به کنسولگری مراجعه کردن
“به کنسولگری مراجعه کردن” (be kânsulgari mâradzhe kân) — to contact the consulate in Persian. Phrase, level B1. To address — literally "to turn back to": the official formula for a visit to any institution. The little word means "to, into" — the same plain "in". The passport got lost, so contact it, says the example. In a live sentence: “پاسپورت گم شد، به کنسولگری مراجعه کن” — My passport got lost, contact the consulate. A word from the everyday Persian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Persian | به کنسولگری مراجعه کردن |
| Read in Latin letters | be kânsulgari mâradzhe kân |
| Translation | to contact the consulate |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
To address — literally "to turn back to": the official formula for a visit to any institution. The little word means "to, into" — the same plain "in". The passport got lost, so contact it, says the example
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- پاسپورت گم شد، به کنسولگری مراجعه کنpâspârt gâm shâd, be kânsulgari mâradzhe kânMy passport got lost, contact the consulate
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to contact the consulate” in Persian?
«به کنسولگری مراجعه کردن», read “be kânsulgari mâradzhe kân”. In a live sentence: “پاسپورت گم شد، به کنسولگری مراجعه کن” — My passport got lost, contact the consulate. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ب, ه, ک, ن, س, و, ل, گ, ر, ی, م, ر…
How is “به کنسولگری مراجعه کردن” written in Latin letters?
be kânsulgari mâradzhe kân. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
To address — literally "to turn back to": the official formula for a visit to any institution. The little word means "to, into" — the same plain "in". The passport got lost, so contact it, says the example. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.