Thank you, please and you are welcome
Thanks is mamnun — literally "obliged", said with a smile. The polite answer to thanks is khahesh mikonam, literally "I beg"; the street answer is ghaabeli nadaare, it is nothing. Lotfan closes a request — cha, lotfan — and softens an offer. It stands at the end of the line, exactly where please does. Excusing yourself is bebakhshid, "may you be pardoned": it stops a stranger, apologizes for a nudge and asks the…
How it works
Thanks is mamnun — literally "obliged", said with a smile. The polite answer to thanks is khahesh mikonam, literally "I beg"; the street answer is ghaabeli nadaare, it is nothing. Lotfan closes a request — cha, lotfan — and softens an offer. It stands at the end of the line, exactly where please does. Excusing yourself is bebakhshid, "may you be pardoned": it stops a stranger, apologizes for a nudge and asks the time.
By example
- ممنون! — خواهش میکنم!memnun! — khâhesh mi-kânam!Thank you! — You are welcome!
- ببخشید, آهستهتر لطفاbebakhshid, âhestetar lâtfanExcuse me, slower please
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to say thank you in persian?
Thanks is mamnun — literally "obliged", said with a smile. The polite answer to thanks is khahesh mikonam, literally "I beg"; the street answer is ghaabeli nadaare, it is nothing. Lotfan closes a request — cha, lotfan — and softens an offer. It stands at the end of the line, exactly where please…
Lotfan vs khahesh mikonam?
Thanks is mamnun — literally "obliged", said with a smile. The polite answer to thanks is khahesh mikonam, literally "I beg"; the street answer is ghaabeli nadaare, it is nothing. Lotfan closes a request — cha, lotfan — and softens an offer. It stands at the end of the line, exactly where please…
How to say you are welcome in persian?
Thanks is mamnun — literally "obliged", said with a smile. The polite answer to thanks is khahesh mikonam, literally "I beg"; the street answer is ghaabeli nadaare, it is nothing. Lotfan closes a request — cha, lotfan — and softens an offer. It stands at the end of the line, exactly where please…
How to apologize in persian?
Thanks is mamnun — literally "obliged", said with a smile. The polite answer to thanks is khahesh mikonam, literally "I beg"; the street answer is ghaabeli nadaare, it is nothing. Lotfan closes a request — cha, lotfan — and softens an offer. It stands at the end of the line, exactly where please…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“ممنون! — خواهش میکنم!” (memnun! — khâhesh mi-kânam!) — Thank you! — You are welcome! A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.