Persian Vocabulary: Names of Languages in Farsi
Languages ⇒ زبان ها /zabânhâ/
English |
Pronunciation |
Persian |
| Amharic | amhari |
امهری
|
| Arabic | arabi |
عربی
|
| Cambodian | kâmboji |
کامبوجی
|
| Chinese | chini |
چینی
|
| Danish | dânmârki |
دانمارکی
|
| Dari (Persian) | dari |
دری
|
| Dutch | holandi |
هلندی
|
| English | ingilisi |
انگلیسی
|
| Estonian | estoniyâyi |
استونیایی
|
| Farsi (Persian) | fârsi |
فارسی
|
| Finnish | fanlândi |
فنلاندی
|
| French | farânsavi |
فرانسوی
|
| German | âlmâni |
آلمانی
|
| Greek | yunâni |
یونانی
|
| Hungarian | majârestâni |
مجارستانی
|
| Indonesian | andoneziâyi |
اندونزیایی
|
| Italian | itâliyâyi |
ایتالیایی
|
| Japanese | zhâponi |
ژاپنی
|
| Korean | kore’i |
کره ای
|
| Laotian | Lâosi |
لائوسی
|
| Latvian | letoniyâyi |
لتونیایی
|
| Lithuanian | litvâni |
لیتوانیایی
|
| Malay | mâleziyâyi |
مالزیایی
|
| Norwegian | norvezhi |
نروژی
|
| Polish | lahestâni |
لهستانی
|
| Portuguese | porteghâli |
پرتغالی
|
| Romanian | româniyâyi |
رومانیایی
|
| Russian | rusi |
روسی
|
| Spanish | espâniyâyi |
اسپانیایی
|
| Swedish | suedi |
سوئدی
|
| Tagalog | filipini |
فیلیپینی
|
| Thai | tâlandi |
تایلندی
|
| Turkish | torki |
ترکی
|
| Ukrainian | okrâyni |
اکراینی
|
| Vietnamese | vietnâmi |
ویتنامی
|
| Welsh | velzi |
ولزی
|
Say the names of languages in Persian, including the languages of Iran, plus words for speaking and learning, useful phrases and a quiz.
More language words in Persian
The list above covers world languages. Iran itself has many languages besides Persian, and Persian is also spoken in Afghanistan (as Dari) and Tajikistan (as Tajik). Here are those names, more languages and the words you need to talk about learning a language.
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| کردی | /kordi/ | Kurdish |
| ترکی آذربایجانی | /torki-ye âzarbâyjâni/ | Azerbaijani Turkish |
| لری | /lori/ | Luri |
| گیلکی | /gilaki/ | Gilaki |
| مازندرانی | /mâzandarâni/ | Mazandarani |
| بلوچی | /baluchi/ | Balochi |
| ترکمنی | /torkamani/ | Turkmen |
| ارمنی | /armani/ | Armenian |
| گرجی | /gorji/ | Georgian |
| عبری | /ebri/ | Hebrew |
| اردو | /ordu/ | Urdu |
| هندی | /hendi/ | Hindi |
| پشتو | /pashtu/ | Pashto |
| تاجیکی | /tâjiki/ | Tajik |
| لاتین | /lâtin/ | Latin |
| زبان مادری | /zabân-e mâdari/ | mother tongue |
| زبان خارجی | /zabân-e khâreji/ | foreign language |
| لهجه | /lahje/ | accent |
| گویش | /guyesh/ | dialect |
| دوزبانه | /dozabâne/ | bilingual |
| ترجمه | /tarjome/ | translation |
| مترجم | /motarjem/ | translator |
| خط | /khat/ | script, writing system |
| الفبا | /alefbâ/ | alphabet |
Useful phrases
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| چه زبان‌هایی بلدی؟ | /che zabân-hâyi baladi?/ | What languages do you speak? |
| انگلیسی بلدید؟ | /ingilisi baladid?/ | Do you speak English? |
| یه کم فارسی بلدم. | /ye kam fârsi baladam./ | I speak a little Persian. |
| دارم فارسی یاد می‌گیرم. | /dâram fârsi yâd migiram./ | I'm learning Persian. |
| فارسی‌ام خوب نیست. | /fârsi-am khub nist./ | My Persian isn't good. |
| لطفاً آهسته‌تر صحبت کنید. | /lotfan âheste-tar sohbat konid./ | Please speak more slowly. |
| دوباره بگید، لطفاً. | /dobâre begid, lotfan./ | Please say it again. |
| این به فارسی چی می‌شه؟ | /in be fârsi chi mishe?/ | What's this in Persian? |
| معنی این کلمه چیه؟ | /ma'ni-ye in kalame chiye?/ | What does this word mean? |
| زبان مادری‌تون چیه؟ | /zabân-e mâdaritun chiye?/ | What's your mother tongue? |
Example sentences
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| او به سه زبان صحبت می‌کند. | /u be se zabân sohbat mikonad./ | She speaks three languages. |
| پدربزرگم ترکی و فارسی بلد است. | /pedarbozorgam torki va fârsi balad ast./ | My grandfather knows Turkish and Persian. |
| من در دانشگاه زبان آلمانی خواندم. | /man dar dâneshgâh zabân-e âlmâni khândam./ | I studied German at university. |
| این کتاب از انگلیسی به فارسی ترجمه شده است. | /in ketâb az ingilisi be fârsi tarjome shode ast./ | This book has been translated from English into Persian. |
| فارسی از راست به چپ نوشته می‌شود. | /fârsi az râst be chap neveshte mishavad./ | Persian is written from right to left. |
| لهجه‌ی شیرازی خیلی شیرین است. | /lahje-ye shirâzi kheyli shirin ast./ | The Shirazi accent is very charming. |
Grammar note: language names
- Most language names are the country name plus ـی (-i): آلمان (âlmân, Germany) gives آلمانی (âlmâni). The same word is the adjective and the nationality, so آلمانی means "German" in every sense.
- To be precise, put زبان (zabân, "language") in front with ezâfe: زبان آلمانی (zabân-e âlmâni), "the German language".
- "To speak a language" is صحبت کردن به (sohbat kardan be) or, more often, بلد بودن (balad budan), "to know": فارسی بلدم (fârsi baladam), "I know Persian".
- In Iran ترکی (torki) on its own usually means Azerbaijani Turkish. The language of Turkey is often called ترکی استانبولی (torki-ye estânbuli).
Culture note
Persian, Dari and Tajik are varieties of the same language. Iranian Persian and Dari use the Persian alphabet, while Tajik is written in the Cyrillic alphabet.
Practice
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How do you say "Kurdish"?
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kordi کردی
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Translate: "I speak a little Persian."
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ye kam fârsi baladam یه کم فارسی بلدم.
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What does {{زبان مادری}} mean?
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Mother tongue.
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How do you form the name of a language from a country name?
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Add -i: âlmân, âlmâni. آلمان ← آلمانی
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How do you ask someone to speak more slowly?
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lotfan âheste-tar sohbat konid لطفاً آهسته‌تر صحبت کنید.
Related lists: Countries and Nationality. See also the Persian pronunciation guide.
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