Farsi. (Persian) PHRASEBOOK & DICTIONARY

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1 Farsi (Persian) PHRASEBOOK & DICTIONARY

2 Acknowledgments Publisher Mina Patria Associate Product Director Angela Tinson Series Designer James Hardy Language Writer Dr Yavar Dehghani Cover Image Researcher Naomi Parker Thanks Chris Love, Wayne Murphy, Martine Power Published by Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN rd Edition November 2014 ISBN Text Lonely Planet 2014 Cover Image Hazrat-e Masumeh, Qom, Kazuyoshi Nomachi/Corbis Printed in China Contact lonelyplanet.com/contact All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be re pro duced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, ex cept brief extracts for the purpose of review, without the written per mis sion of the publisher. Lonely Planet and the Lonely Planet logo are trade marks of Lone ly Planet and are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Lonely Planet does not allow its name or logo to be appropriated by commercial establishments, such as retailers, restaurants or hotels. Please let us know of any misuses: Although the authors and Lonely Planet try to make the in for ma tion as accurate as possible, we accept no responsibility for any loss, in jury or inconvenience sus tained by anyone us ing this book. Paper in this book is certified against the Forest Stewardship Council standards. FSC promotes environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world s forests.

3 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...9 Written & Spoken Styles Abbreviations Finding Your Way Addresses Buying Tickets Air At Customs How to Use This Phrasebook PRONUNCIATION...15 Vowels Consonants Transliterations Stress Accents & Dialects GRAMMAR...19 Word Order Articles Nouns Adjectives Pronouns Verbs Imperatives To Be To Have Compound Verbs Possession Questions Negatives MEETING PEOPLE...35 You Should Know Greetings & Goodbyes Civilities Forms of Address Body Language First Encounters Making Conversation Nationalities Cultural Differences Age Occupations Religion Feelings Language Difficulties GETTING AROUND...49 Bus & Coach Train Taxi Car Bicycle ACCOMMODATION...63 Finding Accommodation Booking Ahead Checking In Requests & Complaints Checking Out Useful Words Renting... 70

4 6 Contents AROUND TOWN...71 Looking For At the Bank At the Post Office Looking For Making a Purchase Bargaining Essential Groceries Souvenirs Clothing Materials Colours Toiletries For the Baby Stationery & Publications Music Photography Smoking Sizes & Comparisons FOOD Breakfast Vegetarian & Special Meals Eating Out Useful Words Telecommunications Sightseeing Guided Tours GOING OUT...81 Invitations Arranging to Meet FAMILY...85 Questions Talking with Parents Replies Family Members Talking with Children INTERESTS...91 Common Interests Staying in Touch Writing Letters Cinema & Theatre Music Sport Literature Hobbies Talking about Travelling Stars SOCIAL ISSUES Politics Social Issues Environment SHOPPING Typical Dishes Self-Catering At the Market Drinks

5 Contents 7 IN THE COUNTRY Camping Hiking At the Beach Weather Geographical Terms Fauna Flora & Agriculture HEALTH At the Doctor Ailments Useful Phrases Women s Health Special Health Needs Alternative Treatments Parts of the Body At the Chemist At the Dentist SPECIFIC NEEDS Disabled Travellers Travelling with a Family Looking for a Job On Business On Tour Film & TV Crews Pilgrimage & Religion Tracing Roots & History TIME, DATES & FESTIVALS Telling the Time Days Months Dates Present Past Future During the Day Festivals Weddings NUMBERS & AMOUNTS Cardinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers Fractions Useful Words EMERGENCIES Dealing with the Police Health ENGLISH FARSI (PERSIAN) DICTIONARY FARSI (PERSIAN) ENGLISH DICTIONARY INDEX FINDER SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL...255

6 Lake Caspian Sea TAJIKISTAN TURKEY Herat Zagros Mountains IRAN KABUL AFGHANISTAN The Gulf UAE Gulf of Oman Arabian Sea km 180 mi Map PERSIAN