1.5 Basic Introduction Vocabularies
Learning Objectives
- You will learn vocabulary regarding greeting and introduction.
- You will learn how to ask and answer simple greeting.
Vocabulary
| English | transliteration | Persian |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | salam | سَلام |
| I/My/Me | man | مَن |
| You (singular) | tow | تو |
| and | va | وَ |
| condition/how (feeling) | hall | حال |
| how are you? | hall e tow chetoreh? | حال تو چطوره؟ |
| Okay | Khob | خوب |
| Good | khoob | خوب |
| too | hamintoor | هَمینطور |
| name | naam/ esm | نام / اِسم |
| what is ? | chist? chie? | چیست ؟ چیه؟ |
| is | hast | هست/است |
Dialogue 1
Sara and Maryam meet each other for the first time in Persian language class. Here is the first simple introduction they learned to exchange:
| English | Transliteration | Persian |
|---|---|---|
| Sara: hello! | Sara: salam | سارا: سلام |
| Maryam: Salam! | Maryam: Salam | مریم: سلام |
| sara: what is your name? | Sara: Esme tow chist? | سارا: اسم تو چیست؟ |
| Maryam: My name is maryam. what is your name? | Maryam: esm e man maryam hast. esm e tow chie? | .مریم: اسم من مریمه اسم تو چیه؟ |
| Sara: My name is Maryam. | Sara: Esm e man sara ast. | .سارا: اسم من سارا ست |
Key Takeaways
- You can greet someone and introduce yourself.
- You can ask and answer simple greeting.
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