People learn languages for different reasons but one of the most important one is to find better job opportunities and have their workplace talks in that language like Farsi language in Persian countries. Iran is a rich country which its population is over 80 million; therefore, it is considered as an excellent investment target. Moreover, many expatriates are working for international NGO’s in Afghanistan or Tajikistan. In these countries, where speaking English is not widespread, learning Persian is a necessity. In case you decide to work in these countries, you can seek help here to learn some workplace vocabularies and basic structures, which can be useful for talking to your colleagues.

It is important to learn some cultural facts about working and workplaces in these Farsi countries. In Iran, hierarchy and respecting employees in higher ranks is usually important. If you are supposed to give your opinions or request something, you’d better say it in an indirect way. Moreover, Iranians usually work individually very well but they may not act well in a team. If you are working in Iran as a manager, you need to make sure that your team members can trust each other and are trained to be able to work in a group.

In Farsi, same as other languages, there are expressions which are mostly used in workplace in Farsi. One of the most frequent ones in Iran is “xaste(h) nabâši”. “xaste(h)” means tired, so this phrase literally means “don’t be tired”. It doesn’t have an exact equivalent in English. We use this expression at the end of the day when we leave the office. This expression is the short form of “omidvâram xaste(h) nabâši”, which means I hope you are not tired of working. This can somehow demonstrate Iranian’s perspective of working, apparently working is something that makes you tired. To answer this phrase you can say “šomâ ham hamintor” or “salâmat bâši”, which mean “you too” and “stay healthy”, respectively.

It should be noted that what you will learn here is the most formal Farsi while still spoken Persian not written. So, if you need to write formal job letters, you’d better contact Farsimonde group teachers for Farsi classes.