74 Answered Questions for the topic Farsi
Farsi
05/11/19
Questions about word meanings/pronunciation in Persian/Farsi
Hi there! I have a couple of questions about some words that I'm trying to understand. The words are:
1. هیولا
2. عفریت
Basically I would like to know how they are pronounced, and what they...
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Farsi
05/11/19
Translation of "inner peace" in Farsi/Persian
Salaam,
I was wondering if anyone could provide me an idiomatic/translation of "inner peace" in Farsi/Persian. I tried Google Translate, but I would like a translation that a native speaker would...
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Farsi
05/09/19
Would it be best to learn the grammar first and then build up a vocabulary, or learn them simultaneously?
Over the past couple of months I've been learning Farsi primarily through Easypersian, I'm also referencing a few other books as well.
What I'm wondering is should I learn grammar first and then...
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Farsi
05/08/19
Difference between "Tarekidan" and "Tarekandan"?
I'm learning Farsi from EasyPersian and in the lessons he mentions these two verbs, both mean to break, but I don't understand the difference.
He says Tarekidan(here), and Tarekandan.
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Farsi
05/08/19
I'm Learning Farsi in Tajikistan. I could use your help with some questions I've encountered.
Farsi
05/04/19
Help making sentences in Farsi using adjectives.
I would like some help making simple sentences using adjectives.
For example if I said I wanted to say red(ghermez) house(khaneh), it would be khaneh ye ghermez, correct.
Would about if I...
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Farsi
05/03/19
Question about verbs
While learning farsi, I've noticed that some English verbs can be translated two ways, that go roughly like following
1. [noun][verb ending]
2. [noun] [kardan]
For example, crying can be...
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Farsi
05/03/19
How would I cheer on a sports team in Farsi?
There is a team of Iranian diaspora women going to the 2018 Women's Roller Derby World Cup and I'm a HUGE fan of them, especially with all the crap they've had to go through to be allowed to play...
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Farsi
05/03/19
Am I learning Farsi correctly?
So over the past couple of weeks I have been learning Farsi. I've made considerable progress in that time, I've expanded my vocab, learned many new verbs, and can even create simple sentences in...
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Farsi
05/03/19
Is there a song or melody for learning the Farsi alphebet much like how the ABC's are sung?
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Farsi
05/03/19
What is the etymology of "borax"?
I'm interested in knowing how far back the word can be traced.
I know it can be traced at least to Middle Persian - Some articles I've found say it can go back to "būrak" or "bōrag." I don't know...
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Farsi
05/03/19
I need help translating something from Farsi to Farsi written in latin letters.
Hi everyone, I'm learning Farsi quite slowly but there's this certain poem:
http://iranian.com/Poem/Rumi/374.gif
That I'd like to have rewritten into latin letters, so that I might better learn...
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Farsi
05/03/19
How to improve my conversational skills?
Over the past couple of months I've learned quite a bit of Farsi, but conversationally I haven't learned anything. Obviously I know the best way would be to speak it or have it be spoken around me...
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Farsi
05/03/19
Learning to speak for my boyfriend's family...best strategies?
Hi everyone!
I am meeting my Iranian boyfriend's parents soon, for the first time. They live in Iran and will be visiting, and neither of them speaks English. I have decided to take on the project...
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Farsi
05/03/19
Best way to learn Farsi and stay motivated?
I have tried to learn Farsi twice in the past, but both times just ended up abandoning it after a few weeks. The second time I was actually doing ok, I knew the colors, some verbs, and a decent...
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Farsi
05/03/19
Present tense doesn't make sense?
Literally every verb on all verb conjugation websites have the same rule: in past tense, just add personal endings to root, and in present, add "mi-" and then some different personal endings. But I...
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Farsi
05/03/19
A couple of basic Farsi questions.
1. What does it mean when there is an 'he' ه after a word? For example قشنگه vs قشنگ.
2. Is there a difference between 'ki' and 'keh' or 'chi' and 'che'?
3. How would I express 'I want to' or...
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Farsi
05/03/19
Filler words in Farsi
Any farsi speakers here who could advise on commonly used 'fillers' (ie like/um in English)?
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Farsi
04/24/19
What language(s) is Farsi most related to?
Farsi
04/23/19
Does تحقق کشیدن mean "to realize"? Do you use کشیدن (to pull) with realization to mean that someone realized something?
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Farsi
04/23/19
Is there any difference in the pronunciations of س and ص?
Farsi
04/23/19
A Quick Question Regarding the Direct Object
Sometimes we use the "short form" (ام، ات، اش) as in «دیدمش», «میبینمت» etc
When the verb is compound, do we put the object within the verb or the other word? Do we say «پیدا کردمش» or «پیدایش کردم»?
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