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To Be & To Have in Persian (بودن و داشتن)

Everyday spoken Persian (Farsi) as people say it in Iran, from the Everyday life section of Yuz (level A1+). Tap ▶ to hear each one.

Words

😴 I'm tiredkhaste-amخسته‌ام
🤤 I'm hungrygoshnameگشنمه
🥤 I'm thirstyteshnameتشنمه
😄 I'm happykhoshhālamخوشحالم
very / a lotkheyliخیلی
wemāما
theyunāاونا
you are (casual)hastiهستی
we arehastimهستیم
I'm notnistamنیستم
Iranianirāniایرانی
📍 hereinjāاینجا
👉 thereunjāاونجا
I don't havenadāramندارم
you have (casual)dāriداری
we havedārimداریم
⏰ timevaghtوقت
💵 moneypulپول

Useful sentences

I'm tired.man khaste-amمن خسته‌ام
I'm very thirsty.man kheyli teshnameمن خیلی تشنمه
Are you happy?to khoshhāli?تو خوشحالی؟
I'm not tired.man khaste nistamمن خسته نیستم
I don't have time.man vaght nadāramمن وقت ندارم
Do you have money?pul dāri?پول داری؟
We are Iranian.mā irāni hastimما ایرانی هستیم
They aren't here.unā injā nistanاونا اینجا نیستن
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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.