Farsi, also sometimes called Persian, is the official language of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.Languages 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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Official language
Iran, Afghanistan, TajikistanLanguages Of The World: Introduction
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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
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Written from right to leftLanguages Of The World: Writing
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Dari is the name for Persian in AfghanistanLanguages Of The World: Introduction
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Tajik is the name for Persian in TajikistanLanguages Of The World: Introduction
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Farsi is the name for Persian in IranLanguages Of The World: Introduction
