Farsi/Persian Language

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Farsi Translation sample:

Tous les êtres humains naissent libres et égaux en dignité et en droits. Ils sont doués de raison et de conscience et doivent agir les uns envers les autres dans un esprit de fraternité.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. (Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Farsi Speaking countries

Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan.

Business Farsi phrases

• Basics
• Time
• Telephone
• Food

Business Etiquette

Courtesy and a degree of formality are the most important aspects.

• Meeting

Handshake is not too firm/aggressive and often a light grip with a single, quick shake.

Dress is often fashionable, whether formal or casual and they expect and are comfortable amongst those equally dressed.

Meetings are often to discuss issues, not to make decisions

• Eating

Arrive on time. Do not arrive 10 minutes late without phoning beforehand.

Do not begin eating until the hostess says 'bon appetit'. (dinner parties)

If you have not finished eating, cross your knife and fork on your plate with the fork over the knife.

Do not rest your elbows on the table, although your hands should be visible and not in your lap. A man may rest his wrists, and a woman her forearms, on the table edge.

Do not cut salad with a knife and fork. Fold the lettuce on to your fork.

Peel and slice fruit before eating it, break bread before eating.

• Negotiation

Do not be over friendly, the French seperate their business from their personal lives.

High-pressure sales tactics should be avoided. The French are more receptive to a low-key, logical presentation that explains the advantages of a proposal in full.

The French are often impressed with good debating skills that demonstrate an intellectual grasp of the situation and all the ramifications.

Farsi, also known as Persian Language is spoken today primarily in Iran and Afghanistan. Total numbers of speakers is high: over 30 million Farsi speakers (about 50% of Iran's population); over 7 million Dari Persian speakers in Afghanistan (25% of the population); and about 2 million Dari Persian speakers in Pakistan. Farsi in Iran is written in a variety of the Arabic script called Perso-Arabic:

• Language code: fa
• Charset: ISO-8859-6
• Geographical Location: Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan
• Dialects: Dari, the eastern dialect of Farsi, is one of the official languages of Afghanistan. Tajik is also an eastern dialect, but it is written using the Cyrillic alphabet.
• Native speakers: 57 million

English words of Farsi origin include "shawl", "pyjama", "taffeta", "khaki", "kiosk", "divan", "lilac", "jasmine", "julep", "jackal", "caravan", "bazaar", "checkmate" and "dervish".

Iran

Farsi is also referred to as Persian and is the main official language in Iran.

Farsi uses a modified Arabic alphabet. Like Arabic, it is written from right to left.

Farsi is used in other countries and regions, besides Iran:

• Tajikistan (Tajik)
• Afghanistan (Dari)

The map to the left shows Iran, the main Farsi speaking country.

Extensive contact with Arabic in its history led to a large influx of Arab vocabulary. This Farsi (Modern Persian) dialect still contains a large number of Arab terms, most borrowings have been nativised.

 

When Persia changed its name to Iran

 

In 1935 the Iranian government requested those countries which it had diplomatic relations with, to call Persia "Iran," which is the name of the country in Persian.

The suggestion for the change came with the advent of Reza Shah, Persia had turned a new leaf in its history and wanted to herald a new era in Iranian history free from British and Russian influences which had crippled the country.

Tajikistan

Tajik is a dialect of Farsi. It is spoken with some variation from Iranian Farsi.

 

In the written form it differs in that it uses the cyrilic alphabet, not the modified Arabic alphabet like Iran. This stems from its union with the Soviet Union and Russian influences.

 

 

 

 

 

Afghanistan

Dari is a dialect of Farsi.

In its written form, it uses the Arabic alphabet, so is written from right to left.