Time word plus bekheyr: how the greetings are built
Every greeting here is a little wish: a time word plus bekheyr, "without grief". Sobh bekheyr — good morning; asr bekheyr — good evening; shab bekheyr — good night, said when parting. The answer comes back in the same shape, so you only ever need the one pattern. The everyday hello is salaam, and it answers to itself. Leaving is khodaahafez, "God be your keeper", with the friendlier mibinamet — see you — next to it.…
How it works
Every greeting here is a little wish: a time word plus bekheyr, "without grief". Sobh bekheyr — good morning; asr bekheyr — good evening; shab bekheyr — good night, said when parting. The answer comes back in the same shape, so you only ever need the one pattern. The everyday hello is salaam, and it answers to itself. Leaving is khodaahafez, "God be your keeper", with the friendlier mibinamet — see you — next to it.
By example
- صبح بخیر! حالت چطوره؟sâbh bekheyr! hâlete châtâre؟Good morning! How are you?
- عصر بخیر, خوبمasr bekheyr, khubamGood evening, I am well
- خداحافظ, میبینمت!khâdâhâfez, mi-binemet!Goodbye, see you!
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 hello in persian?
Every greeting here is a little wish: a time word plus bekheyr, "without grief". Sobh bekheyr — good morning; asr bekheyr — good evening; shab bekheyr — good night, said when parting. The answer comes back in the same shape, so you only ever need the one pattern. The everyday hello is salaam, and…
Good morning in persian?
Every greeting here is a little wish: a time word plus bekheyr, "without grief". Sobh bekheyr — good morning; asr bekheyr — good evening; shab bekheyr — good night, said when parting. The answer comes back in the same shape, so you only ever need the one pattern. The everyday hello is salaam, and…
What to answer to sobh bekheyr?
Every greeting here is a little wish: a time word plus bekheyr, "without grief". Sobh bekheyr — good morning; asr bekheyr — good evening; shab bekheyr — good night, said when parting. The answer comes back in the same shape, so you only ever need the one pattern. The everyday hello is salaam, and…
How to say goodbye in persian?
Every greeting here is a little wish: a time word plus bekheyr, "without grief". Sobh bekheyr — good morning; asr bekheyr — good evening; shab bekheyr — good night, said when parting. The answer comes back in the same shape, so you only ever need the one pattern. The everyday hello is salaam, and…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“صبح بخیر! حالت چطوره؟” (sâbh bekheyr! hâlete châtâre؟) — Good morning! How are you? A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.