Grammar 1 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Formula for Farsi Word Order
verb - adverb - indirect object - direct object - adverb of manner - adverb of time - subject
(Order in appearance on page when written right to left. So verbs will always be the last thing written.)
Alone
تنها - Tanha
friend
دوست - doost
painter
نقاش - naqqash
happy
خوشبخت - khoshvaqt
short form of I am
-am
Russian
rus
you plural
شما - shoma
Question word Where?
کجا - Koja
similar to or like
سان - mesl
student
دانشجو - daneshjoo
I am not
نیستم
photographer
عکاس
wonderful or lovely
به -bah - at the opening otherwise “to”
home or house
منزل - manzel
“How are you?”
تو چطوره - too chetori ?
tired
خسته - khaste
child or baby
بچه
cheerful or good
خوش - khoshe as in Kosher
Negative of “to be”
To be is the only negative irregular verb. To form, drop the initial “h” add “ni” as usual.
I am not is not nehastam but rather nestam
They are Iranian
آنها ایران می باشد anha irani hastand (The mee prior to verb can be ommited)
Tehran is expensive
تهران گران است - tehran geran ast
Is/ There
ast / hast
This
این een