EssentialPIM Pro Notes

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01:

Hello

salām

سلام

Name

esm

اِسم

You (singular / informal)

تو

You (plural / formal)

shomā

شُما

What

che

چه

What (spoken form)

chi

چی

Lady / Mrs / Miss / Ms

khānom

خانُم

Teacher

mo’allem

مُعَلِم

Me / I

man

مَن

Lady / Mrs / Miss / Ms (spoken form)

khānum

خانوم

What is?

chist?

چیست؟

What’s? (spoken form)

chiye?

چیه؟

I am

hastam

هستم

ast

اَست

Is (spoken form)

e (sometimes /st/ or /s/)

ـه

salām

bābak: salām. esm-e man bābake. esm-e to chiye?

maryam: salām. esm-e man maryame.

Hello

Babak: Hello. My name’s Babak. What’s your name?

Maryam: Hello. My name’s Maryam.

khānom-e rostami: salām. man rostami hastam. esm-e shomā chiye?

sāmān: salām khānum mo’allem. esm-e man sāmāne.

Mrs Rostami: Hello. I am Rostami (My name is Rostami). What’s your name?

Saman: Hello (Miss) teacher. My name’s Saman.

English	Written Form		Spoken Form
What is	chist?	چیست؟	chiye?	چیه؟
Is	ast	است	e	ـه
My name is Maryam	esm-e man maryam ast	اسم من مریم است	esm-e man maryame	اسم من مریمه
Lady / Mrs / Miss	khānom	خانُم	khānum	خانوم
What	che	چه	chi	چی

Bābak: salām. esm-e man bābak ast. esm-e to chist?

Maryam: salām. esm-e man maryam ast.

02:

Boy / Son

pesar

پِسَر

My boy / My son

pesaram

پِسَرَم

Morning

sobh

صُبح

Good Morning

sobh bekheyr

صُبح بِه خِیر

Dear (literally ‘soul’)

jān

جان

How are you? (informal)

chetor hasti?

چِطور هَستی؟

How is it?

chetor ast?

چِطور اَست

Good

khub

خوب

I am good / I am fine

khub hastam

خوب هستم

Thank you very much

kheyli mamnun

خِیلی مَمنون

Your present state (informal, spoken)

hālet

حالِت

Your present state (informal)

hāl-e to

حالِ تو

Bad

bad

بَد

I’m not bad

bad nistam

بَد نیستَم

God

khodā

خُدا

Goodbye

khodā hāfez

خُدا حافظ

Goodbye

khodā negahdār

خُدانِگَهدار

Thanks

mersi

مِرسی

Feeling / State

hāl

حال

Thank you

mamnun

مَمنون

Very / a lot

kheyli

خِیلی

You (singular) are

hasti

هَستی

How

chetor

چِطور

sobh be kheyr

sāmān: salām māmān.

minā: salām pesaram. sobh be kheyr. sāmān jun chetori?

sāmān: khubam. kheyli mamnun.

Good Morning

Saman: Hi Mum.

Mina: Hello my son, good morning. How are you Saman dear?

Saman: I’m fine. Thank you very much.

bābak: salām. sobh be kheyr.

maryam: salām. sobh be kheyr. hālet chetore?

bābak: khubam. hāl-e to chetore?

maryam: bad nistam. mersi.

bābak: khodā negahdār.

maryam: khodāhāfez

Babak: Hello. Good morning.

Maryam: Hello, Good morning. How are you?

Babak: I’m fine. How are you?

Maryam: Not bad. Thanks.

Babak: Goodbye.

Maryam: Goodbye.

Dear (literally ‘soul’)	jān	جان	jun	جون
Your present state	hālat	حالَت	hālet	حالِت
I am well / I am fine	khub hastam	خوب هستم	khubam	خوبَم
How are you?	chetor hasti?	چِطور هَستی؟	chetori?	چِطوری؟
How is it?	chetor ast?	چِطور اَست؟	chetore?	چِطوره؟

03:

Too / Also

ham

هَم

Hello

salām

سَلام

Me / I

man

مَن

This is Robert

in rābert ast

این رابرت است

This is Robert (spoken form)

in rāberte

این رابرته

Pleased to meet you (spoken form)

khoshvaghtam

خوشوَقتَم

Pleased to meet you

khoshvaght hastam

خوشوَقت هَستَم

Me too

man ham

مَن هَم

Me too (spoken form)

manam

مَنَم

This

این

That

ān

آن

Husband

shohar

شوهر

That (spoken form)

اون

Thank you

motshakkeram

متشکّرم

Mrs / Miss / Ms / Lady

khanom

خانُم

This is Neda (spoken form)

in nedāst

این نداست

This is Neda

in nedā ast

این ندا است

Good (late) afternoon

‘asr bekheyr

عَصر به خِیر

Late afternoon / early evening

‘asr

عَصر

bābak: salām maryam! ‘asr be kheyr.

maryam: salām bābak. chetori?

bābak: khubam. kheyli mamnun. to chetori?

maryam: manam bad nistam. bābak, in shoharam ārashe.

bābak: salām. khoshvaqtam.

ārash: salām. manam khoshvaqtam.

Babak: Hi Maryam! Good afternoon.

Maryam: Hello Babak. How are you?

Babak: I’m fine. Many thanks. How are you?

Maryam: I am not bad either. Babak, this is my husband, Arash.

Babak: Hello. Pleased to meet you.

Arash: Hello. Pleased to meet you too.

khānum-e nāderi: nedā, in rāberte. rābert, in nedāst.

nedā: salām rābert. hālet chetore?

rābert: salām nedā. khubam, motshakkeram.

Ms Naderi: Robert, This is Neda.

Neda: Hello Robert. How are you?

Robert: Hello Neda. I’m fine, thank you.

homā: ārmān, in rāberte. rābert, in ārmāne.

ārmān: salām rābert. hālet chetore?

rābert: salām ārmān. khubam, motshakkeram.

Homa: Arman, this is Robert. Robert, this is Arman.

Arman: Hello Robert. How are you?

Robert: Hello Arman. I’m fine, thank you.

English	Written		Spoken
Pleased to meet you	khoshvaqt hastam	خوشوَقت هستم	khoshvaqtam	خوشوَقتَم
I / me too	man ham	مَن هم	manam	مَنَم
This is my husband Arash.	in shoharam ārash ast.	این شوهَرَم آرَش است.	in shoharam ārashe.	این شوهَرَم آرَشه.
That	ān	آن	un	اون

04:

Alone

tanhā

تَنها

Friend

dust

دوست

You (formal / plural)

shomā

شما

Native of

ahl-e

اهلِ

Where

kojā

کجا

Lovely! Wonderful!

bah bah

به به

House / home

Manzel

منزل

Germany

ālmān

آلمان

German

ālmāni

آلمانی

Shiraz

shirāz

شیراز

From Shiraz

shirāzi

شیرازی

Where are you from? (spoken form) (plural/formal)

ahle kojāyin?

اهل کجایین؟

Where are you from? (plural/formal)

ahle kojā hastid?

اهل کجا هستید؟

He / she is from Shiraz

shirāzi ast

شیرازی است

Father

pedar

پدر

Thank you

mersi

مرسی

Iran

irān

ایران

Iranian

irāni

ایرانی

America

āmrikā

آمریکا

American

āmrikāyi

آمریکایی

France

farānse

فرانسه

French

farānsavi

فرانسوی

Spain

espāniyā

اسپانیا

Spanish

espāniyāyi

اسپانیایی

Poland

lahestān

لهستان

Polish

lahestāni

لهستانی

England

engelis (spoken /ingilis/)

انگلیس

English

engelisi (spoken /ingilisi/)

انگلیسی

Holland

holand

هلند

Dutch

holandi

هلندی

In / at (less formal)

تو

In / at (more formal)

dar

در

Tonight

emshab

اِمشب

How good!

che khub

چه خوب

But

vali

ولی

Yes

bale

بله

نه

And

وَ

Mother

mādar

مادر

We are

hastim

هستیم

You (plural / formal) are

hastid

هستید

With

bā

با

bābak: maryam jān, salām!

maryam: bah! bābak jān, salām, sobh-be kheyr. chetori?

bābak: mersi, bad nistam, to chetori? khubi?

maryam: kheyli khubam, mersi.

bābak: maryam jān tanhā hasti?

maryam: na, bā dustam sārā hastam. sārā in bābake.

sārā: salām.

bābak: salām sārā khānum. khoshvaqtam. shomā irāni hastin?

sārā: bale, man irāniyam, vali mādaram ālmāniye. shomā ahl-e kojāyin?

bābak: manam irāniyam

sārā: kojāy-e irān?

bābak: shirāz. man shirāziyam.

sārā: che khub, pedar-e manam shirāziye.

bābak: bah! bah! che khub! maryam, emshab khune hastin?

maryam: bale, man o sārā emshab manzel hastim.

Babak: Hi Maryam dear!

Maryam: Wow! Hi Babak dear, good morning. How are you?

Babak: Thanks. I’m not bad, how are you? Are you well?

Maryam: I’m very well, thank you.

Babak: Maryam dear, are you alone?

Maryam: No, I am with my friend Sara. Sara, this is Babak.

Sara: Hello.

Babak: Hello, (miss) Sara. Pleased to meet you. Are you Iranian?

Sara: Yes, I’m Iranian, but my mother’s German. Where are you from?

Babak: I’m from Iran too.

Sara: Where in Iran?

Babak: Shiraz. I’m from Shiraz.

Sara: How nice! My father’s from Shiraz too.

Babak: Wow! Great! Maryam, are you at home tonight?

Maryam: Yes, Sara and I are at home tonight.

nedā: salām, esm-e man nedāst. esm-e to chiye?

māri: māri.

nedā: ahl-e kojāyi?

māri: ahl-e pārisam.

nedā: pāris kojāst?

māri: dar farānse. To ahl-e kojāyi nedā?

nedā: tehrān

māri: tehrān kojāst?

nedā: dar irān.

Neda: Hello, my name’s Neda. What’s your name?

Mari: Mary.

Neda: Where are you from?

Mari: I’m from Paris.

Neda: Where is Paris?

Mari: In France. Where are you from Neda?

Neda: Tehran

Mari: Where is Tehran?

Neda: In Iran

sārā: salām, esm-e man sārāst. esm-e to chiye?

rābert: rābert.

sārā: ahl-e kojāyi rābert?

rābert: ahl-e landanam.

sārā: landan kojāst?

rābert: dar engelis.

Sara: Hello, my name’s Sara. What’s your name?

Robert: Robert.

Sara: Where are you from Robert?

Robert: I’m from London.

Sara: Where is London?

Robert: It’s in England.

English	Written		Spoken
Are you well?	khub hasti?	خوب هستی؟	khubi?	خوبی؟
Are you Iranian?	shomā irāni hastid?	شُما ایرانی هَستید؟	shomā irāni hastin?	شُما ایرانی هَستین؟
I am Iranian.	man irāni hastam.	مَن ایرانی هستم.	man irāniyam.	مَن ایرانیَم.
Where are you from?	ahl-e kojā hasti?	اَهلِ کُجا هستی؟	ahl-e kojāyi?	اَهلِ کُجایی؟
Where are you from? (Respectful)	ahl-e kojā hastid?	اَهلِ کُجا هستید؟	ahl-e kojā hastin?	اَهلِ کُجایین؟
Please to meet you	khoshvaqt hastam	خوشوَقت هستم	khoshvaqtam	خوشوَقتَم
House/Home	khāne	خانه	khune	خونه
Are you at home tonight?	āyā emshab dar khāne hastid?	آیا اِمشَب در خانه هَستید؟	emshab khune hastin?	اِمشَب خونه هَستین؟
And	va	وَ	o	ـُ
Sara and I	man va sārā	من وَ سارا	man o sārā	منُ سارا
Where is it?	kojā ast?	کجا است؟	kojāst?	کجاست؟

bābak: maryam jān, salām!

maryam: bah! bābak jān, salām, sobh-be kheyr. chetor hasti?

bābak: mersi, bad nistam, to chetor hasti? khub hasti?

maryam: kheyli khub hastam, mersi.

bābak: maryam jān tanhā hasti?

maryam: na, bā dustam sārā hastam. sārā in bābak ast.

sārā: salām.

bābak: salām sārā khānom. Khoshvaqt hastam. shomā irāni hastid?

sārā: bale, man irāni hastam, vali mādaram ālmāni ast. shomā ahl-e kojā hastid?

bābak: man ham irāni hastam

sārā: kojāy-e irān?

bābak:shirāz. man shirāzi hastam.

sārā: che khub, pedar-e man ham shirāzi ast.

bābak: bah! bah! che khub! maryam, emshab dar manzel hastid?

maryam: bale, man va sārā emshab dar manzel hastim.

05:

Language

zabān

زبان

Where

kojā

کجا

To work

kār kardan

کار کردن

You work

kār mikoni

کار می کنی

University

dāneshgāh

دانشگاه

Job

shoghl

شغل

Hospital

bimārestān

بیمارستان

In (spoken form)

تو

dar

در

Doctor

doktor

دکتر

Nurse

parastār

پرستار

Like (similar to)

mesl

مثل

Which

kodām

کدام

hast

هست

I am

hastam

هستم

I’m not

nistam

نیستم

S/he works

kār mikonad

کار می کند

Work

kār

کار

Police

polis

پلیس

Teacher

mo’allem

معلم

Mechanic

mekānik

مکانیک

Painter

naqqāsh

نقاش

School

madrese

مدرسه

Student (school)

dāneshāmuz

دانش آموز

Student (university)

dāneshju

دانشجو

Subject, course

reshte

رشته

Architecture

me’māri

معماری

Happy

khosh

خوش

Well done

āfarin

آفرین

Professor

ostād

استاد

maryam: sārā, bābak ostāde.

sārā: ostād-e chi?

bābak: ostād-e zabān-e fārsi.

sārā: che khub. kojā kār mikoni?

bābak: tu dāneshgāh-e tehrān. sārā, shoghl-e shomā chiye?

sārā: man tu bimārestān kār mikonam.

bābak: shomā mesle maryam doktor hastin.

sārā: na, man doktor nistam. man parastāram.

bābak: tu kodum bimārestān kār mikoni?

sārā: bimārestān-e dey.

Maryam: Sara, Babak is a professor.

Sara: A professor of what?

Babak: A Persian language professor.

Sara: Cool. Where do you work?

Babak: In the University of Tehran. What do you do, Sara?

Sara: I work in a hospital.

Babak: Are you a doctor like Maryam?

Sara: No, I’m not a doctor. I’m a nurse.

Babak: Which hospital do you work in?

Sara: Dey hospital.

bābak: shoghl-e pedaret chiye?

sārā: un polise.

bābak: tu irān kār mikone?

sārā: na, tu ālmān kār mikone.

bābak: mādaret che kār mikone?

sārā: un mo’alleme. tu madrese kār mikone.

Babak: What’s your father’s job?

Sara: He’s a policeman.

Babak: Does he work in Iran?

Sara: No, he works in Germany.

Babak: What does your mother do?

Sara: She’s a teacher. She works in a school.

minā: shoghlet chiye?

ali: man dāneshāmuzam.

minā: kodum madrese?

ali: madrese-ye adab. kār-e shomā chiye?

minā: man dāneshju hastam.

ali: che reshte’i?

minā: reshte-ye me’māri.

ali: kodum dāneshgāh?

minā: dāneshgāh-e sharif.

ali: āfarin. khosh be hālet.

Mina: What’s your job?

Ali: I’m a (school) student.

Mina: Which school?

Ali: Adab school. What do you do?

Mina: I’m a (university) student.

Ali: What subject?

Mina: (the subject of) architecture.

Ali: Which university?

Mina: Sharif University.

Ali: Well done. Good for you!

English	Written		Spoken
Which	kodām	کدام	kodum	کدوم
You are (plural)	hastid	هستید	hastin	هَستین
He/She works	kār mikonad	کار می کند	kār mikone	کار می کنه
In	dar	در	tu	تو
He/She/It	u	او	un	اون

maryam:sārā, bābak ostād ast.

sārā: ostād-e che?

bābak: ostād-e zabān-e fārsi.

sārā che khub. kojā kār mikoni?

bābak: dar dāneshgāh-e tehrān. sārā, shoghl-e shomā chist?

sārā: man dar bimārestān kār mikonam.

bābak: shomā mesl-e maryam doktor hastid.

sārā: na, man doktor nistam. man parastār hastam.

bābak: dar kodām bimārestān kār mikoni?

sārā: bimārestān-e dey.

06:

Friend

dust

دوست

Classmate

hamkelās

هَمکلاس

What

che

چه

Interesting

jāleb

جالِب

House, home

khāne

خانه

Mother

māder

مادَر

Sister

khāhar

خواهَر

Brother

barādar

بَرادَر

Grandmother

mādar-bozorg

مادَر بُزُرگ

Grandfather

pedar-bozorg

پِدَربُزُرگ

Maternal uncle

dā’i / dāyi

دایی

Paternal uncle

‘amu

عَمو

Maternal aunt

khāle

خالِه

Paternal aunt

‘amme

عَمِه

Wife / woman

zan

زن

Woman / lady

khānom

خانُم

Husband

shohar / showhar

شوهَر

Spouse

hamsar

هَمسَر

Son/boy

pesar

پِسَر

Daughter/girl

dokhtar

دُختَر

Mum / mother

māmān

مامان

Dad / father

bābā

بابا

Cousin (maternal aunt’s son)

pesar khāle

پسر خاله

Cousin (paternal uncle’s daughter)

dokhtar amu

دختر عمو

Why, yes

cherā

چرا

Photograph

‘aks

عکس

How interesting!

che jāleb

!چه جالب

Woman / lady (spoken form)

khānum

خانوم

S/he sends regards

salām miresānad

سلام می رساند

Big / great

bozorg

بزرگ

His/her big … (e.g. brother)

bozorgesh (bozorg-e u)

بزرگش (بزرگِ او)

They are

hastand

هستند

Today

emruz

امروز

Friday

jom’e

جمعه

dāryush barādar-e mane

dāryush: amir jān, in khāharam maryame. maryam in dustam amire.

amir: salām maryam. shomā khāhar-e dāryush hastin?

maryam: salām. bale, dāryush barādar-e mane. shomā dust-e dāryush hastin?

amir: bale, man hamkelās-e dāryusham.

maryam: fāmili-ye shomā chiye?

amir: fāmili-ye man akhavāne.

maryam: akhavān? shomā barādar-e sārā nistin?

amir: cherā, man barādar-e bozorgesham. sārā dust-e shomāst?

maryam: bale, sārā dust-e kheyli khub-e mane.

Dariush is my Brother

Dariush: Amir (dear), this is my sister Maryam. Maryam, this is my friend Amir.

Amir: Hi Maryam. Are you Dariush’s sister?

Maryam: Hi. Yes, Dariush is my brother. Are you his friend?

Amir: I’m Dariush’s classmate.

Maryam: What’s your surname?

Amir: My surname’s Akhavan.

Maryam: Akhavan? Aren’t you Sara’s brother?

Amir: Yes, I am Sara’s older brother. Is Sara your friend?

Maryam: Yes, Sara’s a very good friend of mine.

bābak: in chiye?

sārā: ālbom-e ‘akse.

bābak: che jāleb. ‘aks az khunevādat dāri?

sārā: āre. in ‘aks-e khunevādame.

bābak: in khānum kiye?

sārā: in māmāname.

bābak: in khānum chetor?

sārā: mādar bozorgame.

bābak: in āqā kiye?

sārā: un pedarame.

bābak: un pesar-e javun kiye?

sārā: barādarame.

bābak: in bachche kiye?

sārā: pesar khālame.

Babak: What’s this?

Sara: It’s a photo album.

Babak: How interesting. Have you got photos of your family?

Sara: Yeah. This is a photo of my family.

Babak: Who’s this lady?

Sara: This is my mum.

Babak: How about this lady?

Sara: It’s my grandmother

Babak: Who’s this man?

Sara: That’s my father.

Babak: Who’s that young boy?

Sara: He’s my brother.

Babak: Who’s this child?

Sara: He’s my cousin

emruz jom’as. nedā va mahyār va mahnāz va pedar o mādareshān, manuchehr o minā, dar khāne-ye mādar bozorg o pedar bozorg hastand. parvin va fereydun, khāhar o barādar-e manuchehr ham ānjā hastand.

—

nedā: salām ‘amu fereydun! salām ‘amme parvin!

fereydun va parvin: salām nedā jān! hālet chetore?

nedā: khubam, motshakkeram. shomā chetorin?

fereydun va parvin: mā ham khubim, motshakkerim.

nedā: farāmarz o faribā chetoran?

fereydun: faribā khube, salām miresune.

parvin: farāmarzam khube. Salām miresune.

Today is Friday. Neda, Mahyar, Mahnaz and their father and mother, Manuchehr and Mina are in grandma and grandad’s house. Parvin and Fereydun, Manuchehr’s sister and brother, are there too.

—

Neda: Hi Uncle Feridun! Hi Auntie Parvin!

Fereydun & Parvin: Hi Neda dear! How are you doing?

Neda: I’m fine, thanks. How are you?

Fereydun & Parvin: We’re good, thanks.

Neda: How are Faramarz and Fariba?

Fereydun: Fariba’s fine, she sends her regards.

Parvin: Faramarz is fine too. He sends his regards.

English	Written		Spoken
S/he sends their regards	salām miresānad	سلام می رساند	salām miresune	سلام می رسونه
They are fine.	khub hastand	خوب هستند	khuban	خوبن
Who is?	kist	کیست؟	kiye	کیه؟
Young	javān	جوان	javun	جوون
How are they?	chetor hastand	چطور هستند	chetoran	چطورن؟
Family	khānevāde	خانواده	khunevāde	خونواده
My family	khānevāde-am	خانواده ام	khunevādam	خونوادم
Your family	khunevāde’at	خونواده ات	khunevādat	خونوادت
Dariush is my brother.	dāryush barādar-e man ast.	داریوش برادر مَن است.	dāryush barādar-e mane.	داریوش برادر مَنه.
I am his/her older brother.	barādar-e bozorg-e u hastam.	بَرادَرِ بُزُرگِ او هستم.	barādar-e bozorgesham.	بَرادَرِ بُزُرگِشَم.
He is my cousin.	pesar khāle-ye man ast	پسر خالۀ من است.	pesar khālame	پسر خالمه

dāryush: amir jān, in khāharam maryam ast. maryam in dustam amir ast.

amir: salām maryam. shomā khāhar-e dāryush hastid?

maryam: salām. bale, dāryush barādar-e man ast. shomā dust-e dāryush hastid?

amir: bale, man hamkelās-e dāryush hastam.

maryam: fāmili-ye shomā chist?

amir: fāmili-ye man akhavān ast .

maryam: akhavān? shomā barādar-e sārā nistid?

amir: cherā, man barādar-e bozorg-e u hastam. sārā dust-e shomā ast?

maryam: bale, sārā dust-e kheyli khub-e man ast.

07:

It has

dārad

دارد

University

dāneshgāh

دانشگاه

Holiday / closed

ta’til

تعطیل

To be

budan

بودن

I was

budam

بودم

You (singular) were

budi

بودی

He / she / it was

bud

بود

We were

budim

بودیم

You (plural / formal) were

budid

بودید

They were

budand

بودند

Saturday

shanbe

شنبه

Sunday

yekshanbe

یک شنبه

Monday

doshanbe

دوشنبه

Tuesday

seshanbe

سه شنبه

Wednesday

chāhārshanbe

چهارشنبه

Thursday

panjshanbe

پنج شنبه

Friday

jom’e

جمعه

Tomorrow

fardā

فردا

Today

emruz

امروز

Yesterday

diruz

دیروز

Now

alān

الان

تو

Where are you? (singular, full form)

kojā hasti

کجا هستی

End

ākhar

آخر

Week

hafte

هفته

Weekend

ākhar-e hafte

آخر هفته

The day after tomorrow

pasfardā

پس فردا

Day

ruz

روز

Every

har

هر

By the way

rāsti

راستی

To have

dāshtan

داشتن

I have

dāram

دارم

You (singular) have

dāri

داری

We have

dārim

داریم

You (plural/formal) have

dārid

دارید

They have

dārand

دارند

Open

bāz

باز

Class

kelās

کلاس

emruz chand shanbast

jān: telviziyon chi dāre?

minā: emruz chand shanbast?

jān:chārshanbe.

minā: alān film dāre.

jān: futbāl nadāre?

minā: na. fardā futbāl dāre.

jān: jom’e chi dāre?

minā: jom’e tu irān tatile. telviziyon film-e komedi dāre.

jān: che ruzi akhbār dāre.

minā: har ruz akhbār dāre.

jān: rāsti, diruz kojā budi?

minā: diruz se shanbe bud; dāneshgāh budam.

jān: ākhare hafte kojāyi?

minā: fardā o pas fardā khuneam.

What day is it today?

John: What is there on TV?

Mina: What day is it today?

John: Wednesday.

Mina: There is a film on now.

John: Is there football on?

Mina: No. There is football on tomorrow.

John: What’s on on Friday?

Mina: Friday is holiday in Iran. There are comedy films on TV.

John: What day is the news on?.

Mina: The news is on every day.

John: By the way, where were you yesterday?

Mina: Yesterday it was Tuesday. I was at university.

John: Where are you this weekend?

Mina: I’m at home tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

mahyār: emruz chand shanbast?

navid: emruz jom’ast.

mahyār: che ruzi kelās-e fārsi dārim?

navid: yek shanbe.

mahyar: fardā yek shanbast?

navid: na fardā shanbast. kelās-e fārsi pas fardāst.

Mahyar: What day is it today?

Navid: Today is Friday.

Mahyar: What day do we have Persian class?

Navid: Sunday.

Mahyar: Is it Sunday tomorrow?

Navid: No. Tomorrow it is Saturday. Persian class is the day after tomorrow.

mehrdād: emruz chand shanbast?

rāmin: panj shanbe.

mehrdād: che khub. fardā jom’ast. fardā ta’tile.

Mehrdad: What day is it today?

Ramin: Thursday.

Mehrdad: Nice. Tomorrow is Friday. Tomorrow is holiday.

English	Written		Spoken
Where are you?	kojā hasti	کجا هستی	kojāyi	کجایی
I am at home.	dar khāne hastam	در خانه هستم	khune’am	خونه ام
What day is it today?	emruz chand shanbe ast?	امروز چند شنبه است؟	emruz chand shanbast?	امروز چند شنبه است؟
He/she/it has	dārad	دارد	dāre	داره
What is there on TV?	telviziyon che dārad?	تلویزیون چه دارد؟	telviziyon chi dāre?	تلویزیون چی داره؟
It is holiday or It is closed.	ta’til ast	تعطیل است	ta’tile	تعطیله
Sunday	yekshanbe	یک شنبه	yeshanbe	یه شنبه
One	yek	یک	ye	یه

jān: telviziyon che dārad?

minā: emruz chand shanbe ast?

jān: chehārshanbe.

minā: alān film dārad.

jān: futbāl nadārad?

minā: na. fardā futbāl dārad.

jān: jom’e che dārad?

minā: jom’e tu irān tatil ast. telviziyon film-e komedi dārad.

jān: che ruzi akhbār dārad.

minā: har ruz akhbār dārad.

jān: rāsti, diruz kojā budi?

minā: diruz se shanbe bud; dar dāneshgāh budam.

jān: ākhare hafte kojā hasti?

minā: fardā va pas fardā dar khāne hastam.

08:

Guest

mehmān

مهمان

We have

dārim

داریم

We have guests (spoken form)

mehmun dārim

مهمون داریم

News

khabar

خبر

What’s the occasion?

che khabar-e?

چه خبره؟

Daughter / girl

dokhtar

دختر

My daughter / my girl

dokhtaram

دخترم

It’s my daughter’s birthday

tavallod-e dokhtaram-e

تولد دخترمه

Congratulations

mobārak

مبارک

Year

sāl

سال

How many

chand

چند

Three

سه

Person / people

nafar

نفر

Adult / big

bozorg

بزرگ

Other

digar

دیگر

Maybe

shāyad

شاید

نه

No (formal)

kheyr

خیر

Yes

bale

بله

Yeah

āre

آره

With

bā

با

Self

khod

خود

Myself

khodam

خودم

Then / so

pas

پس

Very

kheyli

خیلی

Work

kār

کار

To want

khāstan

خواستن

You want

mikhāhi

می خواهی

Help

komak

کمک

Thanks

mamnun

ممنون

chand tā mehmun dāri?

maryam: jom’e mehmun dārim.

sārā: che khabare?

maryam: tavallod-e dokhtarame.

sārā: mobārake. chand sāleshe?

maryam: hasht sāleshe.

sārā: chand tā mehmun dāri?

maryam: haft nafar. chāhār tā bozorg, se tā bachche.

sārā: dige ki hast?

maryam: shāyad mādar o pedaram.

sārā: pas mishe noh nafar?

maryam: shish tā bozorg, se tā bachche, bā khodam dah nafar.

sārā: pas kheyli kār dāri.

maryam: āreh.

sārā: komak mikhāy?

maryam: na kheyli mamnun.

How many guests do you have?

Maryam: On Friday, we have guests.

Sara: What’s the occasion?

Maryam: It’s my daughter’s birthday.

Sara: Congratulations! How old is she?

Maryam: She’s 8.

Sara: How many guests do you have?

Maryam: 7 people. 4 adults, 3 kids.

Sara: Who else will be there?

Maryam: Maybe my mother and father.

Sara: So that makes 9 people?

Maryam: 6 adults, 3 kids, and myself makes 10 people.

Sara: So you have a lot to do (You are so busy).

Maryam: Yes.

Sara: Do you want any help?

Maryam: No. Thanks a lot.

English	Written		Spoken
Guest	mehmān	مهمان	mehmun	مهمون
How many/some	chand	چند	chand tā	چندتا
How many guests do you have?	chand nafar mehmān dāri?	چند نفر مهمان داری؟	chand tā mehmun dāri?	چندتا مهمون داری؟
Congratulations	mobārak ast	مبارک است.	mobārak-e	مبارکه.
What is the occasion?	che khabar ast?	چه خبر است؟	che khabar-e?	چه خبره؟
Else	digar	دیگر	dige	دیگه
It becomes	mishavad	می شود	mishe	می شه
You want	mikhāhi	می خواهی	mikhāy	می خوای
Do you want any help?	komak mikhāhi?	کمک می خواهی؟	komak mikhāy?	کمک می خوای؟

09:

How many

chand

چند

Year

sāl

سال

How old are you? (spoken form)

chand sālete?

چند سالته؟

How old his he / she/ it? (spoken form)

chand sāleshe?

چند سالشه؟

How old are they? (spoken form)

chand sāleshune?

چند سالشونه؟

14 years old

chāhārdah sāle

چاهارده ساله

I’m 7 years old (spoken form)

haft sālame

هفت سالمه

How old are you?

chand sāl dāri?

چند سال داری؟

Until

tā

تا

Yesterday

diruz

دیروز

Little / few

kam

کم

My dear / darling

azizam

عزیزم

But (informal)

vali

ولی

But (formal)

ammā

امّا

He/she knows Persian (spoken version)

fārsi balade

فارسی بلده

He/she knows Persian

fārsi balad ast

فارسی بلد است

Old (for a person)

pir

پیر

Only

faqat

فقط

Really

vāqe’an

واقعاً

Grandfather

pedar bozorg

پدر بزرگ

Mr / man

āqā

آقا

Birthday

tavallod

تولّد

Day

ruz

روز

What day

che ruzi

چه روزی

What day is your birthday?

tavallodat che ruzi ast?

تولّدت چه روزی است؟

Khordad (22nd May – 21st June)

khordād

خرداد

What does it mean? (spoken form)

ya’ni chi?

یعنی چی؟

What does it mean?

ya’ni che?

یعنی چه؟

That is right

dorost ast

درست است

My dad

bābām

بابام

chand sālete?

ali: nasim jān, chand sālete?

nasim: sizdah sālame

ali:tavallodet che ruziye?

nasim: bist-e khordād. to chand sālete?

ali: tā diruz chāhārdah sāle budam.

nasim: ya’ni chi?

ali: emruz tavallodame.

nasim: mobārake. ya’ni alān punzdah sālete.

ali: doroste. alān punzdah sālame.

How old are you?

Ali: Nasim dear, how old are you?

Nasim: I’m thirteen.

Ali: What day is your birthday on?

Nasim: The twentieth of Khordad. How old are you?

Ali: Until yesterday I was fourteen.

Nasim: What does that mean?

Ali: It’s my birthday today.

Nasim: Congratulations. That means you’re fifteen now.

Ali: That’s right. I’m fifteen now.

bābak: in āqā kiye?

sāra: pedar bozorgame.

bābak: kheyli pire. chand sāleshe?

sāra: na, kheyli pir nist. faqat shast sāleshe.

bābak: vāqe’an? pas bābāt chand sāleshe?

sārā: bābām si-yo noh sāleshe.

Babak:Who is this man?

Sara: He’s my grandfather.

Babak: He’s really old. How old is he?

Sara: No, he’s not so old. He’s only sixty.

Babak: Really? So how old is your dad?

Sara: My dad’s thirty nine.

maryam: dokhtaretun chand sāl dāre?

bābak: haft sāleshe.

maryam: fārsi balade?

bābak: ye kam.

maryam: a’zizam, esmet chiye?

simā: simā.

maryam: chand sālete simā jān?

simā: haft sālame.

maryam: barādar o khāhar ham dāri?

simā: bale. Ye barādar va ye khāhar dāram.

maryam: chand sāleshune?

simā: barādaram hivdah sāleshe vali khāharam davāzdah sāleshe.

Maryam: How old is your daughter?

Babak: She’s seven.

Maryam: Does she know Persian?

Babak: A little.

Maryam: What’s your name, my darling?

Sima: Sima.

Maryam: How old are you Dear Sima?

Sima: I’m seven.

Maryam: Have you got brothers and sisters too?

Sima: Yes, I’ve got a brother and a sister.

Maryam: How old are they?

Sima: My brother is seventeen but my sister is twelve.

English	Written		Spoken
How old are you?	chand sālat ast?	چند سالت است؟	chand sālete?	چند سالته؟
A / One	yek	یک	ye	یه
A little/A Few	yek kam	یک کم	ye kam	یه کم
Does he/she know Persian?	fārsi balad ast?	فارسی بلد است؟	fārsi balade?	فارسی بلده؟
Who’s this man?	in āqā kist?	این آقا کیست؟	in āqākiye?	این آقا کیه؟
What day’s your birthday?	tavallodat che ruzi ast	تولّدت چه روزی است؟	tavallodet che ruziye	تولّدت چه روزیه؟
That is right.	dorost ast	درست است.	doroste	درسته.
How old are they?	chand sāleshān ast?	چند سالشان است؟	chand sāleshune?	چند سالشونه؟

ali: nasim jān, chand sālat ast?

nasim: sizdah sālam ast.

ali: tavallodat che ruzi ast?

nasim: bist-e khordād. to chand sālat ast?

ali: tā diruz chehārdah sāle budam.

nasim: ya’ni che?

ali: emruz tavallodam ast.

nasim: mobārak ast. ya’ni alān pānzdah sālat ast.

ali: dorost ast. alān pānzdah sālam ast.

10:

Class

kelās

کلاس

Persian

fārsi

فارسی

Hour / clock

sā’at

ساعت

What time

che sā’ati

چه ساعتی

What time is it? (spoken form)

che sā’atiye

چه ساعتیه

What time is it?

che sā’ati ast?

چه ساعتی است؟

Until

tā

تا

What time is it? (spoken form)

sā’at chande?

ساعت چنده؟

What time is it?

sā’at chand ast?

ساعت چند است؟

Half

nim

نیم

Lunch (spoken form)

nāhār

ناهار

Lunch

nahār

نهار

Half an hour

nim sā’at

نیم ساعت

Quarter

rob’

ربع

Quarter past 12

sā’at-e davāzdah-o rob’

ساعت دوازده و ربع

Half past 9

sā’at-e noh-o nim

ساعت نه و نیم

Minute

daqiqe

دقیقه

It means

ya’ni (spoken /yani/)

یعنی

Next (subsequent)

ba’d

بعد

Quarter to 2

ye rob’ be do

یه ربع به دو

From

از

Only

faqat

فقط

alān sā’at chande

amir: bebakhshin kelās-e fārsi che sā’atiye?

minā: sā’at-e dah

amir: tā che sā’ati?

minā: tā sā’at-e yek.

amir: alān sā’at chande?

minā: sā’at noh-o nime.

amir: nāhār che sā’atiye?

minā: az sā’at-e yek-o rob’ tā do.

amir: ya’ni kelās-e ba’di ba’d az nāhāre?

minā: na, kelās-e ba’di yek rob’ be chāhāre.

amir: to ham sā’at-e ye rob’ be chāhār kelās dāri?

minā: na, man faqat sobh kelās dāram.

what time is it now?

Amir: Excuse me, what time is the Persian class?

Mina: It’s at ten o’clock.

Amir: Till what time?

Mina: Till one o’clock.

Amir: What time is it now?

Mina: It’s half past nine.

Amir: What time is lunch?

Mina: From quarter past one till two.

Amir: Does that mean that the next class is after lunch?

Mina: No, the next class is at quarter to four.

Amir: Do you have a class at quarter to four as well?

Mina: No, I only have a class in the morning.

English	Written		Spoken
Excuse me	bebakhshid	ببخشید	bebakhshin	ببخشین
What’s the time?	sā’at chand ast?	ساعت چند است؟	sā’at chande?	ساعت چنده؟
Lunch	nahār	نهار	nāhār	ناهار
It is half past nine.	sā’at noh-o nim ast.	ساعت نه و نیم است.	sā’at-e noh-o nime.	ساعت نه و نیمه.
A quarter to four	yek rob’ be chehār	یک ربع به چهار	ye rob’ be chāhār	یه ربع به چهار

11:

To go raftan رفتن

I go miravam می روم

You (singular) go miravi می روی

He / she / it goes miravad می رود

He / she / it goes (spoken form) mire می ره

We go (spoken form) mirim می ریم

We go miravim می رویم

You (plural) go miravid می روید

They go miravand می روند

Friends dust-hā دوست ها

They are not nistand نیستند

They’re not (spoken form) nistan نیستن

Where kojā کجا

They ānhā آنها

Trip / journey mosāferat مسافرت

Holiday / vacation ta’tilāt تعطیلات

Happy khosh خوش

State / mood hāl حال

Good for you / lucky you khosh be hālet خوش به حالت

Why? cherā? چرا؟

Why, yes cherā چرا

Cinema sinamā سینما

Park pārk پارک

On foot piyāde پیاده

School madrese مدرسه

Near nazdik نزدیک

Which kodām کدام

Which (spoken form) kodum کدوم

Car māshin ماشین

Bus otobus اتوبوس

ta’tilāt kojā mirin

nasim: jom’e miri futbāl?

ali: na, dustām nistan.

nasim: cherā nistan?

ali: unā miran mosāferat.

nasim: kojā miran?

ali: miran mashhad. Shomā ta’tilāt kojā mirin?

nasim: mā mirim kish.

ali: khosh be hālet.

nasim: mamnun.

where are you going on holiday?

Nasim: Are you going to football on Friday?

Ali: No, my friends are not here.

Nasim: Why aren’t they here?

Ali: They’re going on a trip.

Nasim: Where are they going?

Ali: They’re going to Mashhad. Where are you going on holiday?

Nasim: We’re going to Kish.

Ali: Good for you.

Nasim: Thanks.

ali: ruzāye shanbe kojā miri?

nasim: miram sinamā. To kojā miri?

ali: man-o barādaram mirim pārk.

nasim: kodum pārk?

ali: pārk-e mellat. shomā ruzā-ye shanbe pārk nemirin?

nasim: na. mā ruzāye ye shanbe mirim pārk.

Ali: Where do you go on Saturdays?

Nasim: We go to the cinema. Where do you go?

Ali: My brother and I go to the park.

Nasim: Which park?

Ali: Mellat Park. Don’t you go to the park on Saturdays?

Nasim: No. We go to the park on Sundays.

nasim: kodum madrese miri?

ali: madrese-ye adab.

nasim: bā chi miri?

ali: piyāde miram.

nasim: cherā bā otobus nemiri?

ali: madreseye man nazdike. barādaram bā otobus mire.

Nasim: Which school do you go to?

Ali: Adab School.

Nasim: How do you get there?

Ali: I go on foot.

Nasim: Why don’t you go by bus?

Ali: My school is nearby. My brother goes by bus.

English	Written		Spoken
Are you going to football on Friday?	jom’e be futbāl miravi?	جمعه به فوتبال می روی؟	jom’e miri futbāl?	جمعه می ری فوتبال؟
They	ānhā	آنها	unā	اونا
They’re going on a trip.	ānhā be mosāferat miravand.	آنها به مسافرت می روند.	unā miran mosāferat	اونا می رن مسافرت.
I go	miravam	می روم	miram	می رم
You go	miravi	می روی	miri	می ری
He/she/It goes	miravad	می رود	mire	می ره
We go	miravim	می رویم	mirim	می ریم
You go	miravid	می روید	mirin	می رین
They go	miravand	می روند	miran	می رن
Friends	dust-hā	دوست ها	dust-ā	دوستا
They are not	nistand	نیستند	nistan	نیستن
Days	ruz-hā	روزها	ruz-ā	روزا
It is near	nazdik ast	نزدیک است	nazdike	نزدیکه
Sunday	yek shanbe	یک شنبه	ye shanbe	یه شنبه

12:

Sport varzesh ورزش

To like dust dāshtan دوست داشتن

I like dust dāram دوست دارم

To play bāzi kardan بازی کردن

I play bāzi mikonam بازی می کنم

Swimming shenā شنا

National melli ملّی

National mellat ملّت

Time vaqt وقت

Every time har vaqt هر وقت

Winter zemestān زمستان

Summer tābestān تابستان

To go raftan رفتن

Player bāzikon بازیکن

Swimming pool estakhr استخر

Club bāshgāh باشگاه

Oil naft نفت

To come āmadan آمدن

I’m coming miāyam می آیم

I’m coming (spoken form) mi’ām می آم

I too man ham من هم

Tonight emshab امشب

Dinner shām شام

Vegetables sabzi سبزی

Rice (cooked) polo پلو

Fish māhi ماهی

To eat khordan خوردن

I eat mikhoram می خورم

Music musiqi موسیقی

Traditional sonnati سنّتی

che vārzeshi ro dust dāri?

nasim: che vārzeshi ro dust dāri?

ali: futbāl. man har hafte futbāl bāzi mikonam.

nasim: estādiyom ham miri?

ali: āre. har vaqt bāzi-ye tim-e melli bashe man-obarādaram mirim estādiyom.

nasim: kodum bāzikon-o dust dāri?

ali: man hama ro dust dāram. to che varzeshi ro dust dāri?

nasim: man shenā va eski ro dust dāram. zemestunā miram eski tābestunā miram shenā.

ali: bā ki miri?

nasim: bā mādaram miram shenā bā pedaram miram eski.

ali: kojā mirin estakhr?

nasim: mirim estakhr-e bāshgāh-e naft.

ali: kojā mirin eski?

nasim: mirim pist-e dizin.

ali: in hafte ham mirin?

nasim: āre, to ham miyāyi?

ali: che sā’ati mirin?

nasim: sā’at-e yāzdah.

ali: pas manam miyām.

What sports do you like?

Nasim: What sports do you like?

Ali: Football. I play football each week.

Nasim: Do you go to the stadium?

Ali: Yeah. My brother and I go to the stadium every time the national team plays.

Nasim: Which player do you like?

Ali: I like them all. What sports do you like?

Nasim: I like swimming and skiing. I go skiing in the winter and I go swimming in the summer.

Ali: Who do you go with?

Nasim: I go swimming with my mother and I go skiing with my father.

Ali: Where do you go swimming?

Nasim: We go to the pool at the oil club.

Ali: Where do you go skiing?

Nasim: We go to the Dizin Piste.

Ali: Are you going this week?

Nasim: Yeah, are you coming too?

Ali: What time are you going?

Nasim: Eleven o’clock.

Ali: Then I’ll come too.

sāmān: māmān, emshab shām chi dārim?

minā: sabzi polo bā māhi.

sāmān: man māhi dust nadāram. mākāroniam dārim?

minā: āre, ye kam dārim.

sāmān: pas man mākāroni mikhoram.

Saman: Mum, what have we got for dinner tonight?

Mina: Sabzi polo with fish.

Saman: I don’t like fish. Do we have pasta too?

Mina: Yeah, we have a little bit.

Saman: Then I’ll eat the pasta.

sarā: maryam, to jom’e-hā kojā miri?

maryam: man musiqi dust dāram. Jom’e-hā miram konsert.

sarā: che muziki dust dāri?

maryam: musiqi-ye sonnati-ye irān. to ham musiqi dust dāri?

sarā: na kheyli. man teātr dust dāram.

maryam: che khub. manam teātr kheyli dust dāram.

Sara: Maryam, where do you go on Fridays?

Maryam: I like music. I go to concerts on Fridays.

Sara: What music do you like?

Maryam: Traditional Iranian music. Do you like music too?

Sara: Not much. I like the theatre.

Maryam. Cool. I like the theatre too.

English	Written		Spoken
(object marker)	rā	را	ro (o)	رُ ( ـُ)
Every time the national team plays.	har vaqt bāzi-ye tim-e melli bashad	هر وقت بازی تیم ملی باشد	har vaqt bāzi-ye tim-e melli bashe	هر وقت بازی تیم ملی باشه
Which player do you like?	kodām bāzikon-rā dust dāri?	کدام بازیکن را دوست داری؟	kodum bāzikon-o dust dāri?	کدوم بازیکنُ دوست داری؟
Winter	zemestān	زمستان	zemestun	زمستون
Summer	tābestān	تابستان	tābestun	تابستون
Do we have pasta too?	mākāroni ham dārim?	ماکارونی هم داریم؟	mākāroniyam dārim?	ماکارونیم داریم؟
I’m coming	mi’āyam	می آیم	mi’ām	می آم
A little bit	yek kam	یک کم	ye kam	یه کم
Are you coming too?	to ham mi’āyi?	توهم می آیی؟	to ham mi’āy?	توهم می آی؟

13:

Paint!

rang kon

رنگ کن

Colour

rang

رنگ

The sun

khorshid

خورشید

Sky

āsemān

آسمان

Painting

naqqāshi

نقّاشی

Yellow

zard

زرد

Green

sabz

سبز

Blue ābi آبی

Red qermez قرمز

White sefid سفید

Black siyāh سیاه

Pink surati صورتی

Brown qahve’i قهوه ای

Flag parcham پرچم

Draw! bekesh بکش

To draw keshidan کشیدن

To paint rang kardan رنگ کردن

Top / up bālā بالا

Middle vasat وسط

Middle miyān میان

Bottom / down pāyin پایین

Now alān الان

This way injur اینجور

Excellent āli عالی

Well done āfarin آفرین

Rainbow rangin kamān رنگین کمان

Bow kamān کمان

OK (I’ll do that) chashm چشم

āsemun che rangiye?

minā: sāmān jān in naqāshi ro rang kon.

sāmān: māmān, khorshid-o che rangi konam?

minā: khorshid-o zard kon. āsemun che rangiye?

sāmān: ābi. minā: āfarin. pas āsemun-o ābi kon.

sāmān: in golā ro che rangi konam? minā: qermez.

sāmān: rang-e qermez nadāram. minā: rang-e surati dāri?

sāmān: bale. minā: pas golā ro surati o zard kon.

sāmān: chashm.

What colour is the sky?

Mina: Saman dear, paint this picture.

Saman: Mum, what colour should I paint the sun?

Mina: Paint the sun yellow. What colour is the sky?

Saman: Blue. Mina:& Well done. Paint the sky blue then.

Saman: What colour should I paint these flowers? Mina: Red.

Saman: I don’t have any red paint. Mina: Do you have any pink paint?

Saman: Yes. Mina: So paint the flowers pink and yellow.

Saman: Ok (I’ll do that).

minā: hālā parcham-e irān-o bekesh.

sāmān:un-o che rangi konam?

minā: parcham-e irān se range. sabz bālā, sefid vasat, qermez pāyin.

sāmān: injur khube?

minā: āfarin, ālie.

Mina: Now draw the Iranian flag.

Saman: What colour should I do it?

Mina: The Iranian flag has three colours. Green at the top, white in the middle and red at the bottom.

Saman: Is this good?

Mina: Well done, that’s great.

sāmān: rangin kamun chand range?

minā: haft range.

sāmān: che rangāyi dāre?

minā: banafsh, nili, ābi, sabz, zard, nārenji, qermez

Saman: How many colours does the rainbow have?

Mina: It has seven colours

Saman: What colours does it have?

Mina: Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.

English	Written		Spoken
Sky	āsemān	آسمان	āsemun	آسمون
What colour is it?	che rangi hast?	چه رنگی است؟	che rangiye?	چه رنگیه؟
Colours	rang-hā	رنگ ها	rang-ā	رنگا
It is great.	āli ast	عالی است.	āliye	عالیه.
Rainbow	rangin kamān	رنگین کمان	rangin kamun	رنگین کمون
Flowers	gol-hā	گل ها	gol-ā	گلا
What colour should I do it?	ān rā che rangi konam?	آن را چه رنگی کنم؟	un-o che rangi konam?	اونُ چه رنگی کنم؟
What colours does it have?	che rang-hāyi dārad?	چه رنگ هایی دارد؟	che rang-āyi dāre?	چه رنگایی داره؟

14:

Worker (white collar)

kārmand

کارمند

Account

hesāb

حساب

Please / kindly

lotfan

لطفاً

Full

por

پر

There you are

befarmāyid

بفرمایید

To live

zendegi kardan

زندگی کردن

Street

khiyābān

خیابان

Alley kuche کوچه

Square / roundabout meydān میدان

Room otāq اتاق

House number pelāk پلاک

Floor / storey tabaqe طبقه

Number shomāre شماره

Company sherkat شرکت

To give dādan دادن

Else / other digar دیگر

Bring! (plural / formal) biyāvarid بیاورید

Sure hatman حتماً

Excuse me / sorry bebakhshid ببخشید

I want mikhāham می خواهم

We don’t have nadārim نداریم

To wait sabr kardan صبر کردن

High school dabirestān دبیرستان

What is your name? (polite / formal) jenābe’āli جنابعالی؟

You’re welcome khāhesh mikonam خواهش می کنم

Dormitories / halls of residence khābgāh خوابگاه

Tailor khayyāt خیّاط

distance fāsele فاصله

Many / a lot ziyād زیاد

Retired bāz neshaste بازنشسته

ādresetun chiye

kārmand-e bānk: barā-ye hesāb-e bānki lotfan in form-o por konin.

ārash: bale. hatman. …… befarmāyin.

kārmand-e bānk: mamnun. shomā kojā zendegi mikonin?

ārash: tehrān.

kārmand-e bānk: ādresetun chiye?

ārash: khiyābun-e artesh, kuche-ye lāle, pelāk-e hasht, tabaqe-ye dovvom.

kārmand-e bānk: shomāre-ye telefon?

ārash: bist o do, hashtād o se, chārdah, shast o noh.

kārmand-e bānk: kojā kār mikonin?

ārash: sherkat-e naft.

kārmand-e bānk: ādres-e mahall-e kār?

ārash: khiyābun-e bahār, shomāre-ye bist o panj, sherkat-e naft.

kārmand-e bānk: lotfan kopi-ye pāsportetun-o bedin.

ārash: befarmāyin. in kopi-ye gozarnāme.

kārmand-e bank: do tā aksam bedin.

ārash: befarmāyin, faqat yeki dāram.

kārmand-e bank: lotfan yeki dige ham fardā biyārin.

ārash: hatman.

kārmand-e bank: lotfan injā ro emzā konin.

what’s your address?

Bank clerk: Please fill this form to open an account.

Arash: Sure. …. Here you are.

Bank clerk: Thanks. Where do you live?

Arash: Tehran.

Bank clerk: What’s your address?

Arash: Second floor, 8 Laleh Alley, off Artesh Street.

Bank clerk: Telephone number?

Arash: two, two, eight, three, one, four, six, nine.

Bank clerk: Where do you work?

Arash: The Oil Company.

Bank clerk: Work address?

Arash: The Oil Company, 25 Bahar Street.

Bank clerk: Please give me a copy of your passport.

Arash: There you go, a copy of the passport.

Bank clerk: Also give me two photos.

Arash: There you go, I only have one photo.

Bank clerk: Please bring another one tomorrow.

Arash: Sure.

Bank clerk: Sign here please.

amir: bebakhshin, ye māshin mikhām.

tāksi servis: alān māshin nadārim.

amir: tā key māshin nadārin?

tāksi servis: tā bist daqiqe-ye dige.

amir: eshkāl nadāre. sabr mikonam.

tāksi servis: shomāre-ye eshterāketun chande?

amir: shomāre-ye eshterāk nadāram.

tāksi servis: ādresetun chiye?

amir: khiyābun-e hāfez, kuche-ye alborz, pelāk-e se, dabirestān-e alborz.

tāksi servis: kojā mirin?

amir: meydun-e tajrish, khiyabun-e darband.

tāksi servis: jenābāli?

amir: akhavān hastam.

tāksi servis: tā bist daqiqe-ye dige māshin miyād āqā-ye akhavān.

amir: motshakkeram.

tāksi servis: khāhesh mikonam.

majid: mehrdād, dar kojā zendegi mikoni?

mehrdād: shirāz.

majid: ādreset kojāst?

mehrdād: dāneshgāh-e shirāz, khābgāh-e dāneshjuyi, otāq-e haftsad o si-yo yek.

majid: khānevādat kojā hastand?

mehrdād: tehrān.

majid: barādar o khāharet che kār mikonan?

mehrdād: barādaram kārmand-e bānke, khāharam khayyāte.

majid: unhā dar kojā zendegi mikonan?

mehrdād: bā pedar va mādaram tu tehrān.

majid: ādresetun dar tehrān kojāst?

mehrdād: tehrān, khiyābān-e hāfez, khuche-ye shaqāyeq, pelāk-e bist o haft.

Majid: Mehrdad, where are you living?

Mehrdad: Shiraz

Majid: What’s your address?

Mehrdad: Room 731, University Halls of Residence, Shiraz University

Majid: Where are your family?

Mehrdad: In Tehran.

Majid: What are your brother and sister doing?

Mehrdad: My brother is a bank clerk and my sister’s a tailor.

Majid: Where are they living?

Mehrdad: With my mother and father in Tehran.

Majid: What’s your address in Tehran?

Mehrdad: 27 Shaghayegh Road, off Hafez Street, Tehran.

modir-e madrese: khānum-e khākpur, shomā chand sāle tu niyoyork zendegi mikonin?

khānom-e khākpur: panj sāle.

modir-e madrese: ādresetun kojāst?

khānom-e khākpur: khiyābān-e haftād o yek, pārk leyn, pelāk-e bist o hasht, ru-be-ru-ye sinamā.

modir-e madrese: bā ki zendegi mikonin?

khānom-e khākpur: bā shoharam va dokhtaram.

modir-e madrese: shoharetun chekāre hastan?

khānom-e khakpur: karmand-e bānke.

modir-e madrese: ādreseshun chiye?

khānom-e khākpur: khiyābān-e bist, bānk-e markazi.

modir-e madrese: momkene telefonetun-o ham lotf konid?

khānom-e khākpur: khāhesh mikonam…

Principal: Mrs Khakpur, how long have you lived in New York?

Mrs Khakpur: Five years.

Principal: What’s your address?

Mrs Khakpur: 28 Park Lane, 71st Street, opposite the cinema.

Principal: Who do you live with?

Mrs Khakpur: With my husband and my daughter.

Principal: What does your husband do?

Mrs Khakpur: He works in a bank.

Principal: What’s his address?

Mrs Khakpur: Central Bank, 20th Street.

Principal: Could you give me your telephone number too please?

Mrs Khakpur: Of course…

English	Written		Spoken
Where do you live?	dar kojā zendegi mikonid?	در کجا زندگی می کنید؟	kojā zendegi mikonin?	کجا زندگی می کنین؟
Your address	ādresetān	آدرستان	ādresetun	آدرستون
No problem	eshkāl nadārad	اشکال ندارد	eshkāl nadāre	اشکال نداره
I want	mikhāham	می خواهم	mikhām	می خوام
Fill/Complete!	por konid	پر کنید	por konin	پر کنین
Here you are	befarmāyid	بفرمایید	befarmāyin	بفرمایین
Give!	bedahid	بدهید	bedin	بدین
(A) photo too	aks ham	عکس هم	aksam	عکسم
Street	khiyābān	خیابان	khiyābun	خیابون
Square/Roundabout	meydān	میدان	meydun	میدون
Your passport	pāsportetān	پاسپورتتان	pāsportetun	پاسپورتتون
Bring!	biyāvarid	بیاورید	biyārin	بیارین
Where are you going?	be kojā miravid?	به کجا می روید؟	kojā mirin	کجا می رین؟
It comes	mi’āyad	می آید	mi’ād	می آد
It’s possible	momken ast	ممکن است	momkene	ممکنه
Family	khānevāde	خانواده	khunevāde	خونواده

kārmand-e bānk: barā-ye hesāb-e bānki lotfan in form rā por konid.

ārash: bale. hatman. …… befarmāyid.

kārmand-e bānk: mamnun. shomā dar kojā zendegi mikonid?

ārash: tehrān.

kārmand-e bānk: ādresetān chist?

ārash: khiyābān-e artesh, kuche-ye lāle, pelāk-e hasht, tabaqe-ye dovvom.

kārmand-e bānk: shomāre-ye telefon?

ārash: bist o do, hashtād o se, chehārdah, shast o noh.

kārmand-e bānk: dar kojā kār mikonid?

ārash: sherkat-e naft.

kārmand-e bānk: ādres-e mahall-e kār?

ārash: khiyābān-e bahār, shomāre-ye bist o panj, sherkat-e naft.

kārmand-e bānk: lotfan kopi-ye pāsportetān rā bedahid.

ārash: befarmāyid. in kopi-ye gozarnāme.

kārmand-e bank: do aks ham bedahid.

ārash: befarmāyid, faqat yeki dāram.

kārmand-e bank: lotfan yeki digar ham fardā biyāvarid.

ārash: hatman.

kārmand-e bank: lotfan injā rā emzā konid.

15:

Hand dast دست

Head sar سر

Foot / leg pā پا

Knee zānu زانو

Back kamar کمر

Stomach del دل

Finger angosht انگشت

Eye cheshm چشم

Ear gush گوش

Mouth dahān دهان

Tooth dandān دندان

Lip lab لب

Eyebrow abru ابرو

Nose bini بینی

Nose damāgh دماغ

Hair mu مو

Wrist moch مچ

Heart qalb قلب

Pain dard درد

It hurts dard mikonad درد می کند

Dentist dandān pezeshk دندان پزشک

Ill / a patient bimār بیمار

Ill / a patient mariz مریض

What’s up / what happened? (spoken form) chi shode? چی شده؟

Thing chiz چیز

Important mohem مهم

Coldness sarmā سرما

A cold sarmā khordegi سرماخوردگی

Tablet / pill qors قرص

Medicine dāru دارو

minā: chi shode pesaram?

sāmān: dastam dard mikone.

minā: kojā-ye dastet dard mikone?

sāmān: moch-e dastam.

Mina: What happened my son?

Saman: My hand hurts.

Mina: Where on your hand does it hurt?

Saman: My wrist.

bimār: salām āqā-ye doktor.

doktor: salām ‘azizam, chi shode?

bimār: āqā-ye doktor saram dard mikone.

doktor: chiz-e mohemmi nist. sarmā khordegiye.

in qors rā bekhar o bokhor va do ruz ham esterāhat kon.

bimār: motshakkeram āqāye doktor. Khodāhāfez

doktor: khodā negahdār.

Patient: Hello doctor.

Doctor: Hello my dear, what’s up?

Patient: Doctor, my head hurts.

Doctor: It’s nothing important. It’s a cold.

Buy this tablet and take it and also rest for a couple of days.

Patient: Thank you Doctor. Goodbye.

Doctor: Goodbye.

bimār: salām āqā-ye doktor.

dandān pezeshk: salām, befarmāyid

bimār: āqā-ye doktor, dandunam dard mikone.

dandān pezeshk: bale … yeki az un-ā kharāb shode.

Patient: Hello doctor

Dentist: Hello, go ahead.

Patient: Doctor, my tooth hurts.

Dentist: Yes… one of them has gone bad.

bimār: āqā-ye doktor, delam dard mikone.

pezeshk: chiz-e mohemmi nist. In qors-hā ro har ruz bokhor.

bimār: motshakkeram āqā-ye doktor. khodāhāfez.

pezeshk: khodāhāfez.

Patient: Doctor, my stomach hurts.

Doctor: It’s nothing important. Take these pills each day.

Patient: Thank you Doctor. Goodbye.

Doctor: Goodbye.

English	Written		Spoken
My hand hurts.	dastam dard mikonad.	دستم درد می کند.	dastam dard mikone.	دستم درد می کنه.
Take these pills each day.	in qors-hā rā har ruz bokhor.	این قرص ها را هر روز بخور.	in qors-hā ro har ruz bokhor.	این قرص ها رُ هر روز بخور.
tooth	dandān	دندانم	dandun	دندون
My tooth hurts.	dandānam dard mikonad.	دندانم درد می کند.	dandunam dard mikone.	دندونم درد می کنه.
One of them has gone bad.	yeki az ānhā kharāb shode ast.	یکی از آنها خراب شده است.	yeki az una kharāb shode.	یکی از اونا خراب شده.
It’s a cold.	sarmā khordegi ast.	سرما خوردگی است.	sarmā khordegiye.	سرما خوردگیه.
What’s up?	che shode ast?	چه شده است؟	chi shode?	چی شده؟

minā: che shode ast pesaram?

sāmān: dastam dard mikonad.

minā: kojā-ye dastat dard mikonad?

sāmān: moch-e dastam.

16:

Bed takht تخت

Sea daryā دریا

Forest jangal جنگل

Facing the sea ru be daryā رو به دریا

Key kelid کلید

One yek یک

First avval اول

First avvalin اولین

Two do دو

Second dovvom دوم

Second dovvomin دومین

Three se سه

Third sevvom سوم

Third sevvomin سومین

Four chehār چهار

Last / end ākhar آخر

The last ākharin آخرین

Lift / elevator āsānsor آسانسور

Stairs pelle پلّه

Stairway rāh pelle راه پلّه

Breakfast sobhāne صبحانه

Direction samt سمت

Right rāst راست

Left chap چپ

Row radif ردیف

Seat / chair sandali صندلی

Table miz میز

To sit neshastan نشستن

(He / she / it) is sitting neshaste ast نشسته است

Flat / apartment āpārtemān آپارتمان

Next to kenār-e کنارِ

ye otāq-e do takhte mikhām

Bābak: bebakhshin ye otāq-e do takhte mikhām.

Paziresh: ru be daryā yā ru be jangal?

Bābak: ru be daryā lotfan.

Paziresh: lotfan in form-o por konin.

Bābak: befarmāyin.

Paziresh: lotfan pāsportetun-o bedin.

Bābak: befarmāyin.

Paziresh: in kelid. otāq-e chāhār sad-o do. tabaqe-ye chāhārom.

Bābak: āsānsor kojāst?

Paziresh: kenār-e rāh pelle.

Bābak: resturān kojāst?

Paziresh: resturān tabaqe-ye avvale. sobhune ham az sā’at-e haft tā dah-e sobhe.

Bābak: estakhr kojāst?

Paziresh: estakhr tabaqeye ākhare.

I would like a double room

Babak: Excuse me, I would like a double (/twin) room.

Receptionist: Facing the sea or facing the forest?

Babak: Facing the sea please.

Receptionist: Please fill in this form.

Babak: There you go.

Receptionist: Please give me your passport.

Babak: Here you are.

Receptionist: Here’s the key. It’s room 402. Fourth floor.

Babak: Where’s the lift?

Receptionist: Next to the stairway.

Babak: Where’s the restaurant?

Receptionist: The restaurant is on the first floor. And breakfast is from seven until ten in the morning.

Babak: Where’s the pool?

Receptionist: The pool is on the top floor.

rāmin: sinā, khune-ye shomā kojāst?

sinā: khiyābun-e bahār, kuche-ye avval, dast-e rāst.

rāmin: kojā?

sinā: khiyābun-e bahār, avvalin kuche, samt-e rāst. Khune-ye shomā kojāst?

rāmin: meydun-e āzādi, khiyābun-e jāmi, āpārtemān-e lāle, tabaqe-ye dovvom.

sinā: tabaqe-ye chandom?

rāmin: tabaqe-ye dovvom.

Ramin: Sina, where is your house?

Sina: First road on the right, off Bahar Street.

Ramin: Where?

Sina: The first road on the right hand side, off Bahar Street. Where’s your house?

Ramin: On the second floor of Lale Apartments, in Jami Street, off Azadi Square.

Sina: Which floor?

Ramin: The second floor.

hassan: amir kojā neshaste?

ali: radif-e sevvom, sandali-ye chehārom.

hassan: chi?

ali: sevvomin radif, chehāromin sandali.

Hassan: Where is Amir sitting?

Ali: Row three, seat four.

Hassan: What?

Ali: Third row, fourth seat.

English	Written		Spoken
I want a double (twin) room	yek otāq-e do takhte mikhāham.	یک اتاق دو تخته می خواهم.	ye otāq-e do takhte mikhām.	یه اتاق دو تخته می خوام.
breakfast	sobhāne	صبحانه	sobhune	صبحونه
Where is Amir sitting?	amir dar kojā neshaste ast?	امیر در کجا نشسته است؟	amir kojā neshaste?	امیر کجا نشسته؟

bābak: bebakhshid yek otāq-e do takhte mikhāham.

paziresh: ru be daryā yā ru be jangal?

bābak: ru be daryā lotfan.

paziresh: lotfan in form rā por konid.

bābak: befarmāyid.

paziresh: lotfan pāsportetān rā bedahid.

bābak: befarmāyid.

paziresh: in kelid. otāq-e chehār sad-o do. tabaqe-ye chehārom.

bābak: āsānsor kojā ast?

paziresh: kenār-e rāh pelle.

bābak: resturān kojā ast?

paziresh: resturān tabaqe-ye avval ast. sobhāne ham az sā’at-e haft tā dah-e sobh ast.

bābak: estakhr kojā ast?

paziresh: estakhr tabaqeye ākhar ast.

17:

Expensive gerān گران

Cheap arzān ارزان

Comfortable rāhat راحت

Beautiful zibā زیبا

Beautiful qashang قشنگ

Ugly zesht زشت

Original asli اصلی

Sturdy / strong mohkam محکم

Clean tamiz تمیز

Dirty kasif کثیف

Closed baste بسته

Open bāz باز

Dark tārik تاریک

Bright / light roshan روشن

Empty khāli خالی

Full por پر

Wooden chubi چوبی

Rial riyāl ریال

Toman tomān تومان

On ru رو

Thought fekr فکر

Opinion nazar نظر

Price qeymat قیمت

Percent dar sad درصد

Discount takhfif تخفیف

Of course / obviously albate البته

Drinking glass livān لیوان

Door dar در

To close bastan بستن

Light / lamp cherāgh چراغ

Oh, please! / You’re welcome khāhesh mikonam خواهش می کنم

A bit / A little kami کمی

kheyli rāhate

ārash: bebakhshin in sandali-yā chande?

forushande: punsad hezār toman.

ārash: kheyli gerune.

forushande: ammā kheyli sabok o kheyli rāhate. Lotfan rush beshinin.

ārash: doroste, kheyli rāhate. maryam rush beshin.

maryam: āre. be nazaram rāhate.

forushande: hālā chi fekr mikonin?

maryam: kheyli khube. miz-e khubam dārin?

forushande: in miz chetore?

maryam: kheyli qashange.

ārash: qeymatesh cheqadre?

forushande: qābeli nadāre.

ārash: khāhesh mikonam.

forushande: sisad o panjāh hezār toman.

maryam: kheyli arzune.

forushande: bale alān panjāh dar sad takhfif dāre. qeymat-e aslish haftsad hezār tomane.

ārash: albate kami sangine.

forushande: doroste. amma kheyli mohkame.

It’s very comfortable

Arash: Excuse me, how much are these chairs?

Shopkeeper: Five hundred thousand tomans.

Arash: That’s very expensive.

Shopkeper: But very lightweight and very comfortable. Please, have a seat.

Arash: That’s right, it is very comfortable. Maryam, have a sit.

Maryam: Yeah, it feels comfortable to me.

Shopkeeper: Now what do you think?

Maryam: It’s really good. Do you have a good table too?

Shopkeeper: How’s this table?

Maryam: It’s really beautiful.

Arash: How much is it?

Shopkeeper: It’s not worthy of you.

Arash: Oh please.

Shopkeeper: 350,000 tomans.

Maryam: It’s very cheap.

Shopkeeper: Yes. It has 50% discount. The original price was 700,000 tomans.

Arash: Obviously, it is a bit heavy.

Shopkeeper: You’re right, but it’s very sturdy.

moshtari: bebakhshid, un livān-ā chande?

forushande: kodum livān- ā?

moshtari: un livān-ā-ye sabok.

forushande: sisad toman.

Customer: Excuse me, how much are those drinking glasses?

Shopkeeper: Which glasses?

Moshtari: Those light weight glasses.

Shopkeeper: Three hundred tomans.

dānā: un māshin-o bebin.

nimā: kodum māshin-o?

dānā: un māshin-e tamiz ro.

Dana: Look at that car.

Ali: Which car?

Dana: That clean car.

dokhtar: māmān, dar bastast.

mādar: biyā kelid-o begir o dar-o bāz kon.

dokhtar: kheyli tārike.

mādar: cherāq-o roshan kon.

dokhtar: kelid-e barq kojāst?

mādar: kenār-e dare.

Daughter: Mum, the door’s closed.

Mother: Come and get the key and open the door.

Daughter: It’s really dark.

Mother: Turn the light on.

Daughter: Where’s the light switch?

Mother: It’s next to the door.

English	Written		Spoken
Expensive	gerān	گران	gerun	گرون
Cheap	arzān	ارزان	arzun	ارزون
Sit!	beneshin	بنشین	beshin	بشین
Sit! (plural)	beneshinid	بنشینید	beshinin	بشینین
Sit on that!	ruy-e ān beneshin!	رویِ آن بنِشین	rush beshin!	روش بشین
What do you think?	che fekr mikonid	چه فکر می کنید؟	chi fekr mikonin?	چی فکر می کنین؟
Do you have a good table too?	miz-e khub ham dārid?	میزِ خوب هم دارید؟	miz-e khubam dārin?	میزِ خوبم دارین؟
Chairs	sandali-hā	صندلی ها	sandali-yā	صندلیا
How much is it?	chand ast?	چند است؟	chande?	چنده؟
It’s not worthy of you.	qābeli nadārad	قابلی ندارد.	qābeli nadāre	قابلی نداره.
It has a discount.	takhfif dārad	تخفیف دارد.	takhfif dāre	تخفیف داره.
Toman	tomān	تومان	toman	تومن
It’s correct.	dorost ast	درست است.	doroste	درسته.
(Drinking) glasses	livān hā	لیوان ها	livānā	لیوانا
It is closed.	baste ast.	بسته است	bastast.	بسته ست
Get the key and open the door.	kelid rā begir va dar rā bāz kon.	کلید را بگیر و در را باز کن.	kelid o begir o dar o bāz kon.	کلیدُ بگیرُ درُ باز کن.

ārash: bebakhshid, in sandali-hā chand ast?

forushande: punsad hezār tumān.

ārash: kheyli gerān ast.

forushande: ammā kheyli sabok va kheyli rāhat ast. lotfan ruyash beneshinid.

ārash: dorost ast, kheyli rāhat ast. maryam ruyash beneshin.

maryam: āre. be nazaram rāhat ast.

forushande: hālā che fekr mikonid?

maryam: kheyli khub ast. miz-e khub ham dārid?

forushande: in miz chetor ast?

maryam: kheyli qashang ast.

ārash: qeymatash cheqadr ast?

forushande: qābeli nadārad.

ārash: khāhesh mikonam.

forushande: sisad o panjāh hezār tumān.

maryam: kheyli arzān ast.

forushande: bale alān panjāh dar sad takhfif dārad. qeymat-e asli-ye ān haftsad hezār tomān ast.

ārash: albate kami sangin ast.

forushande: dorost ast. amma kheyli mohkam ast.

18:

Warm garm گرم

Cold sard سرد

Because chon چون

Season fasl فصل

Spring bahār بهار

Summer tābestān تابستان

Autumn pāyiz پاییز

Winter zemestān زمستان

Moderate mo’tadel معتدل

Everywhere hame jā همه جا

To play bāzi kardan بازی کردن

We play bāzi mikonim بازی می کنیم

Cool (temperature) khonak خنک

Leaf barg برگ

Festival ‘eyd عید

New year noruz نوروز

Celebration jashn جشن

National melli ملّی

Month māh ماه

To celebrate jashn gereftan جشن گرفتن

Region mantaqe منطقه

Regions manāteq مناطق

Mountainous region kuhestān کوهستان

Surroundings atrāf اطراف

Sometimes gāhi گاهی

North shomāl شمال

South jonub جنوب

East sharq شرق

West gharb غرب

Normally ma’mulan معمولاً

Obvious ma’lum معلوم

bahār avvalin fasl-e sāle

ali: havā kheyli garme.

nasim: āre, man tābestun-o dust nadāram.

ali: cherā?

nasim: chon havā garme.

ali: pas che fasli ro dust dāri?

nasim: man bahār-o dust dāram chon havā mo’tadele, hame jā sabze. mirim pārk, bāzi mikonim.

ali: man payyiz-o dust dāram.

nasim: chetor?

ali: chon havā khonake. barg-e derakht-ā zarde. bārun miyād. madrese-hā bāze.

Spring is the first season of the year

Ali: The weather’s really warm.

Nasim: Yeah, I don’t like summer.

Ali: Why?

Nasim: Because it’s hot.

Ali: So what season do you like?

Nasim: I like spring because the weather’s mild, everywhere’s green. We go to the park and play.

Ali: I like Autumn.

Nasim: How come?

Ali: Because the weather’s cool. The leaves on the trees are yellow. It rains. The schools are open.

jān: ‘eyd-e noruz chiye?

bābak: noruz jashn-e melli-ye irāne

jān: che ruziye?

bābak: avval-e farvardin.

jān: avval-e farvardin keyye?

bābak: bist o yekom-e mārch.

jān: cherā avval-e farvardin?

bābak: chon avval-e bahār va ruz-e avval-e sāle.

jān: bahār avvalin fasl-e sāle?

bābak: āre bahār avval-e sāl-e irāniye. farvardin, ordibehesht va khordād māh-hā-ye fasl-e bahāran.

jān: shomā ham ‘eyd-e noruz-o jashn migirin?

bābak: ma’lume. hame-ye irāni-yā noruz-o jashn migiran.

jān: mellat-hā-ye dige chi?

bābak: tu-ye tājikestān, afghānestān, torkiye va chand keshvar-e dige ham mardom ‘eyd-e noruz-o jashn migiran.

John: What is the Noruz festival?

Babak: Noruz is an Iranian national celebration.

John: What day is it?

Babak: The first of Farvardin.

John: When is the first of Farvardin?

Babak: The twenty first of March.

John: Why the first of Farvardin?

Babak: Because it’s the first day of spring and the first day of the year.

John: Spring is the first season of the year?

Babak: Yeah, spring is the start of the Iranian year. Farvardin, Ordibehesht and Khordad are the months of spring.

John: Do you celebrate the Noruz festival too?

Babak: Of course. All Iranians celebrate Noruz.

John: What about other countries?

Babak: People celebrate Noruz in Tajikistan, Afghanistan.Turkey and some other countries too.

jān: havā-ye irān chetore?

minā: irān keshvar-e chāhār fasle. bahār, tābestun, pāyiz va zemestun dāre.

jān: tu irān barf ham miyād?

minā: āre, zemestun-ā tu-ye manāteq-e kuhestāni va shomāl o gharb-e irān kheyli barf miyād.

jān: tehrān chetor?

minā: tu tehrān ham zemestun barf miyād. Chand tā pist-e eski-ye bozorg atrāf-e tehrāne.

jān: to ham miri eski?

minā: gāhi miram.

jān: tu jonub o sharq ham barf miyād?

minā: na. ma’mulan jonub garme. Mardom barā-ye shenā miran kish, qeshm, yā shahr-ā-ye dige-ye khalij-e fārs.

jān: kish? Kish kojāst?

minā: kish va qeshm do tā jazire tu khalij-e fārs hastan.

John: What’s the weather like in Iran?

Mina: Iran’s a country of four seasons. It’s got spring, summer, autumn and winter.

John: Do you get snow in Iran?

Mina: Yeah, a lot of snow falls in the winter in the mountainous regions and the North and West of Iran.

John: What about Tehran?

Mina: It snows in Tehran too. There are a few big ski pistes on the outskirts of Tehran.

John: And do you ski?

Mina: Sometimes I go.

John: Does it snow in the South and East too?

Mina: No, the South is usually warm. People go to Kish, Qeshm or other cities on the Persian Gulf to swim.

John: Kish? Where’s Kish?

Mina: Kish and Qeshm are two islands in the Persian Gulf.

English	Written		Spoken
It is very warm	kheyli garm ast	خیلی گرم است	kheyli garme	خیلی گرمه
We go to the park	be pārk miravim	به پارک می رویم	mirim Pārk	می ریم پارک
Rain	bārān	باران	bārun	بارون
It rains	bārān miāyad	باران می آید	bārun miyāad	بارون می آد
Summer	tābestān	تابستان	tābestun	تابستون
Winter	zemestān	زمستان	zemestun	زمستون
In Tajikistan	dar tājikestān	در تاجیکستان	tu-ye tājikestān	تویِ تاجیکستان
It is obvious	ma’lum ast	معلوم است	ma’lume	معلومه
Iranians	irāni-hā	ایرانی ها	irāni-yā	ایرانیا
When is?	key asy?	کِی است؟	keyye?	کِیّه؟
They celebrate.	jashn migirand	جشن می گیرند.	jashn migiran	جشن می گیرن.
They are the months of spring.	māh-hā-ye fasl-e bahār hastand.	ماه هایِ فصلِ بهار هستند.	māh-hā-ye fasl-e bahār hastan.	ماه هایِ فصلِ بهار هستن.
Do you go skiing too?	To ham be eski miravi?	تو هم به اسکی می روی؟	To ham miri eski?	تو هم می ری اسکی؟
They go to Kish.	Be kish miravand.	به کیش می روند.	Miran kish.	می رن کیش.

ali: havā kheyli garm ast.

nasim: āre, man tābestān rā dust nadāram.

ali: cherā?

nasim: chon havā garm ast.

ali: pas che fasli rā dust dāri?

nasim: man bahār rā dust dāram chon havā mo’tadel ast, hame jā sabz ast. be pārk miravim, bāzi mikonim.

ali: man payyiz rā dust dāram.

nasim: chetor?

ali: chon havā khonak ast. barg-e derakht-hā zard ast. bārān miāyad. madrese-hā bāz ast.

19:

Bigger bozorgtar بُزُرگ تر

Warmer garmtar گرم تر

Colder sardtar سردتر

As / than az از

Colder than sardtar az سردتر از

More bishtar بیشتر

Old / ancient qadimi قدیمی

Older / more ancient qadimitar قدیمی تر

New jadid جدید

Newer jadidtar جدیدتر

Polluted ālude آلوده

More polluted āludetar آلوده تر

Busy (a place or situation) sholugh شلوغ

Busier (a place or situation) sholughtar شلوغ تر

Captial city pāyetakht پایتخت

Fresh tāze تازه

Far dur دور

Further durtar دورتر

Aeroplane havāpeymā هواپیما

Comfortable rāhat راحت

More comfortable rāhattar راحت تر

Shoe kafsh کفش

To wear pushidan پوشیدن

Wear! bepush بپوش

Trousers shalvār شلوار

Sugar lump qand قند

Date (the fruit) khormā خرما

Sweet pastry shirini شیرینی

Neither hich kodām هیچ کدام

To become cold sard shodan سرد شدن

City shahr شهر

tehrān az esfehān bozorgtare

jān: minā, shahr-ā-ye bozorg-e irān koduman?

minā: tehrān, esfehān, mashhad, shirāz, Tabriz shahr-ā-ye bozorg-e irānan.

jān: minā, tehrān bozorgtare yā esfehān?

minā: tehrān bozorgtare.

jān: havā-ye tehrān garmtare yā havā-ye esfehān?

minā: havā-ye esfehān tu tābestun garmtare.

jān: shirāz sardtare yā tabriz?

minā: Tabriz kheyli sardtar az shirāze.

jān: mashhad qashangtare yā esfehān?

minā: be nazar-e man, esfehān az mashhad qashangtare. to kodum-o bishtar dust dāri?

jān: man shirāz-o bishtar dust dāram.

minā: cherā?

jān: chon qadimitar va garmtare. to chi?

minā: man tehrān-o bishtar dust dāram?

jān: cherā?

minā: khob tehrān pāyetakhte, bozorgtare. taze hame-ye dustām va khānevādam tu tehrān zendegi mikonan.

jān: albate kheyli ham sholughtar va āludetare.

minā: doroste.

Tehran is bigger than Esfahan

John: Mina, which are the big Iranian cities?

Mina: Tehran, Esfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz and Tabriz are the big cities of Iran.

John: Mina, is Tehran bigger or Esfahan?

Mina: Tehran’s bigger.

John: Is Tehran’s weather warmer or Esfahan’s weather?

Mina: Esfahan’s weather is warmer in the summer.

John: Is Shiraz colder or Tabriz?

Mina: Tabriz is much colder than Shiraz.

John: Is Mashhad prettier or Esfahan?

Mina: In my opinion, Esfahan is prettier than Mashhad. Which do you like best?

John: I prefer Shiraz.

Mina: Why?

John: Because it’s older and warmer. What about you?

Mina: I like Tehran more?

John: Why?

Mina: Well Tehran is the capital and it’s bigger. Moreover, all my friends and family live in Tehran.

John: Of course it’s also busier and more polluted.

Mina: That’s right.

minā: chand ruz tehrān mimuni?

jān: chāhār ruz.

minā: ba’d kojā miri?

jān: esfehān.

minā: cherā shirāz nemiri?

jān: chon durtare.

minā: vali qashangtare.

jān: midunam ammā do ruz bishtar vaqt nadāram.

minā: mage bā havāpeymā nemiri?

jān: na, bā otobus miram.

minā: cherā?

jān: khob havāpeymā geruntare.

minā: āre vali havāpeymā rāhattare.

Mina: How many days are you staying in Tehran?

John: Four days.

Mina: Where are you going afterwards?

John: Esfahan.

Mina: Why aren’t you going to Shiraz?

John: Because it’s further.

Mina: But it’s prettier.

John: I know, but I don’t have more than two days.

Mina: Are you not going by aeroplane?

John: No, I’m going by bus.

Mina: Why?

John: Well it is more expensive by aeroplane.

Mina: Yes, but it is easier by aeroplane.

minā: un kafsh-o bepush qashangtare.

sāmān: ammā rangesh-o dust nadāram.

minā: pas shalvāret-o avaz kon

sāmān: ammā in shalvāram tamiztare.

Mina: Wear those shoes, they’re nicer.

Saman: But I don’t like their colour.

Mina: Then change your trousers.

Saman: But these trousers are cleaner.

sārā: chāyit-o bokhor, sard mishe.

maryam: chāyi-ye sard bishtar dust dāram.

sārā: bā qand mikhori yā bā shirini?

maryam: bā hich kodum. Khormā dāri?

sārā: āre. alān miyāram.

maryam: mamnunam. khormā behtare.

Sara: Drink your tea, it’s getting cold.

Maryam: I prefer cold tea.

Sara: Do you have it with sugar cubes or pastries?

Maryam: With neither. Do you have dates?

Sara: Yeah. I’ll bring them now.

Maryam: Thank you. Dates are better.

dāryush: diruz dāneshgāh nabudi.

amir: āre mariz budam.

dāryush: alān khubi?

amir: behtaram, ammā hanuz kheyli khub nistam.

dāryush: cherā esterāhat nemikoni?

amir: ākhe dars-e emruz mohemme.

dāryush: āre ammā salāmatit mohemtare.

Daryush: You weren’t at university yesterday.

Amir: Yeah I was ill.

Daryush: Are you ok now?

Amir: I feel better, but I’m still not great.

Daryush: Why aren’t you resting?

Amir: Because today’s lesson is important.

Daryush: Yeah, but your health is more important.

English	Written		Spoken
Which are they?	kodām hastand	کدام هستند؟	koduman	کدومن؟
My family	khānevādeham	خانواده ام	khunevādam	خونوادم
My friends	dusthāyam	دوست هایم	dustām	دوستام
Are you staying?	mimāni?	می مانی؟	mimuni?	می مونی؟
It’s getting cold.	sard mishavad.	سرد می شود.	sard mishe.	سرد می شه.
I’m bringing.	mi’āvaram.	می آورم.	mi’āram.	می آرم.
That’s right.	dorost ast.	درست است.	doroste.	درسته
Aren’t you going?	nemiravi?	نمی روی؟	nemiri?	نمی ری؟
Because	ākhar	آخر	ākhe	آخه
It’s important.	mohem ast.	مهمّ است	mohemme.	مهمّه
I’m better.	behtar hastam.	بهتر هستم	behtaram.	بهترم

jān: minā, shahr-hā-ye bozorg-e irān kodām hastand?

minā: tehrān, esfahān, mashhad, shirāz, Tabriz shahr-hā-ye bozorg-e irān hastand.

jān: minā, tehrān bozorgtar ast yā esfahān?

minā: tehrān bozorgtar ast.

jān: havā-ye tehrān garmtar ast yā havā-ye esfahān?

minā: havā-ye esfahān dar tābestān garmtar ast.

jān: shirāz sardtar ast yā tabriz?

minā: Tabriz kheyli sardtar az shiraz ast.

jān: mashhad qashangtar ast yā esfahān?

minā: be nazar-e man, esfahān az mashhad qashangtar ast. to kodām rā bishtar dust dāri?

jān: man shirāz rā bishtar dust dāram.

minā: cherā?

jān: chon qadimitar va garmtar ast. to che?

minā: man tehrān rā bishtar dust dāram?

jān: cherā?

minā: khob tehrān pāyetakht ast, bozorgtar ast. Taze hame-ye dusthāyam va khānevāde’am dar tehrān zendegi mikonand.

jān: albate kheyli ham sholughtar va āludetar ast.

minā: dorost ast.

20:

Long / tall boland بلند

Longest / tallest bolandtarin بلندترین

Short kutāh کوتاه

Shortest kutāhtarin کوتاه ترین

The most beautiful qashangtarin قشنگ ترین

Lake daryāche دریاچه

Caspian khazar خزر

Caspian Sea daryā-ye khazar دریای خزر

World donyā دنیا

World jahān جهان

Interesting jāleb جالب

Age sen سن

Peer (someone of same age) ham sen هم سن

Twin do qolu دوقلو

Phone gushi گوشی

To buy kharidan خریدن

Difference farq فرق

What’s the difference? che farqi dārad? چه فرقی دارد؟

Light (weight) sabok سبک

Lightest saboktarin سبک ترین

Price qeymat قیمت

Same price ham qeymat هم قیمت

Actually ettefāqan اتفاقاً

Shirt pirāhan پیراهن

The blue one ābiye آبیه

The green one sabze سبزه

The most expensive gerāntarin گران ترین

Height qad قد

You don’t buy nemikhari نمی خری

But ammā امّا

Line khat خط

Team tim تیم

Best behtarin بهترین

Fat (adjective) chāq چاق

damāvand bolandtarin kuh-e irāne

jān: qashangtarin shahr-e irān kodume?

minā: esfahān zibātarin shahr-e irāne.

jān: bolandtarin kuh-e irān kodume?

minā: damāvand bolandtarin kuh-e irāne.

Damavand is the tallest mountain in Iran.

John: Which is the most beautiful city in Iran?

Mina: Esfahan is the most beautiful city in Iran.

John: Which is the tallest mountain in Iran?

Mina: Damavand is the tallest mountain in Iran.

shirin: chand sālete?

ali: punzdah sāl.

shirin: che jāleb! Manam punzdah sālame.

ali: pas ham sen hastim. Barādaret chand sāleshe?

shirin: unam punzdah sāleshe.

ali: pas doqolu hastin.

Shirin: How old are you?

Ali: Fifteen years old.

Shirin: How interesting. I’m fifteen years old too.

Ali: So we’re the same age. How old’s your brother?

Shirin: He’s fifteen years old too.

Ali: So you’re twins.

maryam: cherā un gushi ro nemikhari?

sārā: che farqi dāre?

maryam: khob kheyli behtar o saboktare.

sārā: pas hatman geruntare.

maryam: na ettefāqan. ham qeymatan.

Maryam: Why don’t you buy that phone?

Sara: What’s the difference?

Maryam: Well, it’s much better and lighter.

Sara: Then surely it’s more expensive.

Maryam: No actually. They’re the same price.

moshtari: bebakhshid, in pirāhan chande?

forushande: panj hezār toman.

moshtari: kheyli gerune. ābiye chande?

forushande: un geruntare, haft hezar o punsad tomane.

moshtari: in sabze chande?

forushande: un geruntarin pirāhanemune. davāzdah hezar tomane.

Customer: Excuse me, how much is this shirt?

Shopkeeper: Five thousand tomans.

Customer: That’s really expensive. How much is the blue one?

Shopkeeper: That’s more expensive. It’s seven thousand, five hundred tomans.

Customer: How much is this green one?

Shopkeeper: That’s our most expensive shirt. It’s twelve thousand tomans.

sinā: tim-e ālmān, tim-e khubiye.

rezā: ammā tim-e itāliyā behtare.

kāmrān: na tim-e espāniyā az har do behtare.

sinā: ammā tim-e berezil behtarin tim-e futbāle.

Sina: The German team is a good team.

Reza: But the Italian team is better.

Kamran: No, the Spanish team is better than both.

Sina: But the Brazilian team is the best football team.

sinā: khatkesh-e amir si sānte

rezā: khatkesh-e ali bolandtare. panjāh sānte.

kāmrān: ammā khatkesh-e hamid bolandtarin khatkeshe. sad sānte.

Sina: Amir’s ruler is thirty centimetres.

Reza: Ali’s ruler is longer. It’s fifty centimetres.

Kamran: But Hamid’s ruler is the longest ruler. It’s one hundred centimetres.

sinā: rāmin kheyli chāqe. Un haftād kilu’e

rezā: amin chāqtare. Un haftād o panj kilu’e.

kāmrān: ammā sāsān chāqtarin pesar-e kelāse. Un hashtād kilu’e.

Sina: Ramin’s really fat. He’s seventy kilos.

Reza: Amin is fatter. He’s seventy five kilos

Kamran: But Sasan is the fattest boy in the class. He’s eighty kilos.

English	Written		Spoken
Which one is it?	kodām ast	کُدام است؟	kodume	کُدومه؟
What’s its name?	esmesh chist?	اسمش چیست؟	esmesh chiye?	اسمش چیه؟
I’m fifteen years old.	pānzdah sālam ast.	پانزده سالم است.	punzdah sālame.	پونزده سالمه.
What’s the difference?	che farqi dārad?	چه فرقی دارد؟	che farqi dare?	چه فرقی داره؟
It’s more expensive.	gerantar ast.	گران تر است.	geruntare.	گرون تره.
They are the same price.	ham qeymat hastand.	هم قیمت هستند.	ham qeymatan	هم قیمتن.
Our shirt	pirāhanemān	پیراهنمان	pirāhanemun	پیراهنمون
That is our most expensive shirt.	ān gerāntarin pirāhanemān ast.	آن گران ترین پیراهنمان است.	un geruntarin pirāhanemune.	اون گرون ترین پیراهنمونه.
It’s a good team.	tim-e khubi ast.	تیم خوبی است.	tim-e khubiye.	تیم خوبیه.
It’s better.	behtar ast.	بهتر است.	behtare.	بهتره.
It’s thirty centimeters.	si sāntimetr ast.	سی سانتیمتر است.	si sānté	سی سانته.
He is seventy kilograms.	u haftād kilu ast.	او هفتاد کیلو است.	un haftād kilu’e.	اون هفتاد کیلوئه.

jān: qashangtarin shahr-e irān kodām ast?

minā: esfahān zibātarin shahr-e irān ast.

jān: bolandtarin kuh-e irān kodām ast?

minā: damāvand bolandtarin kuh-e irān ast.

jān: damāvand az everest kutāhtar ast.

minā: dorost ast, everest bolandtarin kuh-e donyā ast. ammā irān bozorgtarin daryāche-ye donyā rā dārad.

jān: esmash chist?

minā: daryā-ye khazar.