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Jokes & Banter in Persian (شوخی)
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
😜 good-humouredshukh-tab'شوخ‌طبع
😂 joke (a story)jokجوک
laughterkhandeخنده
funnykhandedārخنده‌دار
ridiculousmaskhareمسخره
to teasesar be sar gozāshtanسر به سر گذاشتن
a dig (sarcastic remark)tikkeتیکه
🙈 embarrassing (slang)zāye'ضایع
🤩 awesome (slang)khafanخفن
nonsensechert-o pertچرت و پرت
I was blown away (slang)kaf kardamکف کردم
to die laughingrudebor shodanروده‌بر شدن
to make fun ofdast andākhtanدست انداختن
loud laughterghahghaheقهقهه
are you serious?jeddi migi?جدی می‌گی؟
Useful sentences
I was just kidding!shukhi kardam bābāشوخی کردم بابا
Are you serious?jeddi migi?جدی می‌گی؟
Shall I tell you a joke?ye jok begam?یه جوک بگم؟
I died laughing.az khande rudebor shodamاز خنده روده‌بر شدم
Are you making fun of me?dāri mano dast mindāzi?داری منو دست می‌ندازی؟
Don't talk nonsense.chert-o pert naguچرت و پرت نگو
That was so embarrassing.kheyli zāye' shodخیلی ضایع شد
The film was awesome, it blew me away.filmesh khafan bud, kaf kardamفیلمش خفن بود کف کردم
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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.