Persian Greetings and Introductions

– Essential words and phrases to know –

Learn the essentials of Persian easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Persian for greetings and Introductions, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Persian by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Persian vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	PERSIAN	PRONUNCIATION
Hello	سلام	slam
Good morning!	صبح بخیر!	sbh bkhar!
Good afternoon!	عصر بخیر!	esr bkhar!
Hi	سلام	slam
Good evening	عصر بخیر	esr bkhar
Good night	شب بخیر	shb bkhar
Sleep well	خوب بخوابی	khwb bkhwaba
How are you?	چطور هستید؟	chetwr hstad?
I’m fine, thank you.	خوبم مرسی.	khwbm mrsa.
How about you?	در مورد شما چطور؟	dr mwrd shma chetwr?
Nice to meet you.	از ملاقات شما خوشبختم.	az mlaqat shma khwshbkhtm.
Nice to meet you too.	از آشنایی با شما هم خوشحالم	az ashnaaa ba shma hm khwshhalm
Likewise	به همین ترتیب	bh hman trtab
It’s good to see you.	دیدنت خوبه	dadnt khwbh
Nice to see you again.	خوشحالم دوباره می بینمت.	khwshhalm dwbarh ma banmt.
Pleased to meet you.	از دیدار شما خوشحالم.	az dadar shma khwshhalm.
How nice to see you!	خیلی خوشایند است که شما را می بینم!	khala khwshaand ast keh shma ra ma banm!
What’s up?	چه خبر؟	cheh khbr?
What brings you here?	چه چیزی شما را به اینجا می آورد؟	cheh cheaza shma ra bh aanja ma awrd?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye	خداحافظ	khdahafz
I hope we’ll meet again.	امیدوارم دوباره همدیگر را ببینیم	amadwarm dwbarh hmdagur ra bbanam
I’ve got to go.	من باید بروم.	mn baad brwm.
It was good meeting you.	آشنایی با شما خوب بود	ashnaaa ba shma khwb bwd
It was great seeing you again.	دیدن دوباره شما عالی بود	dadn dwbarh shma ‘eala bwd
It was great to catch up!	خیلی خوب بود که به عقب برسم!	khala khwb bwd keh bh ‘eqb brsm!
See you again sometime.	یه وقتایی دوباره میبینمت	ah wqtaaa dwbarh mabanmt
See you in the morning	صبح میبینمت	sbh mabanmt
See you later	بعدا میبینمت	b’eda mabanmt
See you soon	به زودی میبینمت	bh zwda mabanmt
See you tomorrow	فردا می بینمت	frda ma banmt
See you tonight	امشب میبینمت	amshb mabanmt
Sleep well	خوب بخوابی	khwb bkhwaba
Take care.	مراقب باش.	mraqb bash.
Other greetings
Bless you	به تو برکت دهد	bh tw brket dhd
Cheers!	به سلامتی!	bh slamta!
Farewell	بدرود	bdrwd
Good luck!	موفق باشید!	mwfq bashad!
Talk to you soon	بزودی با شما حرف میزنم	bzwda ba shma hrf maznm
Welcome	خوش آمدی	khwsh amda
Well done!	آفرین!	afran!

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