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Persian Language and Usage

Proposed Q&A site for students, teachers, and linguists wanting to discuss the finer points of the Persian language.
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17 Example Questions

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Is there an Persian idiom similar to the English “[raining cats and dogs]”?
added by Caleb Aug 20 '11 at 16:44
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What is the difference between Persian and Farsi?
added by Caleb Aug 20 '11 at 16:42
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Does Persian have definite and indefinite past tenses (like Turkish and some other regional languages)?
added by Caleb Aug 20 '11 at 16:47
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Is Persian written in the same script as Arabic?
added by Caleb Aug 20 '11 at 16:41
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This hardly fits the "finer points" suggestion in the proposal description, but are cruder questions about the language in general really going to be off topic? Suggesting as on-topic just to see how it flies. – Caleb Aug 20 '11 at 16:47
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Can Persian speakers understand people speaking Dari or Pashto at all?
added by hippietrail Nov 14 '11 at 17:18
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It's an interesting question but Is it on-topic? – Gigili Jan 24 at 10:00
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Well it's definitely more on-topic than asking whether Dari and Pashto speakers can understand each other (-: – hippietrail Jan 24 at 10:17
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Both "مهمانی" and "میهمانی" mean "party". So what's the difference between them?
added by Nate Apr 20 at 10:45
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When we need to use the vowel indicators in Persian?
added by Nate Apr 20 at 10:38
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What is the Persian equivalent of "inbox"?
added by Gigili Jan 26 at 13:53
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Is there any websites to learn Persian language?
added by donamir Apr 9 at 12:40
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In Persian, do adjectives come after nouns or before them?
added by Nate, edited by hippietrail Apr 30 at 6:39
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What are the differences between Informal and informal Persian?
added by Nate Apr 20 at 10:35
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How can I say "nice to meet you" in Farsi?
added by Nate Apr 20 at 10:42
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What is difference between "gərdid ən (گردیدن)" and "cərxid ən (چرخیدن)" ?
added by Reza Apr 25 at 13:03
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What is difference between "xvan (خوان)" and "xan (خان)" ?
added by Reza Apr 25 at 13:06
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What is English equivalent for Persian phrase "Xəste nə başi! (خسته نباشی)" ?
added by Reza Apr 25 at 13:25
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What are the uses of the word را (rā) in Farsi?
added by idober Apr 29 at 21:00
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What is Persian equivalent for Latin these Latin abbreviations: "i.e". , "et al"
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