Greeting & Leave-taking Flashcards
Hello. Good morning.
Salām. Sob(h) be-xeir.
Goodbye. Goodnight.
Xodā (h)āfez. ŝab be-xeir
Sob(h)
Morning
Be-xeir
May it be good
ŝab
Night
Ruz be-xeir
Good day
Zohr be-xeir
Good mid-day/afternoon
Asr be-xeir
Good (late) afternoon
Salām xānom
Hello madam
Sālām āqā. Befarmāyid
Hello sir. What can I do for you?
Bebaxŝid, man huŝangi hastam. Rezā huŝangi.
Sorry (to bother you). I am Hooshangi. Reza Hooshangi.
āhā bale, in telefon barāye ŝomāst
Ah yes, this telephone call’s for you.
Mersi xānom. Alou?…
Thank you madam. Hello?…
xānom
Madam
āqā
Sir, gentleman
Personal pronouns:
I
you (inf)
he, she
it, that
Personal pronouns:
Man
to
u
ān
We
You (f, pl)
They
mā
ŝomā
ānhā
I am fine
Man xub hastam
You (inf) are fine
To xub hasti
He/She is fine
u xub ast
It/That is fine
ān xub ast
We are fine
Mā xub hastim
You are fine
somā xub hastid
They are fine
ānhā xub hastand
ast vs hast ‘emphasis’
Exception
‘ast’ is no emphasis whilst ‘hast’
After some vowels (such as ā) ast ‘is’ often loses its h
This telephone call’s for you
in telefon barāye ŝomāst
ān is often pronounced..
ānhā is often pronounced…
un
unhā
Different types of ‘you’
1) Informal
2) Formal
3) More polite from for u would be… used with
1) to
2) ŝomā
3) Iŝun… plural form
Word order vs question answer vs tone
Word order does not change but tone changes in persian as in english depending on statement or question
