🎯 Goals
- Learn Persian greetings and simple introductions.
- Get familiar with the Persian script.
- Understand basic sentence structure (SOV).
- Practice essential everyday phrases.
💬 Useful Expressions
| Persian (Farsi) | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| سلام | salâm | Hello |
| خداحافظ | khodâhâfez | Goodbye |
| خوبی؟ | khobi? | Are you good? (casual) |
| خوبی، مرسی | khobi, mersi | Good, thanks |
| اسم من ... است | esm-e man ... ast | My name is ... |
| تو کی هستی؟ | to ki hasti? | Who are you? |
| من مصطفی هستم | man Mostafā hastam | I am Mostafa |
🧠 Grammar — Sentence Structure
Persian uses SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) order.
Example:
من (man, I) + کتاب (ketâb, book) + می‌خوانم (mikhanam, read)
→ "I read a book."
🗣️ Dialogue
👤 A:
سلام!
Salâm!
(Hello!)
👤 B:
سلام! حالت چطوره؟
Salâm! Hâlet chetore?
(Hello! How are you?)
👤 A:
خوبم، مرسی. تو خوبی؟
Khobam, mersi. To khobi?
(I’m good, thanks. Are you good?)
👤 B:
آره، منم خوبم. اسم تو چیه؟
Âre, manam khobam. Esm-e to chie?
(Yeah, I’m good too. What’s your name?)
👤 A:
اسم من علی هست. تو کی هستی؟
Esm-e man Ali hast. To ki hasti?
(My name is Ali. Who are you?)
👤 B:
من سارا هستم.
Man Sârâ hastam.
(I am Sara.)
📝 Vocabulary Review
| Persian | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| سلام | salâm | hello |
| خداحافظ | khodâhâfez | goodbye |
| اسم | esm | name |
| من | man | I |
| تو | to | you |
| هستم | hastam | am |
| خوبی | khobi | are you good |
| مرسی | mersi | thanks |
🧪 Exercise
Translate into Persian:
- Hello, how are you?
- My name is Sara.
- Who are you?
- I am good, thanks.
- Goodbye!
Answers:
- سلام، حالت چطوره؟ — Salâm, hâlet chetore?
- اسم من سارا است. — Esm-e man Sârâ ast.
- تو کی هستی؟ — To ki hasti?
- خوبم، مرسی. — Khobam, mersi.
- خداحافظ! — Khodâhâfez!