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Idioms & Slang in Persian (اصطلاحات)
Everyday spoken Persian (Farsi) as people say it in Iran, from the Real conversations section of Yuz (level A2+). Tap ▶ to hear each one.
Words
🥲 we missed you therejāt khāliجات خالی
🔥 cheers! / you rockdamet garmدمت گرم
👏 nice! / well done!ey valای ول
😮 wow / what a …ajabعجب
🤞 hopefully (God willing)ishāllāایشالا
🧿 wow, bless (praise)māshāllāماشالا
😌 thank Godkhodā ro shokrخدا رو شکر
🤗 don't be sadgham nakhorغم نخور
😎 it's really coolkheyli bāhāleخیلی باحاله
🙄 no way! / come on!na bābāنه بابا
😂 jokeshukhiشوخی
🎩 I got ripped offsaram kolāh raftسرم کلاه رفت
Useful sentences
We missed you there.jāt khāli budجات خالی بود
You rock, thanks!damet garm, mersiدمت گرم مرسی
Hopefully see you tomorrow.ishāllā fardā mibinametایشالا فردا میبینمت
No way, you're joking!na bābā, shukhi mikoniنه بابا شوخی میکنی
I got ripped off.saram kolāh raftسرم کلاه رفت
Wow, you've grown so much!māshāllā che ghadr bozorg shodiماشالا چه قدر بزرگ شدی
Thank God everyone is well.khodā ro shokr hame khubanخدا رو شکر همه خوبن
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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.