How to Speak Persian

[arashmordad]

Thank you very much QWECXZ

Originally Posted by urbastar

How do you conjugate avordan in the imperative?

biar

present/future: -avær-
past: avor-
past pro.: dasht- -avær-
far future: khah- avord
imperative: biar!

[QWECXZ]

Originally Posted by arashmordad

Thank you very much QWECXZ


biar

present/future: -avær-
past: avor-
past pro.: dasht- -avær-
far future: khah- avord
imperative: biar!

You're welcome Arash

[urbastar]

Originally Posted by arashmordad

Thank you very much QWECXZ


biar

present/future: -avær-
past: avor-
past pro.: dasht- -avær-
far future: khah- avord
imperative: biar!

so the negative-imperative is : na biar?

[QWECXZ]

Originally Posted by urbastar

so the negative-imperative is : na biar?

nope. "nayar" is the negative imperative
if you remove the prefix be- and add the prefix na you will obtain the negative imperative
boro = go -> ro = to go (in present tense) -> naro = don't go
bebin = see -> bin = to see (in present tense) -> nabin = don't see
begu: = say/tell -> gu: = to say/tell (in present tense) -> nagu: = don't say/tell

[arashmordad]

I don't know if I stated before, but:
when ever you are using the verb in imperative form you put the prefix b-,be-,bo-, or bi- in front of the verb.

Negative imperative has the prefix næ-.

[Yapachoo]

Originally Posted by arashmordad

Hi guys, sorry I haven't replied, I have been very busy lately.

Thank you very much!
Persian and Kurdish are sister languages, both apart of the Iranian languages, like how English and German are sister languages. They should sound similar and have many similar words and grammatical structure.


Sepas Yapachoo. Noruzetan piruz!
Nice question! I am not very sure myself. It probably has something to do with "going out" or "leaving" something, but don't quote me on that. All I can really be sure of is that it makes the verb more specific:
amædæn - to come
dær amædæn - to come out
avordæn - to bring
dær avordæn - to bring out
gozæshtæn - to pass
dær gozæshtæn - to pass away

Cheers Arash!

[Yapachoo]

Hey Arash,

I was wondering if you (and any others) fancy posting some idiomatic phrases/commonly used sayings you use regularly in every day speech for those of us interested in learning more farsi?

I feel that I am able to make myself understood fairly well in Farsi now, but I'm always aware that the way in which i speak/articulate what i'm trying to say must sound really weird to a fluent speaker, so having a knowledge of any sayings or phrases would go a long way - even just silly things would do to be honest!

[arashmordad]

Originally Posted by Yapachoo

Hey Arash,

I was wondering if you (and any others) fancy posting some idiomatic phrases/commonly used sayings you use regularly in every day speech for those of us interested in learning more farsi?

I feel that I am able to make myself understood fairly well in Farsi now, but I'm always aware that the way in which i speak/articulate what i'm trying to say must sound really weird to a fluent speaker, so having a knowledge of any sayings or phrases would go a long way - even just silly things would do to be honest!

Hmmm, great idea. Alright let's see:

divar-ha mush darænd væ mush-ha gush darænd - The walls have mice and the mice have ears (basically the walls have ears)

qætre qætre jæm gærdæd van gæhi dærya shævæd - drop by drop it accumulates and it will become a sea (bas. collect little by little and you will get alot in the end)

I will try to remember some and asks my parents some more

[Yapachoo]

cheers Arash - i like the moosh one!

[urbastar]

How do you say : "i had to do ..." (past of bayaed)?

[arashmordad]

Originally Posted by urbastar

How do you say : "i had to do ..." (past of bayaed)?

It's a dual verb: "bayæd [conjugation of verb]"

for instance:
past: bayæd mikærdæm (I had to do it)
bayæd kærde bashæm (I must have done it)
future: bayæd bokonæm (I have to do it)'

[arashmordad]

Reflexive pronouns

self = khod
myself = khodæm
yourself = khodæt (pronounced khodet in regular modern speech)
him/her/itself = khodæsh (pron. khodesh in reg. mod. speech)
ourselves = khodæman (khodeman)
yourselves = khodætan (khodetan)
themselves = khodæshan (khodeshan)

Ex.
I am going myself - mæn daræm khodæm mir(æv)æm
He works for himself - bæray e khodesh kar mikonæd

[Yapachoo]

Salom Arash ,

I thought 'bayad mi kardam' could mean 'i was supposed to (do something)....'? masalan - man bayad miraftam kelaas vali mariz shodam. does that construction work (in that it means I was supposed to go....) or not?

[arashmordad]

Originally Posted by Yapachoo

Salom Arash ,

I thought 'bayad mi kardam' could mean 'i was supposed to (do something)....'? masalan - man bayad miraftam kelaas vali mariz shodam. does that construction work (in that it means I was supposed to go....) or not?

It can be used for both "I had to" and "I was supposed to," depending on the emphasis.
Ex.
mæn bayæd ketab ra mikhundæm, væli kheili khæste budæm - I was supposed to read the book, but I was too tired

vs.

mæn bayæd ye kari mikærdæm. chare-yi digær nædashtæm - I had to do something. I had no other choice.

[urbastar]

how do you conjugate the verb "vaysadaen" in this sentence for ex : i wanted to stop this...

[Yapachoo]

cheers Arash!

Also, are there any rules around saying 'dastet dard nakone'? Given its literal meaning, I am never sure whether I can use it to thank someone for say, a compliment (ie they haven't actually given me anything or provided a service), or whether I can only use it to thank someone who has provided a service or given me something .... if that makes sense?!

[mercurybc]

Some Persian Words Common With Other Indoeuropean Languages (Cognate Words) :
This is my own compilation from various sources or my own research, and still i am adding to them :

1 KISS , persian : boos or boosse , spanish : beso , french : baiser , italian : bacio , lithuanian : bucinys , swedish : puss
2 THUNDER , persian : tondar , german : donner
3 KNEE , persian : zanu , hindi : janu , french : genou
4 BREAST or CHEST , persian : sineh (see-ne) , irish : sine ( see-ne) = nipple , tit , italian : seno , french : sein
5 CRY , persian : geryeh , swedish : grata , french : cri , german : schrei
6 RAIN , persian : baran
7 THROAT or GULLET , persian : galoo , italian : gola , hindi : gela , russian : gorla , slovenian : grlo , polish : gardlo , croatian : grlo
8 BALD , persian : kal (in older generations language) , italian : calvo , german : kahl , dutch : kaal , catalan : calb , spanish : calvo
9 CORPSE , persian : lasheh , german : leiche , hindi : lash
10 ON FOOT , persian : piadeh , french : a pied , italian : a piedi
11 SHAME , persian : sharm , german : scham , swedish : scam
12 ENOUGH , persian : bass , italian & spanish : basta
13 GOOSE , persian : ghaaz , danish : gas , swedish : gas , spanish : ganso , slovenian : gos
14 LICK , persian : liss , polish : lizac , slovenian : lizati
15 MORGUE , persian : marg = death
16 DEAD , persian : mordeh , french : mort , italian : morto
17 JACKAL , persian : shaghal , french : chacal , italian : sciacallo , swedish : schakal
18 THAT , persian : ke , french : que , italian : che , hindi : ki
19 WHO , persian : ki , french : qui , italian : che
20 WHAT , persian : che or che chizi , italian : che cosa
21 MOTHER , persian : madar , italian : madre , spanish : madre , dutch : moeder , french : mere , swedish : mor , slovenian : mati
22 Another old word for MOTHER , persian : maam , welsh : mam , english : mom or mum
23 FATHER , persian : pedar , italian : padre , german : vater , dutch : vader
24 DAUGHTER , persian : dokhtar , german : tochter , dutch : dochter , danish : datter
25 BROTHER , persian : baradar , german : bruder
26 SISTER , persian : khahar (but written khwahar) and in rural persian pronounced khwaer , welsh : chwaer (literally pronounced khwaer)
27 TOOTH , persian : dandan , italian : dente , french : dent , lithuanian : dantis
28 TWO , persian : do , spanish : dos , italian : duo , lithuanian : du , hindi : do , french : deux
29 FOUR , Persian : chahar , irish : ceathair (pronounced ka-hir)
30 FIVE , persian : panj , hindi : panch , greek : penta
31 SIX , persian : shish or shesh , latvian : seši (seshi) , lithuanian : šeši (sheshi) , polish : sześć (shesc) , romanian : şase (shasse) , russian : sheyst , slovak : šesť (shest) , irish : sé (pronounced shay)
32 EIGHT , persian : hasht , german : acht , irish : ocht , hindi : aat
33NINE , persian : noh , italian : nove , hindi : no , french : neuf , german : neun , irish : naoi , swedish: nio
34 SIXTY , persian : shast , russian : sheyst dee syaat , slovak : šesťdesiat (shestdesiat) , sanskrit : sasta
35 NEW , persian : no , german : neu , italian : nuovo , hindi : neya , irish : nua , norvegian : nye , romanian : nou , russian : nawvee
36 NO , persian : nah , romanian : nu , lithuanian : ne
37 PONDER , persian : pendar , spanish : pensar , portuguese : pensar , italian : pensare , french : penser
38 INTER , persian : andar , dutch : onder , german : unter
39 STAR , persian : setareh , dutch : ster , italian : stella , german : stern
40 IS , persian : ast , german : ist , french : est , spanish : es
41 NOT or IS NOT , persian : nist , french : n'est , german : nicht
42 YOU or THOU , persian : to , italian : tu , slovenian : ti , german : du , hindi : to
43 PARADISE , persian : pardis
44 NAME , persian : naam , german : name , hindi : naam , italian : nome , french : nom
45 MOUSE , persian : mush , italian : mouse (pronounced mu - ze) , dutch : muis , croatian : mish , russian : mysh
46 WATER , persian : aab , sardinian : aba , old persian : ap , romanian : apă , sanskrit : aapah , in rural persian : "o" , french : eau
47 CHIN , persian : chaaneh
48 DOOR , persian : dar , dutch : deur
49 YOUNG , persian : javan , italian : giovane , french : jeune , lithuanian : jaunas , sanskrit : yuvan
50 EARTH , persian : zamin or zemin , avestan persian : zem , latvian : zeme , polish : ziemia , czech : země ,russian : zimliah
51 COW , persian : gav , sanskrit 3A go or gau
52 YOKE , persian : yough , german : joch
53 DEVIL , persian : div , italian : diavolo
54 STAND , persian : istadan , lithuanian : stendas , old english : standan
55 NAVEL , persian : naf , icelandic : nafla , german : nabel
56 NAVE , persian : nav , italian : navata , french : nef
57 LIP , persian : lab , spanish : labio , italian : labbro , portoguese : labio , danish : læbe
58 FAR , persian : fara (of course used as a prefix as : faratar= farther , and actual word for far in persian is dur)
59 WOMAN , persian : zan , croatian : žena , czech : žena , slovak : žena , kurdish : jin
60 WOMAN , persian : banu (meaning lady) , greek : bena , celtic : bean, benw , benyw (welsh)
61 STATE , persian : ostan , polish : stan , croatian : stanje , icelandic : astand
62 STONE , irish : cloch , persian : clooch or clookh (of course doesn't mean stone , but means fist size pieces of hardened and dried mud on outdoors)
63 MIDDLE or AVERAGE , persian : myaan or myaangin , french : moyen or moyenne , english : mean
64 ANT , persian : moor , russian : moo raa vey , icelandic : maur , norwegian : maur , danish : myre , dutch : mier , bosnian : mrav
65 TABLE , persian : miz , slovenian : miza , spanish : mesa , romanian : masă , bulgarian : masa , hindi : mez
66 SLIPPERY or SMOOTH : persian : liz , french : lisse , portuguese : liso , italian : liscio , catalan : Lliscant , croatian : Kliženje
67 NAIL , persian : nakhon , sanskrit : nakha , german : nagel
68 SILVER , persian : sim , greek : asimi
69 BRANCH (of a tree) , persian : shakheh , sanskrit : shaakha , lithuanian : šaka , hindi : shaaka
70 FACE , persian : chehreh , middle english. : chere , old french : chiere , spanish : cara ..."cheer" in modern english also is from the same root, "be of good cheer," means, "put on a happy face."
71 KEY , persian : cleed or keleed , french : clé , czech : klíč , greek : kleidi , spanish : clave
72 SAINT , avestan persian : espand , romanian : sfânt , sânt , spanish : santo
73 JUNGLE , persian : jangal , sanskrit : jangala (जंगल) which referred to uncultivated land , hindi : jangal , german : dschungel , russian : džúngli
74 ORANGE , persian : nārang , sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāranga), meaning "orange tree" , spanish : naranja
75 NOW , persian : aknun , middle persian : nun , german : nun , latin : nunc , danish : nu , dutch : nu , avestan : nû
76 FAIRY , persian : pari , armenian : p'eri
77 FROM , persian : az or ze , croatian : iz , polish : z , slovenian : iz
78 CHILDREN , persian : bachegan , welsh : bachgen (child , little boy)
79 AM or I AM , persian : hastam , polish : yestem , czech : ysem
80 WE ARE , persian : hastim , spanish : estamos , slovak : sme
81 YOU ARE (sing.) , persian : hasti , croatian : ste , czech : yste , lithuanian : esate , macedonian : ste , polish : yestes , portuguese : esta , slovak : ste
82 CANDLE , persian : kandeel or ghandeel (a box or pot to let a candle shine in it)
83 BE AS A PREFIX , persian : beravam , begoft , benush, etc...., english : behold , become , beloved, german : bearbeiten ,benutzen , bemerken, etc....notice that BE functions in three languages the same ,i.e., with or without that BE the verbs meaning is almost the same ,and that BE seems to work just for emphasis
84 MURDER , persian : mord = died , german : mord , swedish : mord , scottish : mort dutch : moord
85 EQUAL , persian : yeki (to be one and the same)(yek = one) , sanskrit :eka = one , german : egal
86 MY , old persian : manā .... in persian "man" means "i" and as you will see here in numorous indo-european languages the word for "my" is a derivative of that "man" in persian meaning "i" as follows.... lithuanian : mano , latvian : mans , danish : min , dutch : mijn , french : mon , german : meine , icelandic : mina , irish : mo , norvegian : min , swedish : min ,
87 WE , persian : ma , kurdish : me , slovenian : me , latvian : mēs , lithuanian : mes , croatian : mi , russian : mee (pronounced sort of moey)
88 MAN (adult male) , persian : mard , old persian : martya , armenian : mard = husband , italian : marito = husband , spanish : marido= husband
89 ORDER (command) , persian : ord , middle persian : ard ,old persian : arta , portuguese : ordem , spanish : orden , scottish gaelic : òrdugh
90 FOOT , persian : pa , old persian : pad , french : pied , greek ; podi or pato , italian : piede , latvian : pēda , portuguese : pé ...pedal and pedicure and etc. are from the same root
91 CHEEK , persian : gouneh , latin : gena , welsh : genou , greek : genus
92 WINTER , persian : zemestan , avestan : zimo , polish : zima , latvian : ziemas , lithuanian : žiema, croatian : zima , czech : zimni , russian : zeemaa
93 STERILE (incapable of producing offspring) , persian : starvan , sanskrit : stari , greek : steiros , gothic : stairo , slovenian : sterilne ,
94 SEVEN , persian : haft , avestan : hapta , greek : hepta
95 ROOT (of a plant) , persian : risheh or risha , greek : riza , spanish : raiz , portuguese : raiz
96 BROW (eyebrow) , persian : abru , croatian : obrva , polish : brew , sanskrit : bhrū , old english : brū , russian : brawf
97 I AM NOT , persian : nistam , serbian : nisam , slovenian : nisem , slovak : neysem , polish : nie yestem
98 YOU ARE NOT (sing.) , persian : nisti , serbian : nisi , slovenian : niste , slovak : nieste , polish : nie yesteś
99 AXE , persian : tabar , russian : topór , romanian : topor

100 WHERE , persian : koja , isfahani persian : kooja , avestan persian : where = kudā -- adverb; <kudā> 'where' -- where , russian : kooda
101 FROM WHERE , persian : az koja or az kooja , avestan persian : where = kudā -- adverb; <kudā> 'where' -- where , russian : "at kooda"
102 FEATHER , persian : par, russian : pero , polish : pioro, belarusian : piaro , bulgarian : pero , croatian : pero , czech : peri , macedonian : perduv , slovak : perie ,
103 GRAB , old persian : grab , persian : gereftan , german : greifen , sanskrit : grabh , danish : greben
104 COWARD , persian : tarsoo , russian : troos
105 CLAY , persian : gel or geli or gelin (g pronounced like g in get) , russian : glina , polish : glina , macedonian : glina , croatian : glina , GLUE is also from the same root, from proto indo european "glei" meaning "to glue,paste, stick together"...ancient greek : glia (to glue)...russian : kley = glue
106 GROW (specially in plants) , persian : rostan , croatian : rasti , czech : roost , macedonian : raste (ras-te) , russian : rasti , serbian :rasti , slovak : rast , ukrainian : zrostaty
107 PLANT (like a tree or vegetable) , persian : rostani , bulgarian : rastenie , russian : rasténije , serbian : rostlina , czech : rostlin , macedonian : rasteniJata , slovak : rastlin
108 TIGHT , persian : tang , lithuanian : tankus , sanskrit : tanc (draw together,contract) , french : etanche , hindi : tanga
109 GOD , old persian : baga , russian : bog , croatian : bog , macedonian :bog , polish : bóg , serbian : bog , ukrainian : boh
110 I WANT , persian : man khaham or khaham ,in rural persian : khayem or khoyem , , slovenian : khochem , slovak : khchem , russian : ya khahchu , ukrainian : ya khochu
111 WE WANT , persian :, ma khaheem or khaheem , russian : mo khatim , ukrainian : my khochemo , czech : khcheme , polish : khcheme , slovak : khacheme
112 QUESTION , persian : porsesh or vapors (as in this persian poem : derazye shab az bimar vapors) , russian : vapros , bulgarian : vǎpros , polish : prosic = ask , sanskrit : prashnam , russian : ask = praaseets
113 UMBRELLA , persian : chatr , bulgarian : chadŭr , macedonian : chador , hindi : Chātā , sanskrit : chhatra
114 TENT , persian : chador , croatian : shator , hungarian : shator, macedonian : shator , serbian : shator , slovenian : shotor , ...chador in persian is from the same root of chatr (umbrella) and sanskrit chhatra (umbrella)
115 AFTER or LATER, persian : pas or sepas , albanian : pas , belarusian : paslia , russian : posle , spustya , spanish : después , portuguese : despois
116 COQUETRY or AFFECTIONATE or TENDER , persian : naaz , albanian : naze ( na-ze) , russian : nezhni , czech : nezhni
117 OH or O , persian : interesting about this oh is this that different countries they use oh, o , akh , ah , okh , oi , ooi, but in persian language actually we use all of those
118 GIVE , persian : daadan , macedonian : dade (daa-de) , croatian : daati , czech : daat , russian : daat , serbian : daati , slovak ; daat , ukrainian : daati
119 WE ASK , persian ; ma porsim , russian : moy prosim , polish : prosimi , slovenian : prosimo , albanian : pyesim
120 WRITE , persian : (neveshtan, nebeshtan , nevis) , sanskrit : niviz ( to write down ) , serbian : napišite (napishi-te)...written (serbian & croatian) = napisan
121 BIND , persian : band (imperative) , german : binden , danish : binde , dutch : binden , norwegian : bind , sanskrit : bandh (to bind)
122 BAND (a strip to wrap around or tighten ) , persian : band , german : band , dutch : band , swedish : band , norwegian : band , sanskrit : bandham = bondage
123 GOD , persian : khoda , hindi : khuda , gothic : by god = bi guda , danish : gud , swedish : gud , norwegian : gud
124 TENT , persian : chador , croatian : shator , hungarian : shator, macedonian : shator , serbian :
shator , slovenian : shotor , ...chador in persian is from the same root of chatr (umbrella) and sanskrit chhatra (umbrella)
125 WE STAND , persian : ma istim , russian : moy stoim , belarusian : moy staim , bulgarian : stoim , polish : stoimy , portuguese : estamos , spanish : estamos ,
126 WE GIVE , persian : ma dahim , russian : moy daem , polish : damy , portugese : damos , spanish : damos , polish : dăm , slovenian : damo , italian : diamo , sanskrit : give = daa
127 PUSS (the face) , persian : poozeh ( lips and mouth of animals, also used for humans when rude), irish : pus = lip, mouth....in many IE languages word for kiss is similar to persian boos or booseh for kiss, which is similar to poozeh and pus meaning lip...swedish : puss= kiss ,albanian : lip = buze, romanian : lip =buze
128 BRAIN , persian : maghz , avestan persian : mazga , russian: mozg , polish : mózg , croatian :mozak , czech : mozek , macedonian : mozokot , sanskrit : masthaka
129 FLY ( insect ) , persian : magas , greek : mýga , russian : muxa , latin : musca , german : mücke , hindi : makkhī
130 CHEW , persian : javidan , russian : zhevatʹ , belarusian : žavać , croatian : žvakati , ukrainian : zhuvaty ... also the word JAW part of face used to chew , has same common root with persian verb " javidan" to chew
131 CHANT , persian : khan (imperative for sing) ,khandan (verb to sing) , latin : cantare ( to sing ) , PIE (proto indo-european) base " kan-" to sing , {{ SINGER , italian : cantante , persian : khanandeh }}
132 ANTE or ANT as a suffix , like accountant , persian : "andeh" like "khanandeh" (singer)
133 TEAR (verb : to pull apart) , persian (in provinces of shiraz and isfahan) : pokidan , serbian : pokida.....also generally in persian : daridan or deridan , proto-indoeuropean : der- , old english : teran
134 "-AN" , in old english , the infinitive ends in "-an" for nearly all verbs like helpan (to help) ,swimman (to swim).....the same is true for all persian verbs (infinitive) like raftan ,goftan....in german verbs (infinitive) all end in "-en"
135 SLIPPER (kind of shoe) ,{ persian :"papoush"=shoe (pa=foot,poush=cover)} , croatian : papuča (papusha) , romanian : papuc , polish : papuć , serbian : papučica (papouchisa) , czech : papuče , greek : shoe= papoútsi , macedonian : pápuča , bosnian : papuča , italian : babbuccia , spanish : babucha....This shows origin of all variatios of the word "papoush" is from Persia ( Iran ),because "papoush" is a combination word, and none of those countries use poush=cover, but they use papoush as footcover=shoe or slipper
136 -Y (suffix ,like victor victory) , persian : -Y ( pirooz piroozy= victor victory / khoon khoony= blood bloody/shen sheny=sand sandy/baran barany=rain rainy /abr abry= cloud cloudy
137 QUEST (seek, ask) , persian : khast (but written khwast), middle english : questen (persian : khastan ,but written khwastan)
138 -SHIRE (like yorkshire), persian : -shahr (like iranshahr or etc. ...this word was used by sassanids , somewhere i read that the word "sherif" too is related to shehrap (word used by sassanids for royal authority for a city)
139 -GRAD (like stalingrad or belgrade a suffix in russian or slavic meaning city) , persian : -gerd or -gard( meaning city, like hashtgerd or susangerd)
140 A- ( negative prefix like amoral) , persian : a- (like amordad =not mortal, amard= not a man, but a boy)
141 AN- or UN- (negative prefix like unjust), persian : an- (like anahita in avesta= not ahita, ahita means dirty, smeared, etc.)
142 IMMORTAL , persian : amordad, avestan persian : amertat
143 RATION (allotment) , old persian & avesta : ratush , ratu- = allotment
144 -VILLE ( french suffix meaning city ) , persian : -bil like city of ardabil (which its ancient name in iran was artavil meaning "holy city" (arta=holy, vil = city),.... other countries : nashville , louisville etc
145 HOMO- , as a prefix , : ((Words that include: homo-, hom- (Greek: same, equal, like, similar, common; one and the same).like the word homogenous)),... persian : ham, like hamkar, hamrah, hamsar...it is interesting that in rural and provincial areas of iran this ham is pronounced as hom , like homrah in arak and other provinces...actually persian words are kept more intact as their ancient forms in provinces and rural areas
146 MAMMAL , persian : mameh = woman's breast ,tit , portuguese : mama , latin : mamma = breast , romanian : mamelon = teat,nipple
147 NANNY , persian : naneh or nanah = mother (in common talking) , greek : nanna = aunt ,
148 Niño (in spanish means child, baby ,infant) , persian : nini = baby or small child
149 BREAST, TIT, persian : pestan or in informal talking "pestoon" or "pesoon" , spanish : pezón (pronounced peson )






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Some words that still not sure of their connection , but strongly there is a chance of connection : RUSTIC , persian : rusta (village) , ROB , persian : roba {robber, as delroba (robber of heart, love)},robudan (to rob)
PERISH , persian : parish (depressed, shooed away and scattered) , CHAMBER , persian : chambareh , FASCINATE , latin: fascinum (casting spell), persian : afsoon (charm, spell, bewitchment)
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if you google for "avesta cognates" (there is a website with a chart of 75 avestan words similar to English words), or "Dictionary of most common avesta words" , interestingly you will find that those avestan words are too similar to today's English words , like these avestan words : year (yare) ,arm (arema), you (yuzh), he (he) ,we (vae) ,fresh (frasha) , win (van) , three (thri) , gape (gapa) ,path (pathan) , now ( nû), not (nôit) ..and many more....these similarities are mind-boggling , specially considering the distance between Iran and England...of course other languages like Latvian and lithuanian have a lot of similar words with avestan and sanskrit languages too.
My resources : Google translate , Wiktionary (translations part of every word in wiktionary has translation of each word almost in all languages), also many other sources,also i have discovered many of these words connections by myself...

[arashmordad]

Originally Posted by mercurybc

Some Persian Words Common With Other Indoeuropean Languages (Cognate Words) :
This is my own compilation from various sources or my own research, and still i am adding to them :

43 I , persian : man , finnish : minä
55 NAVEL , persian : naf , icelandic : nafla , estonian : naba , finnish : napa , german : nabel
83 BURG (castle) , persian : borj (tower) , swedish : borg (castle, tower) , danish : borg

Very well done mercurybc Nice job very impressive. A few things though Finnish and Estonian are not Indo-European Languages, they are Uralic Languages. Also the word "burj" is actually a loan word from Arabic. I also heard that "sepas" and the Russian "spaessiba" are not cognates and are of different origins. Other than that it was great. There were a lot of new cognates that I learned.

[Engineer23]

I have a question is the Persian spoken in Iran (Farsi), the same as the Persian spoken in Afghanistan(Dari) and Tajikistan (Tajik)? Is there any noticeable difference between them when someone from Iran hears them speaking.

[mercurybc]

arashmordad ....thanks for your compliment