x- Pronunciation
-as in English-
b m
d n
f p
g (get) s (set)
h t
j v
k y
l z
-
r-trilled
kh- Scottish
loch
sh-sheep
ch-chat, chap
zh-French je
gh-no English
equivalent, whatever works
-
glottle stop
- ` bo`le for bottle
-double consonants-
each consonant
is pronounced serperately
-vowels
a'-wash, on
a-hat
e-end
i-deed
o-French mot
u-ooh
diphthongs
e^i-raid
ow-mow
-verbs-negative
and affermative forms
verb+an=affirmative
verb+on=negative
ex. Paridan
-to jump
paridon- do
not jump
Tenses:
Verbs - Present
I -am
You -i
He - hast
She - ast
We - im
You formal - id
They - and
Verbs - Past
I - am
You - i
He/She – remove ending
We - im
You Formal - id
They - and
Verbs – Future
I – khaham …
You – khahi …
He/She –khahad …
We – khahim …
You Formal – khahid …
Vocabulary
A
a -ye
(to be) afraid-
tarsidan
after ba`d
afternoon- ba`d
az zohr
again- do bare
(to) agree-
mova'feghat kardan
air- hava'
alive- zende
all- hame
ambassador-
safir
and- o
angry- as^aba'ni
animal- heiven
another- digar
(to) ask- porsidan
at- dar
attack- (noun)
hamle, (verb) hamle kardan
attractive-
jazza'b
autumn- pa`iz
B
back- posht
battle- jang
(to) be- budan
(bead (clan
marker)- mohre
because- bara'ye
inke
before- pish
az
big- bozorg
birth- tavallod
(to give) birth-
zaida'n
(to) bite- ga'z
gereftan
blood- khun
body- badan
bone- ostekha'n
book- keta'b
bottom- tah
border- ha'shie
box- ja`be
brother- bara'dar
but- amma'
butcher- ghassa'b
(to) buy- kharida'r
C
Camel- shotor
candle- sham
(to be) careful-
mova'zab budan
carpet- farsh
(to) carry-
ham kardan
cat- gorbé
(to) catch-
gereftan
catnip- tarya'k
city- shahr
claw- changa'l
clothes- leba's
coin- sekke
cold- sard
comfortable-
raha't
copper- mes
custom- ada't
D
dame- sangar
danger- khatar
dark- ta'rik
daughter- dokhtar
day- ruz
dead- morde
desert- da'shte
dinner- sha'm
dirty- kasif
down- pa`in
dusk- ghorub
E
east- mashregh
empty- kha'li
enemy- doshman
execution- e`da'm
F
family- kha'neva'de
far- dur
father- pedar
female- zan
festival- jashn
(to) fight-
jangidan
fire- a'tesh
for- bara'ye
forest- jangal
from- az
G
(to) go- raftan
gold- tala'
good- khub
goodbye- khoda'
ha'fez
H
hair- mu
healer- darma'n
heart- ghalb
help- komak
home- manzel
horse- asb
hot; heat- da'gh
I
if- agar
in- dar
iron- a'han
island- jazire
J
jewel- java'har
journey- safar
(to) jump- paridan
K
kidney- kolye
(to) kill- koshtan
kiss- ma'ch
kitten- bacheche
gorbé
knife (sword)-
cha'gu
L
lady- sanda'j
lake- dara'che
left- chap
liver- kabed
leather- charm
M
male- mard
many- kheili
mate- arus
mating (wedding)-
arusi
meat- gusht
metal- felez
mother- madar
mood- ma'h
mountain- kuh
mage- seta're
N
near- nazdik
(to) need- la'zem
dashtan
night- shab
no- na
noon- zohr
no one- hichkes
north- shoma'l
O
of- I
of course- albatte
off- az
old- pir
on- ruye
one- yek
open- ba'z
or- ya'
our- birun
P
pain- dard
port- bandar
pregnant- a'bestan
prison- zenda'n
(to) puncture-
panchar
purr- ma'ch
Q
(to) question-
so`al
quick- tond
quiet- sa'ket
R
rib- dande
right- ra'st
river- rudkha'ne
road- ja'dde
rogue- dozd
(to) rot- pusidan
(to) run- davidan
S
sad- ghamgin
safe- amn
(to) scratch-
kha'ra'ndan
secret- ra'z
(to) see- didan
shut- bastan
sick- mariz
silk- abrisham
silver- noghre
sister- kha'har
skin- pust
(to) sleep-
kha'bidan
slow- a'heste
small- kuchak
smell- bu
son- pesar
(I'm) sorry-
bebakhsid
south- jonub
spice- adviyye
spring- baha'r
(to) steal-
dozdian
stone- sang
(to) stop- ista'dan
summer- ta'besta'n
sun- a'fta'b
T
rable- miz
(to) take- gereftan
(to) talk- harf
zadan
tea- chai
(to) teach-
dars da'dan
tears- ashk
that- a'n
then- a'nvaght
there- a'nja'
these- inha'
(to) throw-
anda'khtan
(to) tie- kera'va't
to- be
today- emrus
tomorrow- farde
tonight- emshab
too- ham
(to) touch-
dast zadan
town- shahr
traveller- mosa'fer
tree- derakht
tribe (clan)-
ghabile
U
ugly- zesht
under- zire
up, upper- ba'la'
urgent- fowri
(to) use- nada'rad
V
valuable- arzande
veil- tha'^dor
very- kheili
village- deh
W
(to) walk- ra'h
raftan
wall- diva'r
(to) want- kha'stan
war-jang
warm- garm
water- a'b
waylay- kond
we- ma'
weapon- aslahe
week- hafte
west- gharb
wet- khis
what- ch^I
when- kei
where- koja'
which- ke
who- ki
why- chera'
wine- shara'b
winter- zemesta'n
with- ba'
without- bedune
wood- chub
Y
year- sa'l
yes- bale
yesterday- diruz
--Numbers
zero- sefr
one- yek
two- do
three- se
four- chaha'r
five- panj
six- shesh
seven- haft
eight- hasht
nine- noh
ten- dah
twenty- bist
-- numbers over
ten
ex. 15- dah
o panj
ten and five
32- bist o dah o do
twenty and ten
and two
--days of the
week
Sunday- Yekshambe
Monday- Doshambe
Tuesday- Seshambe
Wednesday- Chara'rshambe
Thursday- Panjshambe
Friday- Jom`e
Saturday- Shambe
--pronouns
I- man we-
ma'
you- to you (formal)- shoma'
he, she, it-
u they- isha'h
-the verb "to
be"- budan
I am - budam
you are- budi
he, she, it
is- ast
we are- budim
you are (formal)-
budid
they are- budand
--insults
dog-sag
puppy- tule
sag
mouse- mush
eater of leaves-
khordan barg
--curses
cage- ghafas
collar- yaghe
chain- zanjir
* monsters
iron golem-
a'han ma'rd
stone golem-
sang ma'rd
werewolf- sag
tarkib
wraith, spectre-
sa'ye
goblin- mar
undead (deneric)-
marg
lizard man-
khonak ma'rd
kobold- ma'rin
troll- gorosnegi
ogre- anda'z
sang
-races
elf- ghadimi
barbarian- vahshi
dwarf- fara'mush
hobling- dozdari
gypsy- masa'far
human- ensa'ni
gorbé- gorbé
