2.4 Formal Conversation
In This Session
- You will learn how to greet and introduce yourself in a formal conversation.
- You will learn how to say goodbye formally in spoken and written forms.
Here are two the same formal conversation in written and spoken forms. Read and listen to both of them and try to find the differences you see in written and spoken forms on the next two dialogues (#3 & 4).
Dialogue 3: Formal Spoken Form
| English | Persian |
|---|---|
| Maryam: Good day! |
!مریم: روز بِخِیر |
| Sara: Hello! |
!سارا: سلام |
| Maryam: I am Maryam. What is your name? |
مریم: من مریم هستم. اِسم شُما چیه؟ |
| Sara: I am Sara. |
.سارا: من سارا هَستَم |
| Maryam: Nice to meet you! |
.مریم: خوشبختَم |
| Sara: Me too! Bye for now! |
!سارا: من هم همینطور. فِعلاً خدافِظ |
| Maryam: Bye! |
!مریم: خُدافِظ |
Dialogue 4: Formal Written form
| English | Persian |
|---|---|
| Maryam: Good day! | .مریم: روز بخیر |
| Sara: Hello! | .سارا: سلام |
| Maryam: I am Maryam. What is your name? | مریم: من سارا هستم. اَسم شُما چیست؟ |
| Sara: I am Sara. | .سارا: من سارا هَستَم |
| Maryam: Nice to meet you! | .مریم :خوشبَختم |
| Sara: Me too! | .سارا: من هم همینطور |
| Maryam: Bye for now! | !مریم: فِعلاَ خداحافِظ |
| Sara: Bye! | !سارا: خُداحافِظ |
Formal Conversation in Spoken and Written Forms
Formal conversation is used to show respect, to address people older than you and to address people you are not very close to, including teachers, doctors, judges…
To form formal form, the plural pronoun شُما is used instead of the singular pronoun to show respect and distance. (Also remember that you always match the verb ending with the pronoun).
Written form of formal conversation is mainly used in writing and broadcast news. It can also be used in giving formal speeches.
Spoken form of formal conversation is formed by using ن instead of د for second person plural as you see in the table below.
| Formal | |
|---|---|
| شما چطورید؟ | Written |
| شما چطورین؟ | Spoken |
Exercises: Formal and Informal
Key Takeaways
- You can greet and introduce yourself in formal conversation.
- You can say goodbye informally in spoken and written forms.
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