Ta'arof & Politeness in Persian (تعارف)

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

💪 good work! (may you not be tired)khaste nabāshidخسته نباشید

🙌 thank you (for your effort)dastet dard nakoneدستت درد نکنه

trouble / effortzahmatزحمت

🫶 you went to trouble (thanks)zahmat keshidiزحمت کشیدی

🙇 ritual politenessta'ārofتعارف

a bother / intrudingmozāhemمزاحم

I don't want to imposemozāhem nemishamمزاحم نمی‌شم

🥰 thanks, dear (warm)ghorbunet beramقربونت برم

be well / bless yousalāmat bāshidسلامت باشید

👋 go safely (bye)be salāmatبه سلامت

Good work! (May you not be tired.)khaste nabāshidخسته نباشید

Thank you so much, you went to a lot of trouble.dastet dard nakone, kheyli zahmat keshidiدستت درد نکنه خیلی زحمت کشیدی

Don't be shy, help yourself.ta'ārof nakonتعارف نکن

I don't want to impose.mozāhem nemishamمزاحم نمی‌شم

Please come in.befarmāyin tuبفرمایین تو

Thanks so much, dear.ghorbunet beram, mersiقربونت برم مرسی

Go safely. (Goodbye.)be salāmatبه سلامت

Yuz teaches the spoken form, so you'll see words like خونه (khune, home) rather than the written خانه (khāne). Audio is AI-generated.