Farsi/Persian Alphabet
Farsi is written from right to left; Both words & numbers. Its alphabet consists of 32 letters which some of them have a similar sound. Short vowels are not written in Farsi. Each alphabet letter has two forms : Capital & Small. Letters are attached together to form words. Contrary to English, words end in capital letters. Below, you find the Farsi / Persian alphabet.
| BASIC WORDS & PHRASES | ||||||||||
| English | Farsi | English | Farsi | |||||||
| Yes | ba’le | I | man | |||||||
| No | na | You (singular, familiar) | to | |||||||
| Thank you | mot’sha’keram / merci | You (singular, formal) | shoma | |||||||
| Thank you very much | khei’li mot-sha’keram | He / She | ou | |||||||
| Please | lotfan | It | oon | |||||||
| Excuse me | bebakh’shid | We | ma | |||||||
| Hello | salam | You (plural) | shoma | |||||||
| Good bye | khoda’hafez | They | ishan | |||||||
| See you | be’omide’didar | |||||||||
| Good morning | sobh be’kheir | What is Your name? | esme shoma chist? | |||||||
| Good day | rooz be’kheir | My name is … . | esme man … ast. | |||||||
| Good evening | asr be’kheir | Nice to meet you. | khosh’vagh’tam. | |||||||
| Good night | shab be’kheir | How are you? | hal’e shoma che’tor’e? | |||||||
| Good | khoob | |||||||||
| I don’t understand | man ne’mi’fahmam | Bad | bad | |||||||
| I don’t know Farsi | man farsi balad nis’tam | |||||||||
| I know English | man ingilisi mi’doo’nam | Wife | zan / khanoom | |||||||
| Do you speak English? | Shoma ingilisi mi-doo’nid? | Husband | shohar | |||||||
| French | faransavi | spouse | hamsar | |||||||
| Spanish | espanioli | son / boy | pesar | |||||||
| German | almani | daughter / girl | dokhtar | |||||||
| Japanese | japoni | mother | madar | |||||||
| Turkish | turki | father | pedar | |||||||
| friend | doost | |||||||||
| Why? | chera? | sister | khahar | |||||||
| What? | chi? | brother | baradar | |||||||
| Where? | koja? | Mr. / Man | agha | |||||||
| When? | kay? | Mrs. / Ms. / Lady | khanoom | |||||||
| How? | chetor? | |||||||||
| NUMBERS | ||||||||||
| English | Farsi | English | Farsi | English | Farsi | |||||
| Zero (0) | sefr | one hundred (100) | sad | |||||||
| One (1) | yek | Twenty (20) | bist | two hundreds (200) | devist | |||||
| Two (2) | dow | Thirty (30) | see | three hundrads (300) | si-sad | |||||
| Three (3) | se | Forty (40) | chehel | four hundreds (400) | chahar-sad | |||||
| Four (4) | chahar | Fifty (50) | panjah | five hundreds (500) | pan-sad | |||||
| Five (5) | panj | Sixty (60) | shast | six hundreds (600) | shish-sad | |||||
| Six (6) | shesh | Seventy (70) | haftad | seven hundreds (700) | haft-sad | |||||
| Seven (7) | haft | Eighty (80) | hashtad | eight hundreds (800) | hasht-sad | |||||
| Eight (8) | hasht | Ninety (90) | navad | nine hundreds (900) | noh-sad | |||||
| Nine (9) | noh | |||||||||
| Thousand (1000) | hezar | Million (1,000,000) | Milion | |||||||
| Other Farsi numbers can be made using the above numbers in the same way that English numbers are made. For example : . 62 : Sixty Two: .shast ow dow. . 253 : Two Hundreds Fifty Three : ..devist ow panjah owse. . 4,127 : Four Thousand &Hundred Twenty Seven : .chahar hezar ow sad ow bist owhaft. . 56,825 : Fifty SixThousand & Eight Hundred twenty five : .panjah owshesh hezar ow hashtsad owbist ow panj. . 455,917 : Four Hundred Fifty Five Thousands & Nine Hundred Seventeen : .chahar-sad ow panjah owpanj hezar ow noh-sad owhef-dah. (ow = and) | ||||||||||
| SHOPPING | DINNING | |||||||||
| English | Farsi | English | Farsi | |||||||
| How much does it cost? | gheimat-e in chand ast? | Breakfast | sob’han’e | |||||||
| What is this? | in chist? | Lunch | na’har | |||||||
| I buy it. | man in ra mikharam | Dinner | sham | |||||||
| I would like to buy … . | man mikham … ra bekharam | Vegeterian | sabzikhar | |||||||
| Do you have …? | Aya shoma … darid? | Please bring the bill | lotfan hesab ra biavarid | |||||||
| Do you accept credit cards? | Aya shoma credit card ghabool mikonid? | |||||||||
| Open | baz | Restaurant | resturan | |||||||
| Closed | basteh | Bread | nan | |||||||
| Postcard | cart’postal | Beverage | nooshidani | |||||||
| Stamps | tambr | Coffee | ghah’ve | |||||||
| A little | yek kam | Tea | chai | |||||||
| A lot | zi’yad | Juice | abmiv’e | |||||||
| All | ham’e | Water | ab | |||||||
| Salt | namak | |||||||||
| Shop | forooshgah | Pepper | felfel | |||||||
| Shopping center | markaz-e kharid | Meat | goosht | |||||||
| Discount | takhfif | Fish | mahi | |||||||
| Souvenir | soghat | Poultry | morgh | |||||||
| Handicraft | sanay’e dasti | Vegetable | sabzi | |||||||
| Nuts | khoshkbar | Fruit | miv-e | |||||||
| Pistachio | pest-e | Potato / French fries | sib’zamini | |||||||
| Dates | khorma | Salad | salad | |||||||
| Carpet | farsh | Dessert | deser | |||||||
| Ice cram | bastani | |||||||||
| Soft drink | Nooshab’e | |||||||||
| Water Pipe | Ghalyoon | |||||||||
| TRAVEL | ACCOMMODATION | |||||||||
| English | Farsi | English | Farsi | |||||||
| Where is …? | … kojast? | Hotel | hotel | |||||||
| How much is the fare? | bilit chand ast? | Hostel | mosafer-khan-e | |||||||
| Ticket | bilit | Room | otagh | |||||||
| One ticket to …, please. | yek bilit be …, lotfan. | Reservation | reservasion | |||||||
| Where are you going? | koja miravid? | Are there any vacancies for tonight? | aya baray-e emshab ja darid? | |||||||
| Where do you live? | koja zendegi mikonid | No vacancies | Ja nadariam. | |||||||
| flight | parvaz | Single room | otagh-e tek-takht-e | |||||||
| Train | ghatar | Double room | otagh-e dow-takht-e | |||||||
| Bus | otooboos | Extra bed | takht-e ezaf-e | |||||||
| Subway/ Underground | metro | I want to stay for … nights. | man mikhaham … shab bemanam. | |||||||
| Airport | foroodgah | Bed | takht | |||||||
| Train station | istgah-e ghatar | Bath | hammam | |||||||
| Bus Stop | istgah-e otooboos | Shower | doush | |||||||
| Bus Station / Terminal | Terminal | Toilet | towalet | |||||||
| Subway/Underground Station | istgah-e metro | Floor | tabagh-e | |||||||
| Departure | khorooj | Lift / Elevator | asansor | |||||||
| Arrival | vorrod | Location | mo’ghe’iat | |||||||
| Car Rental | mashin-e keray-e | |||||||||
| Parking | parking | Tourist Information | et’tela’at’e turisti | |||||||
| taxi | taxi | Passport | passport | |||||||
| DIRECTIONS | TIMES | |||||||||
| Left | chap | What day is today? | emrooz che roozi ast? | |||||||
| Right | rast | What time is it? | saat chan ast? | |||||||
| Straight | mostaghim | 10:17 | dah va hefdah daghi’ghe | |||||||
| Up | bala | 1:30 | yek va see daghi’ghe | |||||||
| Down | pa’in | Second | sani’ye | |||||||
| Far | door | Minute | daghi’ghe | |||||||
| Near / Close | nazdik | Hour | sa’at | |||||||
| Long | toolani / deraz | Day | rooz | |||||||
| Short | kootah | Week | haft’e | |||||||
| Map | nagh’sh-e | Month | mah | |||||||
| North | shomal | Year | sal | |||||||
| South | jonoob | Today | emrooz | |||||||
| East | shargh | Yesterday | dirooz | |||||||
| West | gharb | Tomorrow | farda | |||||||