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In the News in Persian (اخبار)

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

📰 the newsakhbārاخبار
headlinetitrتیتر
reportgozāreshگزارش
🎙️ journalistkhabarnegārخبرنگار
🏚️ earthquakezelzeleزلزله
🚗 trafficterāfikترافیک
📈 it got more expensivegerun shodگرون شد
inflationtavarromتورم
⚽ match / competitionmosābegheمسابقه
🏆 winnerbarandeبرنده
🌦️ weather forecasthavāshenāsiهواشناسی
(official) denialtakzibتکذیب
they say / people saymiganمی‌گن
apparentlyzāheranظاهراً
it's not clearma'lum nistمعلوم نیست

Useful sentences

Did you hear what happened?shenidi chi shod?شنیدی چی شد؟
Did you watch the news today?emruz akhbāro didi?امروز اخبارو دیدی؟
Apparently petrol has got more expensive.zāheran benzin gerun shodeظاهراً بنزین گرون شده
They say it'll snow tomorrow.migan fardā barf miyādمی‌گن فردا برف میاد
It's still not clear what happened.hanuz ma'lum nist chi shodeهنوز معلوم نیست چی شده
This is just a rumour.in faghat ye shāye'e-stاین فقط یه شایعه‌ست
Our team won.tim-e mā barande shodتیم ما برنده شد
Today's traffic is really heavy.terāfik-e emruz kheyli sangineترافیک امروز خیلی سنگینه
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