Telling Stories in Persian (تعریف کردن)
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
butvaliولی
becausechonچون
ifageاگه
that / who / whichkeکه
when (…happened)vaghtiوقتی
afterba'd azبعد از
beforeghabl azقبل از
🔁 alwayshamisheهمیشه
🚫 neverhichvaghtهیچوقت
⚡ suddenlyyehuیهو
🏁 in the endākhareshآخرش
💥 event / incidentettefāghاتفاق
🗣 tell me (the story)!ta'rif konتعریف کن
💭 I rememberyādam miyādیادم میاد
🫥 I forgotyādam raftیادم رفت
Useful sentences
Yesterday I went out but it rained.diruz raftam birun vali bārun umadدیروز رفتم بیرون ولی بارون اومد
I didn't come because I was sick.nayumadam chon mariz budamنیومدم چون مریض بودم
If you have time, call.age vaght dāshti zang bezanاگه وقت داشتی زنگ بزن
When I was a kid we were in Iran.vaghti bachche budam irān budimوقتی بچه بودم ایران بودیم
Suddenly I remembered.yehu yādam umadیهو یادم اومد
What happened in the end?ākharesh chi shod?آخرش چی شد؟
Go on, tell me!ta'rif kon bebinamتعریف کن ببینم
I forgot his/her name.esmesh yādam raftاسمش یادم رفت
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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.