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Complaining & Persuading in Persian (گله و شکایت)

Everyday spoken Persian (Farsi) as people say it in Iran, from the Real life section of Yuz (level B2). Tap ▶ to hear each one.

Words

complaintshekāyatشکایت
to return / give backpas dādanپس دادن
🛡️ warrantyzemānatضمانت
🧾 receipt / invoicefāktorفاکتور
managermodirمدیر
⚖️ fairnessensāfانصاف
🤞 you promisedghol dādiقول دادی
making up for itjobrānجبران
convincedghāne'قانع
insistingesrārاصرار
give in / back downkutāh biyāکوتاه بیا
🙏 please, I beg youto ro khodāتو رو خدا
a fair pointharf-e hesābحرف حساب
to fool / pranksar-e kār gozāshtanسر کار گذاشتن
apologyozrkhāhiعذرخواهی

Useful sentences

I'd like to return this.mikhām ino pas bedamمی‌خوام اینو پس بدم
Do you have the receipt?fāktoresho dārin?فاکتورشو دارین؟
It's still under warranty.hanuz zemānat dāreهنوز ضمانت داره
Can I speak to your manager?mishe bā modiretun sohbat konam?می‌شه با مدیرتون صحبت کنم؟
Be fair.ensāf dāshte bāshانصاف داشته باش
You had promised.to ghol dāde budiتو قول داده بودی
You can't argue with a fair point.harf-e hesāb javāb nadāreحرف حساب جواب نداره
Okay, I'll back down.bāshe, kutāh miyāmباشه کوتاه میام
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Yuz teaches the spoken form, so you'll see words like خونه (khune, home) rather than the written خانه (khāne). Audio is AI-generated.