Unit 1 Flashcards
chetor peesh meeré?
how’s it going?
ché khabar?
what’s up?
ālee
great
fe’lan
goodbye (for now)
bé omeedé deedār
in hopes of seeing you again
tā ba’ad
until later
esmé man ___ hast
My name is…
khoshvaghtam
pleased to meet you
ghorbānat
kind of you, your sacrifice
dürood!
hi! greetings!ُ
safar bekheir
safe journey (bon voyage!)َ
khodā negahdār
goodbye (God keep you safe)
meebeenamet
see you (informal, addressed to one person)
esmé shomā chee-yé?
What is your name? (formal)
esmé tō chee-yé?
What is your name? (informal)
tō ahlé kojā hastee?
Where are you from? (informal)
man az __ hastam
I am from ___.
āmrikā
the United States
espāniā
Spain
englees
England
āllmān
Germany
farāncé
France
mexic
Mexico
cānādā
Canada
ham
also
otreesh
Austria
jāpon
Japan
italiā
Italy
cheen
China
hendoostān
India
balé
Yes
Nah
No
Āré
Yeah
man dar __________ zendegee meekonam
I live in __________
vali
But
hālā
Now
eenjā
Here
az eenjā hastee?
Are you from here? (informal)
az eenjā neestam.
I am not from here.
az eenjā hastam.
I am from here
barādar
brother
khāhar
sister
mādar
mother
pedar
father
dokhtar
daughter (literally girl)
pesar
son (literally boy)
shohar
husband
zan
wife (literally woman)
hamsar
spouse (either wife or husband)
mādar bozorg
grandmother
pedar bozorg
grandfather
khāle
aunt (maternal)
dāyee
uncle (maternal)
amé
aunt (paternal)
amoo
uncle (paternal)
māmān
Mom
bābā
Dad
yé
A (one)
dāram
I have
bābāyé tō
your dad (informal)
kee
Who
(man) mo’alem hastam.
I am a teacher.
shāgerd
student
mohandes
engineer
vakeel
lawyer
neveesandé
writer
me’mār
architect
(man) vakeel hastam.
I am a lawyer.
(man) shāgerd hastam.
I am a student.
(tō) ché kāré hastee?
What do you do for work? (informal)
tō chetor?
What about you? (informal)
(man) dar edaré kār meekonam.
I work in an office
restoorān
restaurant
beemārestān
hospital
kārkhooné
factory
edaré
Office
(tō) kāret-ō doost dāree?
Do you like your job? (informal)
na, (man) kāram-ō doost nadaram.
No, I don’t like my job.
(man) bāzneshasté hastam.
I am retired.
(man) beekāram.
I am jobless
(man) kār nemeekonam.
I don’t work.
hesābdār
accountant
āshpaz
cook
gārson
waiter
dandoon pezeshk
dentist
khalabān
pilot
honarmand
artist
(man) shookoolāt doost dāram
I like chocolate
(man) tabee’at doost dāram.
I like nature
(man) varzesh doost dāram
I like sports
(man) mooseeghee doost dāram
I like music
(man) doost dāram feelm bebeenam
I like to watch movies.
(man) doost dāram ketāb bekhoonam
I like to read books
(man) doost dāram varzesh bokonam
I like to exercise
(man) doost dāram chookoolāt bokhoram
I like to eat chocolate
(man) doost dāram fārsi yād begeeram
I like to learn Persian
varzesh
Sports
ché kārhāyee doost dāree bokonee?
What do you like to do? (informal)
āshpazee doost dāram
I like cooking
doost dāram piāno bezanam
I like to play piano
doost dāram geetār bezanam
I like to play guitar.
doost dāram footbāl bāzee bokonam.
I like to play football.
hāl-é shomā chetor-é?
How are you? (formal)
esm-am ________-é
esm-am ________-st
My name is ____________e (name ending with consonant)
My name is ____________st (name ending with vowel)