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