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Farsi Phrases and Common Expressions
This page contains a table including the following: Farsi phrases, expressions and words in Farsi, conversation and idioms, Farsi greetings, and survival phrases. It also helps if you simply want to know what to say when chatting in Farsi!
Most of the sentences below are used for everyday life conversations, so they might come handy if you memorize them.
If you don't know how to say a word then check our alphabet in Farsi which can be found on the menu above to get some help.
| English Phrases | Farsi Phrases |
|---|---|
| English Greetings | Farsi Greetings: |
| Hi! | Salam! سلام |
| Good morning! | Sobh Be Kheyr! صبح بخیر |
| Good evening! | Asr be kheyr! عصر بخیر |
| Welcome! (to greet someone) | Khosh Amadid! خوش آمدید |
| How are you? | Shoma chetur hastin? شما چطور هستین |
| I'm fine, thanks! | Man khoobam, Mamnoon! من خوبم.ممنون |
| And you? | Va shoma و شما |
| Good/ So-So. | Khoob خوب |
| Thank you (very much)! | Mamnoon ممنون |
| You're welcome! (for "thank you") | Khahesh Mikonam خواهش میکنم |
| Hey! Friend! | Hey! Refigh! هی ! رفیق |
| I missed you so much! | Delam barat kheyli tang shodeh دلم برات خیلی تنگ شده |
| What's new? | Che khabar? چه خبر؟ |
| Nothing much | Khabari nist خبری نیست |
| Good night! | Shab be kheyr شب بخیر |
| See you later! | Ba’adan mibinamet بعدأ میبینمت |
| Good bye! | Bedrood بدرود |
| Asking for Help and Directions | |
| I'm lost | Man gom shodam من گم شدم |
| Can I help you? | Mitoonam ke komaketoon konam میتونم که کمکتون کنم؟ |
| Can you help me? | Shoam mitooni ke komakam konid شما میتونید کمکم کنید؟ |
| Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? | (dashtshooi/darookhaneh) kojast? (دستشویی/داروخانه) کجاست؟ |
| Go straight! then turn left/ right! | Mostaghim boro ba’ad be Chap/ rast bepich من دنبال جان میگردم |
| I'm looking for john. | Man Donbale john migardam من دنبال جان میگردم |
| One moment please! | Yek lahzeh lotfan یک لحظه لطفا |
| Hold on please! (phone) | Yek lahzeh lotfan یک لحظه لطفا |
| How much is this? | Gheymatesh chand ast? قیمتش چند است ؟ |
| Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) | Bebakhshid ببخشید |
| Excuse me! ( to pass by) | Bebakhshid ببخشید |
| Come with me! | Ba man bia با من بیا |
| How to Introduce Yourself | |
|---|---|
| Do you speak (English/ Farsi)? | Aya shoma (Engilisi/Farsi) harf mizanid آیا شما (انگلیسی/فارسی) حرف میزنید ؟ |
| Just a little. | Kami. کمی |
| What's your name? | Esm e shoma chist? اسم شما چیست ؟ |
| My name is ... | Esm e man? اسم من ... |
| Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… | Aghaye…/Khanoome…/Doshizeh آقای ../خانم.../دوشیزه... |
| Nice to meet you! | Az molaghat e sham khosh vaghtam از ملاقات شما خوش وقتم |
| You're very kind! | Shoma kheyli mehrban hastid شما خیلی مهربان هستید |
| Where are you from? | Shoma ahleh koja hastid شما اهل کجا هستید |
| I'm from (the U.S/ Iran) | Man az (America/ Iran) hastam من از (آمریکا / ایران) هستم |
| I'm (American) | Man America i hastam من (آمریکایی) هستم |
| Where do you live? | Shoma koja zendegi mikonid? شما کجا زندگی میکنید |
| I live in (the U.S/ Iran) | Man dar (America/ Iran) zendegi mikonam من در (آمریکا / ایران / مکزیک) زندگی میکنم |
| Did you like it here? | Man az inja khosham omade شما از اینجا خوشتون اومده |
| Iran is a wonderful country | Iran keshvar e jalebi Hast ایران کشور جالبی هست |
| What do you do for a living? | Shoghl e shoma chist? شغل شما چی هست؟ |
| I work as a (translator/ businessman) | Man be onvane (motarjem/ tajer) kar mikonam من به عنوان یک (مترجم / تاجر) کار میکنم |
| I like Farsi | Man az zaban e farsi khosham miayad من از زبان فارسی خوشم میآید |
| I've been learning Farsi for 1 month | Man yek mah hast ke farsi ray ad migiram من یک ماه هست که فارسی را یاد میگیرم |
| Oh! That's good! | Oh, che khoob! اوه ! خوبه |
| How old are you? | Chand salet hast? چند سالت هست؟ |
| I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. | Man (bist/ Si) sal daram من (بیست/سی) سال دارم |
| I have to go | Man bayad beravam من باید بروم |
| I will be right back! | Bar migardam! برمیگردم |
| Wish Someone Something | |
| Good luck! | Mo’afagh bashed موفق باشید |
| Happy birthday! | Tavalodat mobarak تولدت مبارک |
| Happy new year! | Sal e no mobarak سال نو مبارک |
| Merry Christmas! | Kirismass Mobarak کریسمس مبارک |
| Congratulations! | Tabrik migoyam تبریک می گویم |
| Enjoy! (for meals...) | Berma’id بفرمایید |
| I'd like to visit Iran one day | Man dost daram ke yek rooz iran ra bebinam من دوست دارم که یک روز ایران رو ببینم |
| Say hi to John for me | Be John salam e man ra beresoonid به "جان" سلام من را برسونید |
| Bless you (when sneezing) | A’afiat bashad عافیت باشد |
| Good night and sweet dreams! | Shab bekheyr va khab hay e khoob bebini شب بخیر و خوابهای خوب ببینی |
| Solving a Misunderstanding | |
| I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) | Bebakhshid? ببخشید؟ |
| Sorry (for a mistake) | Bebakhshid ببخشید |
| No Problem! | Moshkeli nist مشکلی نیست |
| Can You Say It Again? | Mish tekrar konid? میشه تکرار کنید ؟ |
| Can You Speak Slowly? | Mishe ahesteh tar sohbat konid میشه آهسته تر صحبت کنید |
| Write It Down Please! | Lotfan yaddasht konid لطفا یادداشت کنید |
| I Don't Understand! | Motavajjeh nemisham متوجه نمیشوم |
| I Don't Know! | Nemidanam نمیدانم |
| I Have No Idea. | Nazari nadaram نظری ندارم |
| What's That Called In Farsi? | Be Farsi chi misheh به فارسی چی میشه؟ |
| What Does "moshkeli" Mean In English? | “moshkeli” be engilisi chi misheh? به انگلیسی چی میشه؟ “moshkeli” |
| How Do You Say "Please" In Farsi? | Shoma “please” ro be farsi chi migin? شما "بليز" رو به فارسی چی میگین؟ |
| What Is This? | In chieh? این چیه؟ |
| My Farsi is bad. | Farsi e man bad ast فارسی من بد است |
| I need to practice my Farsi | Man bayad farsi ro bishtar tamrin konam من باید فارسی رو بیشتر تمرین کنم |
| Don't worry! | Negaran nabashid نگران نباشید |
| Farsi Expressions and Words | |
| Good/ Bad/ So-So. | Khoob/ bad/ motavaset خوب / بد / متوسط |
| Big/ Small | Bozorg/ khoochak بزرگ / کوچک |
| Today/ Now | Emrooz/ A’alan امروز/ الان |
| Tomorrow/ Yesterday | Farad/ dirooz فردا / دیروز |
| Yes/ No | Baleh/ nakheyr بله/نخیر |
| Here you go! (when giving something) | Befarmaid! بفرمائید |
| Do you like it? | Khoshet miad? خوشت میاد؟ |
| I really like it! | Vaghe’an azash khosham miad واقعا ازش خوشم میاد |
| I'm hungry/ thirsty. | Man (goshneh/ Teshneh) am من "گشنه / تشنه" ام |
| In The Morning/ Evening/ At Night. | Sobh/ asr/ shab صبح /عصر / شب |
| This/ That. Here/There | In/ a’an. Inja/ A’anja این / آن . اینجا / آنجا |
| Me/ You. Him/ Her. | Man/ to. Oo/ Oo (Him & Her are same) من / تو . او / او |
| Really! | Vaghea’an! واقعا |
| Look! | Negah kon! نگاه کن ! |
| Hurry up! | Ajaleh kon! عجله کن ! |
| What? Where? | Chi? Koja? چی؟ کجا؟ |
| What time is it? | Sa’at chand ast? ساعت چند است؟ |
| It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. | Sa’at dah. hafto si daghigheh ye asr ساعت 10.هفت و سی دقیقه عصر |
| Give me this! | Ino be man bede! اینو به من بده |
| I love you! | Doset daram! دوست دارم |
| I feel sick. | Man ehsas e nakhoshi mikonam من احساس ناخوشی میکنم |
| I need a doctor | Man be Dr ehtiaj daram من به دکتر احتیاج دارم |
| One, Two, Three | Yek/ do/ she یک / دو / سه |
| Four, Five, Six | Chahar/ panj/ shesh چهار / پنج / شش |
| Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten | Haft / hasht/ noh/ dah هفت / هشت / نه / ده |
I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some Farsi phrases, or Persian expressions and words. Make sure to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation.