Persian/Phrasebook

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[edit] Common phrases

English	Persian in orthography	Persian in Romanization	Persian in IPA
Hello!	!ﺴﻼﻢ	Salâm	[sæˈlɒm]
Good-bye!	!خداحافظ  ?	Khodâ hâfez Besalamat	[xoˈdɒ hɒˈfez] [besælæmæt]
See you tomorrow.	.تا فردا	Tâ fardâ.	[tɒ færˈdɒ]
Thank you.	.متشكرم	Motashakkeram.	[motæʃækːeˈɾæm]
please	لطفاً	lotfan	[lotˈfæn]
Good morning!	!صبح بخير	Sobh bekheyr!	[sobh beˈxejɾ]
Good afternoon!	!روز بخير	Ruz bekheyr!	[ɾuz beˈxejɾ]
Good evening!	!شب بخير	Shab bekheyr!	[ʃæb beˈxejɾ]
yes	بله آره	bale (formal) âre (informal)	[bæˈle] [ɒˈɾe]
no	نه	na	[næ]
How are you?	حالت چطوره؟ حال شما چطور است؟	Hâlet che-toure? (informal) Hâle shomâ che-tour ast? (formal)	[hɒˈlet ʧetou̯ˈɾe] [hɒˈle ʃoˈmɒ ʧeˈtou̯ɾ æst]
how much	چقدر چند	che-ghadr chand	[ʧeˈɣædɾ] [ʧænd]
How much does it cost?	قيمتاش چند است؟	Ghimatash chand ast?	[ɣimæˈtæʃ ʧænd æst]
this one	اين	in	[in]
that one	آن	ân	[ɒn]
What is this?	اين چى است؟	In chi ast?	[in ʧi æst]
I don't understand.	.ﻧﻤﻔﻬﻤﻢ	Nemifahmam.	[nemifæhm'æm]
I don't understand Persian.	.فارسی ﻧﻤﻔﻬﻤﻢ	Fârsi nemifahmam.	[fɒrˈsi nemifæhm'æm]
I don't speak English.	انگليسي حرف نميزنم	Engelisi harf nimizanam.
Do you speak English?	انگليسي حرف ميزنيد؟	Engelisi harf mizanid?
Where is the bathroom?	توالت كجاست؟	Twalet kojâst? Hamam kojâst?	tvɒlet kodʒɒst
I'm sick.	من مريضم	Marizam. Nâkhosham.	mærizæm. nɒxoʃæm.
Please repeat that for me.	لطفا تكرار كنيد	Lotfan tekrar konid.
What does ___ mean in Persian?	به فارسي ___ چه ميشود؟	Be-Fârsi ___ yani che?	befɒrsi ___ jæni tʃe
What does ___ mean in English?	به انگليسي يعني چه؟	Be-Engelisi ___ yani che?
good	خوب	khub	xub
bad	بد	bad	bæd
Please enter.	بفرماييد تو	Befar moid tu.
Bon appetit!	نوش جان	Nusheh jân!