Learn Persian adverbs such as گاهی, فقط and معمولاً with transliterated examples, then fin
Persian adverbs (قید) such as گاهی (sometimes), فقط (only) and معمولاً (usually) are explained with transliterated examples. A short exercise asks you to find the adverbs and adjectives in five Farsi sentences, with answers on a separate page.
Adverbs
Adverbs qualify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. There are there kind of adverbs: True adverbs:
| Sometimes | گاهی | Only | فقط |
| /gâhi/ | /faghat/ | ||
| Very | خیلی | Here | اینجا |
| /kheyli/ | /injâ/ | ||
| For example | مثلاً | Usually | معمولاً |
| /masalan/ | /ma’mulan/ | ||
| Exactly | عیناً | Often | اغلب |
| /eynan/ | /aghlab/ |
Nouns as Adverbs:
| Morning | صبح | Tomorrow | فردا |
| /sobh/ | /fardâ/ | ||
| Night | شب | Today | امروز |
| /shab/ | /emruz/ | ||
| Yesterday | دیروز | Day | روز |
| /diruz/ | /ruz/ |
Adjectives as adverbs:
| False | اشتباه | Good | خوب |
| /estebâh/ | /khub/ | ||
| Bad | بد | Right | درست |
| /bad/ | /dorost/ |
Adverbs never used after verbs. They occur in at the beginning or in the middle of sentences.
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ما معمولاً پیاده به مدرسه می رویم.
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We usually go to school on foot.
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/mâ ma’mulan piyâde be madrese miravim/
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آنها باید زود حرکت کنند تا به کلاس برسند.
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They must move quickly to get to class.
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/ânhâ bâyad zud harkat konand tâ be kelâs beresand/
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اگر دیر حرکت کنید، به موقع نمی رسید.
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If you move too late, you won’t get there in time.
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/agar dir harkat konid be moghe’ nemiresid/
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Exercises: Find adverbs (قید) and adjectives (صفت) in the following sentences.
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