Farsi Key Phrases
| English | Pronunciation | Farsi | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is there…? /Are there…? /Do you have…? | dârid? | دارید؟… | |
| Do you have bread? | nân dârid? | نان دارید؟ | |
| Do you have soup? | sâbun dârid? | صابون دارید؟ | |
| Do you have coffee? | qahve(h) dârid? | قَهوه دارید؟ | |
| I want …. | man …. mixâm | من می خام | |
| I need … | man …. lâzem dâram | مَن … لازِم دارَم | |
| I need a bread | man yek nân lâzem dâram | مَن یک نان لازِم دارَم | |
| I want this | man in ro mixâm | مَن این رو می خام | |
| I don’t want this | man in ro nemixâm | مَن این رو نمی خام | |
| How much is this? | in čande(h)? | این چَنده؟ | |
| How many? | čand tâ? | چَند تا؟ | |
| When? | key? | کِی | |
| When is the breakfast time? | key vaqt-e sobhune(h)st? | کِی وَقتِ صُبحونه ست؟ | |
| What time is it? | sâ’at čande(h)? | ساعَت چَنده؟ | |
| At What time? | sâ’at-e čand? | ساعَتِ چَند؟ | |
| Where? | kojâ? | کُجا؟ | |
| Where is the Bank? | bânk kojâst? | بانک کُجاست؟ | |
| Where is the toilet? | dastšuyi kojâst? | دَستشویی کُجاست؟ | |
| Which? | kodum?/ kodum yeki? | کُدوم؟ / کُدوم یکی؟ | |
| Why? | čerâ? | چِرا؟ | |
| Two beers please. | do tâ âbjo lotfan | دو تا آبجو لُطفاً | |
| Some …. please. | yek kam …. lotfan | یِک کَم … لُطفاً | |
| Who? | ki? | کی؟ | |
| Who is there? | ki unjâst? | کی اونجاست؟ | |
| Who are you? | šomâ ki hastid? | شُما کی هَستید؟ | |
Many Thanks for these phrases.
I suggest these two small edits:
“I need a bread” => “I need (one) bread” (since one would say “I need bread” or “I need one loaf / two loaves” but never “I need a bread”)
“Who are you?” => to say “šomâ ki hastid?” in the right-hand column.
Best wishes.