Q&A for How to Say Most Common Words in Farsi

"Happy new year!" in Farsi is "Sale noo mobarak!" For Nowruz, the Persian New Year, you would say "Eide shoma mobarak!"

The word for "restaurant" in Farsi is "resturân," pronounced similarly to the English word.

"Bey" is a Turkish title for a chieftain or leader. The same title is also used for leaders of small tribal groups in Iran and other Farsi-speaking communities.

"Tasliyat arz mikonam" or "khoda biyamorzateshoun" or "ghame akharetan bashe".

You can say "kam o bish" "کم و بیش" (formal), or "begee nagee" "بگی نگی" (slang).

No. Words are written from right to left, but numbers are written (note: not spelled out with letters), from left to right.

You can say "alo" if you do not know the person and "alo salam" for people that you know.

In Farsi, money is called as puull (pronounced just like the English word 'pool').

You can say it in ways like these: 1- Gheymate een chandeh? 2- Cheghadr mishe? 3- Cheghadr baayad bedam? 4- Chand tomaneh? 5- Chand toman shod?

You can say "Shoma doost aziz va bozorgvari hastid." You can also say "bozorg" instead of "bozorgvari."

In Farsi, water is called as aub (pronounced as the O in the word 'orange' and b in the word 'bell/bat'). Now pronounce O+B from both the above words = Sub/OB.

It is "vaghean." We pronounce the first "a" like the "a" in "water"; the second "a" is pronounced like the "a" in the word "Adam."

You can say "kheyli mamnoon khanom ziba." The written form is !خیلی ممنون خانم زیبا. Keep in mind, however, that it is not appropriate to say that to an Iranian girl you are not already close with.

In Farsi, brother is called baradar. First and third 'a' are pronounced like the first letter of "Adam" the second 'a' is pronounced like the first letter of 'arch'.

Pictures is said "aks" or "tasvir." Aks is pronounced the same way you say "ask" and the letter A in tasvir is pronounced as in "taxi."

You say "emrouz hast" and then the day name: jom'e = Friday, shanbeh = Saturday, yek shanbeh = Sunday, dow shanbeh = Monday, se shanbeh = Tuesday, chehar shanbeh = Wednesday, and panj shanbeh = Thursday.

You can say "Shoma labkhand e zibaee dared" -- "sh" pronounced like in shoes, "o" like short, and "a" like water.

You say, 'Basheh'. The 'ba' is pronounced like the 'ba' in 'barn', 'sheh' is pronounced like 'shed' without the 'd'.

You can say "chera." The "ch" is pronounced the same as in "chips," and "e" and "a" are as in "water."

That would translate to 'ba man esdevaj mikoni?' If you want to say 'will you be my wife?' you would say 'zane man mishi?' or if it's a husband, 'shohare man mishi?'

You would say, "doustet daram." The "a" in "daram" is pronounced like the "a" in "water." We also may say "I love you" in Persian, which is "asheghetam."

The formal is "Che ettefaghi oftad?" and the informal is "Chi shod?"

"Nave" means "grandchild" and can be used to refer to a granddaughter or grandson.

You can say zaban (زبان), but it also means tongue. You can also say gooyesh (گویش).

The exact translation is "sarvare azizam," but that is used when addressing a relative or someone close. You can write "jenab-e aziz" or "aghay-e aziz."

You should say"mamnoe," or for religious taboos, "haram."

Shadi شادی. 'A' is pronounced like in "water", 'I' like in "taxi".

Bale janab.

The word for "today" in Persian is "emrooz" (امروز). Temporal adverbs such as "emruz" are generally used at the beginning of a sentence. For example, "emruz bimar budam" means I was sick today. However, "emruz" can also be used at the end of the sentence.

"Haqiqat" can mean loyal or truthful; it's like haqim or asli, but haqiqat is more the act of being truthful or loyal.