chai and conversation

salam chetori?

hello how are you

khobei?

are you good?

khob hasti?

Are you well?

khob hastin/hastid?

how are you? (for)

khoobam merci

i’m good thank you

bad nistam

i’m not bad

khob nistam

i’m not good

kheyli khoobam

i’m very good

aali hastam

i’m great

khastam

i’m tired

sobh bekheir

good morning

rooz bekheir

good day

asr bekheir

good night

shab bekheir

good night

esm-e man ____ ast/ man ____ hastam

my name is

man dar ______ zendagi mikonam

i live in _______

man az _________ hastam/ man sri lankayi hastam

I’m from _________

hale shoma khobe?

how are you feeling? (for)

in kiyeh?

who’s this?

man ye khahar va baradar daram

I have one brother and sister

khahar va baradar dari?

do you have siblings?

esm-esh khahar-e man-e (insert name) hast

this is my sister __________

in baradare-mane

this is my brother

oon baradar-e mane

that is my brother

ishoon madar-e mane

this is my mother (formal)

khale

mum’s sister

ameh

dad’s sister

daei

mum’s brother

yek

one

doh

two

se

three

chahar

four

panj

five

shesh

six

haft

seven

hasht

eight

noh

nine

dah

ten

yazdah

eleven

davazdah

12

sizdah

13

chardah

14

poonzdah

15

shoonzdah

16

heevdah

17

heejdah

18

noozdah

19

bist

20

man shagerd hastam

i’m a student

man moalem hastam

i’m a teacher

koja kar mikonee?

where do you work?

che kare hastin/ hastid?

what do you do for work?

man ________ doost daram

I like ________

doost daram film bebinam

i would like to watch films

to farsi sobhat mikonee?

do you speak farsi?

man farsi kam sobat mikonam

i can speak a bit of farsi

bale, man inglesi sobat mikonam

yes, i can speak english

ya kamee farsi mifahmam

i understand a bit of farsi

lotfan yavaashtar sobat kon

please speak more slowly

mishe tekrar konid?

can you repeat please?

fekr mikonam

i think

khooneyeh-e man

my house

chai

tea

chai baa ghand

tea with sugar cubes

chai baa shikar

tea with sugar

chai mikhai?

do you want chai?

bale, chai mikham

yes, I want chai

ghahveh

coffee

shir

milk

shirini

sweets./pastries

befarmaeed

help yourself, please

khahesh mikonam

you’re welcome, it was my pleasure

mam noon

thank you

daste shoma dard nakone

thank you for cooking

goshnate?

are you hungry?

goroshne-i?

are you hungry (for)

man kheyli goroshne hastam

i’m very hungry

goshneh nistam

i am not hungry

seer shodam

i’m full

bayad yavaash yavaash beram

i must start to leave slowly

man teshneh-am

i’m thirsty

ghazah

food

sobhane

breakfast

nahar

lunch

shaam

dinner

seeyah

black

white

sefeed

sorkh/ghermez

red

naranjee

orange

zard

yellow

sabz

green

aabee

blue

banafsh

purple

ghahveyee

brown

garme

it’s warm

sarde

it’s cold

martoobeh

it’s humid

khoshgeh

it’s dry

aftabie

it’s sunny

baroonieh/baroon miad

it’s raining