Looking for practical Afar to Persian (فارسی) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Afar phrase first, then the Persian translation (فارسی) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Persian.
Tip: read the Persian line out loud three times, then cover the Afar side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Nagaad
سلام(salaam)
Galatooma
متشکرم(moteshakkeram)
Bariis
صبح بخیر(sobh bekheir)
Galab
عصر بخیر(asr bekheir)
Haal
شب بخیر(shab bekheir)
Haalka habeen
شب بخیر(shab bekheir)
Ilaa mar kale
بعداً میبینمت(ba'adan mibinamet)
Nagaad
خداحافظ(khodaa haafez)
Maa magacaa?
نام شما چیست؟(naam shoma chist?)
Magacaygu waa John
نام من جان است(naam man jaan ast)
Iska waran?
چطوری؟(chetori?)
Aad baan ku faraxsanahay
از ملاقات شما خوشبختم(az molaagaat shoma khoshbakhtam)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Inni ingiriisi maahaa?
آیا شما انگلیسی صحبت میکنید؟(Aya shoma Englisi sohbat mikonid?)
Hindi maahaa hinjiru
من هندی را خوب صحبت نمیکنم(Man Hindi ra khub sohbat namikonam)