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Useful Persian (Farsi) phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Persian. Click on the English phrases to

see them in many other languages.

Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, vfrm = very formal, inf = informal,vinf = very informal

English (Persian)  

Welcome   (khosh amadid)   

Hello   (dorood) (salâm)   

How are you? 

Fine thanks, and you?

(hale shoma chetor ast?)   

(haletun chetore?)   (halet chetore?)   

  

(man khubam mamnun, shoma chetorid?)

Long time no see  

  

(kheili vaghte ke azat khabari nist)

  

(moddate ziadi ast ke shoma ra nadideh am)

What's your name? 

My name is ...

(esm e shoma chist?)  

(esmetun chie?)  

(esm e man ... ast) ....  

Where are you from? 

I'm from ...

(shoma ahleh koja hastid?)   

(ahle kojayee?)  

(man az ... hastam)  ...  

Pleased to meet you (az molaghat e sham khosh vaghtam)  

Good morning   (sobh bekheir)   

Good afternoon (zohr bekheir)   

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Good evening   (asr bekheir)  

Good night   (shab bekheir)   

Goodbye   (bedrood) (khoda hafez)   

Good luck   (mo'afagh bashed)   

Cheers/Good health!   (be salâmati!)  ! (salâmati!)  !  

Have a nice day (ruze xubi dâte bâid!)  !  

Bon appetit   (befarma'id)  (nooshe jan)   

Bon voyage  

(safar khosh)    (safar be kheir)   

(be salamat)   

I don't understand   (nemifahmam)  (motevajjeh nemisham)   

Please speak more slowly

  

(mishe ahesteh tar sohbat konid)

  

(khahesh mikonam ahesteh tar sohbat konid)

Please say that again

  

(mie dobâre begid?)   

(khahesh mikonam dobare tekrar konid)

Please write it down (lotfan yaddasht konid)   

Do you speak Persian? 

Yes, a little

frm - (shomâ fârsi harf mizanid?)   

inf - (to fârsi harf mizani?)   

(bale, man fârsi harf mizanam)      

(bale, ye kam)   

How do you say ... in Persian?   (shoma ... ro be Frsi chi migin)  ...    

Excuse me   (bebakhshid)  ! (mazerat mikham)   

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How much is this?  

(gheymatesh chande?)   

(gheymate in chand ast?)   

Sorry (moteassefam)  !  

Thank you 

You're welcome

frm - (mamnnam)  vinf - (mersi)   

vfrm - (moteshakkeram)   

(khahesh mikonam)   

Where's the toilet? (dashtshuee kojast?)   

This gentleman/lady

will pay for everything  

(un barâye hameci pul mide)  

Would you like to

dance with me?

(dust dârid bâ man beraqsid?)   

(bâ man miraqsid?)   

I love you  

(asheghetam)  

used in poetry and songs - (dset dram)   

Get well soon (zud xub o)   

Leave me alone!  

(man ra tanha bohzarid!)  !  

(mano tanha bezar!)  !  

Help!

Fire!

Stop!

(komak!)  !  

(âti!)  

(vâysâ!)   

Call the police!   (poliso xabar konid)   

Merry Christmas

and Happy New Year  

(kerismas mobrak)   

(sale no mobrak)   

Happy Easter   (eide pak mobrak)  

Happy Birthday (tavallodet mobrak)   

One language is never enough (yek zabân kâfi nist)   

My hovercraft  

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is full of eels   (havercrafte man pore mrmhi ast)