74 Answered Questions for the topic Farsi

Farsi

04/23/19

Why does اژدها, a word of Persian origin, have the broken plural اژادر? And are there other examples of such pairs?
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Farsi

04/23/19

Where can i find Farsi letter practice sheets?
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Farsi

04/23/19

Help with translation please!
My boyfriend is Persian and am learning a little Farsi but would love to be able say to him “I love you more than pie.” Could anyone help me please?
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Farsi

04/23/19

Can anyone translate "خسته" for me?
Trying to confirm it means something a long the lines of "tired."
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Farsi

03/26/19

How would you say "springs" in farsi?
As in water springs plural, not the season or mechanical instrument. I'm trying to find it spelled in Latin characters if possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Farsi

03/26/19

a few vocabulary questions
Hello. I have a few more vocabulary questions for anyone who is fluent and could quickly provide some help. These did not come up in Google Translate correctly or were not in... more
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Farsi

03/26/19

Proper Usage of the Imperative Tense?
In regards to using the Imperative tense (eg برویم), in what cases would it be appropriate to use it besides when using می تونم ? eg می‌تونم بروم؟ And would it be correct to use the imperative with... more
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Farsi

03/26/19

Etymology of the Persian Shomā?
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Farsi

03/26/19

Proper Usage of هستم and ام
In what cases would it be better to use هستم over ام? Does it depend on the previous word ending in a vowel? For example: من یک ساله هستم من یک ساله ام
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Farsi

03/19/19

Origin of word polow?
Can anybody explain the origin of the Persian word polow referring to the rice dish?
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Farsi

03/19/19

I find so many similarities between farsi, uzbek and their influence on modern day ordo and hindustani.
Words like deg, dorya, owaz, dutar, pilaf have their similar meaning counterparts in the languages. Is there so e good resources which I can use to learn more about this bridge ?
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Farsi

03/19/19

English Translation of Qa’ani Shirazi’s Poetry
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could suggest to me a book that contains the English translations of Hakim Qa’ani Shirazi’s poetry. I am really interested in his (and Hafiz’s) poetry but I... more
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Farsi

03/19/19

Non-specific vs. absolute nouns
Hello all, I am learning Farsi from Thackston's book and I am in lesson three and I still don't write get them. At first, I thought it was the difference between adding a definite or indefinite... more
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Farsi

03/19/19

فکر فرو رفت in English
Google translates this as “thought down,” which doesn’t make sense to me. Can anyone clarify the translation? Thanks!
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Farsi

03/19/19

Any sources to get acquainted with handwritten Persian?
It's like a whole new world compared to the standard abjad we learn in books. I'm quite skilled at reading but when I bump into some handwritten text I feel like a 3 year old trying to read... more
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Farsi

03/18/19

Translation advice - is this google suggestion correct? I’m half Persian but not fluent... I love this line from Mary Oliver and want to get it right in Farsi. Thanks!
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Farsi

03/18/19

اکنون accordingly
I found in my dictionary that اکنون besides having the meaning 'now', also has the meaning 'accordingly'. Can you give me an example of it's use in the sentence? Thanks.
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Farsi

03/18/19

Why does اژدها, a word of Persian origin, have the broken plural اژادر? And are there other examples of such pairs?
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Farsi

03/18/19

How does one use ارزیدن properly?
Would I be correct in saying آن پنج هزار تومان می ارز As in, is that the proper present tense conjugation? Google Translate is giving me odd results, saying that the proper way to say such a phrase... more
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Farsi

03/18/19

Any online sources for finding related Persian words?
For my homework I often have to list persian words which are related to each other (often sharing the same Arabic root letters), for example شهید، مشاهده، شاهد, etc. However, as I don’t know Arabic... more
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Farsi

03/18/19

Why Persian is easier than the major European languages
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Farsi

03/18/19

Question about the command form of کردن
Hi everyone. My Persian knowledge is very minimal. I had a question about the command forms of کردن . Is "don't do it" نکن or نکنید ? Are they both the same thing except the former is... more
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Farsi

03/18/19

How to approach learning to read (and write) in Persian????
I haven’t learned a language that isn’t in Roman script yet so I’m kind of lost on where to start or how to approach this. 1. Can you give me good and effective resources? 2. And a step-by-step... more
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Farsi

03/18/19

Difference between او and وی?
Is وی just the equivalent of او, but usually in poetry? Or is وی more honorific than او, kind of like ایشان?
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