The Past in Persian (زمان گذشته)

Everyday spoken Persian (Farsi) as people say it in Iran, from the Getting around section of Yuz (level A2). Tap ▶ to hear each one.

Words

I wentraftamرفتم

I cameumadamاومدم

you wentraftiرفتی

ago / beforepishپیش

I atekhordamخوردم

I didn't eatnakhordamنخوردم

I sawdidamدیدم

I didkardamکردم

last weekhafte-ye pishهفته‌ی پیش

I saidgoftamگفتم

I wasbudamبودم

I haddāshtamداشتم

last yearpārsālپارسال

Yesterday I went to the bazaar.diruz raftam bāzārدیروز رفتم بازار

I didn't eat breakfast.man sobhune nakhordamمن صبحونه نخوردم

Last week I saw my grandma.hafte-ye pish mādarbozorgam ro didamهفته‌ی پیش مادربزرگم رو دیدم

Last year I was in Iran.pārsāl irān budamپارسال ایران بودم

Where did you go?kojā rafti?کجا رفتی؟

What did you say?chi gofti?چی گفتی؟

I came two years ago.do sāl pish umadamدو سال پیش اومدم

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