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• Farsi, also sometimes called Persian, is the official language of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.Languages Of The World: Introduction

• Fast Facts

  1. Language family: Indo-EuropeanThe Linguist List: The Farsi, Western Language
  2. Number of speakers: 71 millionLanguages Of The World: Introduction
  3. Official language: Iran, Afghanistan, TajikistanLanguages Of The World: Introduction
  4. Major dialects: Parsiwan, Dari, Sedehi, Shirazi, Ketabi, Mashadi, Shahrudi Kazeruni, Esfahani, Kermani, Araki, Basseri, Old Shirazi, Shirazjahromi, Yazdi, Qazvini, Tehrani, Bandari, Kashani, MahalhamadaniThe Linguist List: The Farsi, Western Language The Linguist List: The Farsi, Eastern Language
  5. Number of letters in alphabet: 32 lettersStanford University: Persian Alphabet
  6. Written from right to leftLanguages Of The World: Writing
  7. Dari is the name for Persian in AfghanistanLanguages Of The World: Introduction
  8. Tajik is the name for Persian in TajikistanLanguages Of The World: Introduction
  9. Farsi is the name for Persian in IranLanguages Of The World: Introduction

• Common Words and Phrases

  • Hi: Salam
  • Good morning: Sobh be kheyr
  • Good evening: Asr be kheyr
  • Good night: Shab be kheyr
  • Good bye: Bedrood
  • Welcome!: Khosh Amadid!
  • How are you?: Shoma chetur hastin?
  • I'm fine, thanks: Man khoobam, mamnoon
  • Thank you: Mamnoon
  • See you later: Ba’adan mibinamet
  • Can I help you?: Mitoonam ke komaketoon konam?
  • How much is this?: Gheymatesh chand ast?
  • What's your name?: Esm e shoma chist?
  • Nice to meet you: Az molaghat e sham khosh vaghtam
  • Congratulations: Tabrik migoyam
  • I don't understand: Motavajjeh nemisham
  • Yes: Baleh
  • No: Nakheyr
  • What time is it?: Sa’at chand ast?

• Persian or Farsi

  Farsi, which is derived from the Arab word Parsi, is the Iranian name for the language. Persian is the English version of the word Farsi.Tarjomeh.com: Persian Or Farsi?

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