Grammar 1 Flashcards

1
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Formula for Farsi Word Order

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verb - adverb - indirect object - direct object - adverb of manner - adverb of time - subject
(Order in appearance on page when written right to left. So verbs will always be the last thing written.)

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2
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Alone

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تنها - Tanha

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3
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friend

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دوست - doost

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4
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painter

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نقاش - naqqash

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5
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happy

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خوشبخت - khoshvaqt

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6
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short form of I am

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-am

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7
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Russian

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rus

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8
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you plural

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شما - shoma

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9
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Question word Where?

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کجا - Koja

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10
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similar to or like

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سان - mesl

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11
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student

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دانشجو - daneshjoo

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12
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I am not

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نیستم

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13
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photographer

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عکاس

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14
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wonderful or lovely

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به -bah - at the opening otherwise “to”

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15
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home or house

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منزل - manzel

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“How are you?”

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تو چطوره - too chetori ?

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17
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tired

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خسته - khaste

18
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child or baby

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بچه

19
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cheerful or good

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خوش - khoshe as in Kosher

20
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Negative of “to be”

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To be is the only negative irregular verb. To form, drop the initial “h” add “ni” as usual.

I am not is not nehastam but rather nestam

21
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They are Iranian

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آنها ایران می باشد anha irani hastand (The mee prior to verb can be ommited)

22
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Tehran is expensive

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تهران گران است - tehran geran ast

23
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Is/ There

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ast / hast

24
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This

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این een

25
Q

rug

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قالیچه - gAleejeh

26
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that

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که as conjunction or ان as pronoun

27
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room

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اتاق

28
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toward, in the direction of, to, in order to

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برای

29
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Good Better Best

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خوب بهتر بهترین

30
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affectionate

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مهربان - mehrbon

31
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was

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بود

32
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Difficult or hard

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سخت

33
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tounge ( speech or language)

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زبان

34
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home

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خانه

35
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Grandfather

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بزرگ

36
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old

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قدیمی

37
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village

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روستا

38
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beautiful

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زیبا or قشنگ

39
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important

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مهم

40
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property

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مال