Beginning Farsi Flashcards

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1
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Good afternoon

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Asr bekhair

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Good afternoon

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Asr bekhair

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3
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Goodbye

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Khoda Hafez

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4
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Goodbye for now

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Fe-lan

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5
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In hopes of seeing you again

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Be o-me-day deedar

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6
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Until later 

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Ta ba’ad

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7
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Until tomorrow

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Ta fardah

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8
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My name is …

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Esme man David hast

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9
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Pleased to meet you

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Khoshvaghtam

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10
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Greetings

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Dorood!

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11
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Safe journey; Bon voyage

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Safar bekhayr

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12
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Goodbye, God keep you safe

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Khoda negah-dar

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13
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See you

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Me-bee-na-met

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14
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To eat

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Chordan

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15
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What do you want to eat?

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Chee michai bochoree

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16
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House

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Kho-nay

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17
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Street

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Khai-ah-boon

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18
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Pleased to meet you

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Khosh vaktam

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19
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How old are you?

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Chan saul eh tay

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20
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Year

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Saul

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21
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I see…

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Me be nam…

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22
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I don’t know

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Neh me do nam

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23
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Where are you from?

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Toe alay khoja yee

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24
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Where is he from?

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Oon alay khojast

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25
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What do you want to eat for lunch?

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Nahar chee me chai bochoree (or bochoreed for more than one person)

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26
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This is my brother

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Een barodare man-e

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27
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My son
My daughter

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Pesare man
Dokhtare man

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28
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How old is he/she?
How old are you?

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Chan-saul-ay-shay
Chan saul a-tay?

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29
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Day
Days

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Rooz
Rooz-ha

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30
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Month

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Mah

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31
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Year

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Saul

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32
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Week

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Haft-tay

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33
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Great

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Ah-lee

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34
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What’s the news?
Or What’s up?

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Chay khabar

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35
Q

How’s it going?

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Chetor peesh meer-ay

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36
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Thank you

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Mam-noon-am
Merci
Motoshakerem

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37
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Until later

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Ta bad

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38
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And you?

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Va shoma

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39
Q

I am from…

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Man az…hastam

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40
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Busy

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Mash-ghul

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41
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See you

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Me-bee-na-met

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42
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Yeah

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Ah-ray

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43
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Live

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Zen-day-gee

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44
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In

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Dar

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45
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I live in … (place)

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(Man) dar … (place) zendehgee mikonam

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46
Q

I do

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Mikonam

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47
Q

Where do you live? Informal
Where do you live? Formal

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To khoja zendehgee mikonee?
Shoma ko-jah zendehgee mikoneen?

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48
Q

But

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Val-lee
Or
Amma

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49
Q

Well done

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Ah-sant

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50
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Now

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Ha-la or al-an

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51
Q

I am from Iran, but now I live in America

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Man as iran hastam va-lay ha-la dar US zendayghee mikonam

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52
Q

Spouse

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Ham-sahr

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53
Q

News

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Khabar
Akhbar is plural

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54
Q

Later

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Bah-dan

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55
Q

Go to sleep
To sleep
I’m sleeping
He is sleeping
I want to sleep

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Boro bekhab
Khabedan
Khabedam
Khabeday
Mikham bekhabam

56
Q

Last night

A

Di-shab

57
Q

Nothing

A

He-chee

58
Q

I don’t want anything

A

Hechee nemicham

59
Q

Noon

A

Zohr

60
Q

Very good

A

Ah-fah-reen
Or
Kheli khoob

61
Q

Beautiful or nice

A

Ghashang

62
Q

To sleep

A

Kha-be-dan

63
Q

He is sleeping

A

Kha-be-day

64
Q

I am 67 years old

A

Man shast o haft saul-ay-may

65
Q

Moon

A

Mah

66
Q

Bread

A

Noon

67
Q

To visit (see)

A

Didar

68
Q

 I see a house.

A

Man khooneh ra mibinam

69
Q

To see

A

Didan

70
Q

My name is…
ending in a consonant
Ending in a Vowel

A

Esmam…e or esmayman
Esmam…-st

71
Q

Cold

A

Sard

72
Q

Warm

A

Garm

73
Q

Hot

A

Dagh

74
Q

Tired

A

Khastay

75
Q

To do
We do

A

Kardan
Mikoneem

76
Q

We make dinner

A

Sham dorost mikoneem

77
Q

Yesterday I made dinner
Today I make dinner 

A

Dirooz sham dorost kardam
Emrooz sham dorost mikonam

78
Q

Sick
I was sick

A

Beemar or mareez
Man mareez boodam
Man beemar boodam

79
Q

Everybody

A

Hamay
Or hamay-gee (hard g)

80
Q

Newspaper

A

Rooz namay

81
Q

Letter in mail

A

Namay

82
Q

Finished

A

Tamoom shoday

83
Q

Close

A

Nazdeek

84
Q

Small

A

Koocheek

85
Q

Smaller

A

Koocheek-tar

86
Q

Smallest

A

Koocheektareen

87
Q

Big

A

Bozorg

88
Q

Bigger
Biggest

A

Bozorg-tar
Bozorg-tareen

89
Q

Quick
Quicker
Quickest

A

Ferz
Ferztar
Ferztareen

90
Q

Slow
Slower
Slowest 

A

Kond or yavash
Kondtar or yavashtar
Kondtareen or yavashtareen

91
Q

Nice looking
Nicer looking
Nicest looking 

A

Ghashang
Ghashang-tar
Ghashang-tareen

92
Q

Ugly

A

Zesht

93
Q

Expensive

A

Geroon

94
Q

Cheap

A

Arzoon

95
Q

Car

A

Machine

96
Q

Gas

A

Benzene

97
Q

Book
Books 

A

Kaytahb
Kaytab ha

98
Q

Better
Best

A

Behtar
Behtareen

99
Q

Sick

A

Beemar
Or mareez

100
Q

To make

A

Dorost kardan

101
Q

Correct

A

Dorost

102
Q

Cloud

A

Ahbr

103
Q

Not so much

A

Nahzeeyad

104
Q

A little

A

Yeh kami

105
Q

A lot

A

Zee-yahd

106
Q

Letter (mail)

A

Namay

107
Q

Awake

A

Beedar

108
Q

Enough

A

Basay

109
Q

Also

A

Hamcheneen

110
Q

Pain

A

Dard

111
Q

Dark outside

A

Tarik

112
Q

Sit down (command)

A

Besheen

113
Q

I am hungry
Hungry

A

Goshnam
Goshnay

114
Q

Or

A

Ya

115
Q

You do

A

Koneed

116
Q

What are you going to do?

A

Michaid qikar koneed

117
Q

Shopping

A

Khareed

118
Q

With me
With us
Do you want to go with me?

A

Bahman
Bahma
Mikhai bahman biyaid

119
Q

Would you like to come with us?

A

Michaid bahma biyaid?

120
Q

With who?

A

Bakee?

121
Q

Your wife

A

Khanoomaytoon

122
Q

My wife

A

Khanoomam

123
Q

Me too

A

Manam

124
Q

I’m going too

A

Manam miyam

125
Q

Sometimes

A

Bah-zee-vakh-tah

126
Q

If

A

Ah-gar

127
Q

Thirsty
I am thirsty
He is thirsty
Are you thirsty?

A

Tayshneh
man tayshnamay
Oo tayshneshay
To tayshnetay

128
Q

Maybe

A

Shy-yat

129
Q

Tired

A

Hastay

130
Q

Tired

A

Khaste

131
Q

Tired

A

Khaste

132
Q

Happy

A

Khoshhal

133
Q

Hungry

A

Goshne or
Gorosne

134
Q

Thirsty

A

Teshne

135
Q

Angry

A

Asabahni

136
Q

Sad

A

Narahat

137
Q

Name

A

Esm