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 سَلام

 بابَک:   سَلام. اِسمِ مَن بابَکه. اِسمِ تو چیه؟

مَریَم:    سَلام. اِسمِ مَن مَریَمه.

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salām

bābak:      salām. esm-e man bābake. esm-e to chiye?

maryam:  salām. esm-e man maryame.

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Hello

Babak:       Hello. My name’s Babak. What’s your name?

Maryam:   Hello. My name’s Maryam.

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In this dialogue, Mrs Rostami is introducing herself to Saman. Many of the words in this dialogue are the same as the first dialogue of this lesson. Can you hear the words that mean 'Mrs', 'teacher', and the more formal way of saying 'you'?

Here's the dialogue:

Persian:

 خانمِ رُستَمی:   سَلام. مَن رُستَمی هَستَم. اِسمِ شُما چیه؟

سامان:         سلام خانوم مُعَلّم. اِسم مَن سامانه.

Transliteration:

khānom-e rostami:  salām. man rostami hastam. esm-e shomā chiye?

sāmān:                    salām khānum mo’allem. esm-e man sāmāne.

Translation:

Mrs Rostami:  Hello. I am Rostami (My name is Rostami). What's your name?

Saman:            Hello (Miss) teacher. My name's Saman.

Most Persian words take the same form whether they are written or spoken, but not all. Below, a table shows you those words and phrases from this lesson that vary depending on whether they are spoken or written. Beneath the table is this lesson's main dialogue given in its written form (although this written form would rarely ever be used in spoken conversation).

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