Persian Nouns

Welcome to the third Persian lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Persian to help you practice your daily phrases.

potatoes سیب زمینی

tomatoes گوجه فرنگی

onions پیاز

carrots هویج

fruits میوه

apples سیب

bananas موز

oranges پرتقال

Nouns Grammar Rules

In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Persian
do you have milk? [verb + noun] شما شیر دارید؟
I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] من شیر و قهوه دارم
he has three apples [number + plural noun] او سه سیب دارد
she only has one apple [number + singular noun] او تنها یک سیب دارد
we live in a small house [adjective + noun] ما در یک خانه کوچک زندگی می کنیم
I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] من صبحانه مان را دوست دارم

The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.

bread نان

milk شیر

butter کره

cheese پنیر

coffee قهوه

sandwich ساندویچ

meat گوشت

chicken جوجه

fish ماهی

breakfast صبحانه

lunch ناهار

dinner شام

Conversation in Persian

Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Persian
Do you speak (English/ Persian)? آیا شما انگلیسی صحبت می کنید؟
Just a little فقط یک کم
I like Persian من فارسی را دوست دارم
Can I practice with you? آیا من می توانم با شما تمرین کنم؟
How old are you? شما چند سال دارید؟
I'm thirty three years old من 33 سال سن دارم
It was nice talking to you از صحبت با شما لذت بردم

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