دکمه را فشار دادن
“دکمه را فشار دادن” (dâkme râ feshâr dâdan) — to press the button in Persian. Phrase, level A1. The button here is "given a press": the pressing verb you know, the button too. One press — and off we go. Do not press the red one, says the example. In a live sentence: “دکمه قرمز را فشار نده.” — Do not press the red button. Written with the characters د, ک, م, ه, ر, ا, ف, ش, ا, ر, د, ا…
In short
| Written in Persian | دکمه را فشار دادن |
| Read in Latin letters | dâkme râ feshâr dâdan |
| Translation | to press the button |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
The button here is "given a press": the pressing verb you know, the button too. One press — and off we go. Do not press the red one, 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.
- دکمه قرمز را فشار نده.dâkmene germez râ feshâr nede.Do not press the red button.
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 press the button” in Persian?
«دکمه را فشار دادن», read “dâkme râ feshâr dâdan”. In a live sentence: “دکمه قرمز را فشار نده.” — Do not press the red button. Phrase, level A1; written with the characters د, ک, م, ه, ر, ا, ف, ش, ا, ر, د, ا…
How is “دکمه را فشار دادن” written in Latin letters?
dâkme râ feshâr dâdan. 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?
The button here is "given a press": the pressing verb you know, the button too. One press — and off we go. Do not press the red one, 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.