Farsi to English Translator: Paste the Script
Paste any Persian (Farsi) script and this free translator shows what it means in plain English, with the Finglish reading under it so you can say it back.
It reads family messages, captions, signs and song lines, and gives the everyday meaning, not a stiff swap of one word for another.
Translate Farsi to English: paste the script, get the meaning
Paste a line of Persian letters into the box and tap Translate. The English meaning is the big line, and the Finglish reading sits under it, so you learn what the message says and how to say it back in the same moment.
It handles the Persian people really send: a cousin's birthday wish, the caption under a family photo, a sign in a picture from a trip, a line from a song. When a line is an idiom, its real meaning comes first and the literal picture after it.
Persian to English for messages from family
Lines that arrive in Persian letters all the time, with what they mean:
دلم برات تنگ شده
Delam barat tang shode: I miss you. The picture is a heart that has gotten tight for you.
قربونت برم
Ghorbunet beram: a warm thank you or "you are so sweet". Nobody means the literal sacrifice.
Nooshe jan: enjoy your food, said by the cook or the host as you eat.
Azizam: my dear. Said to children, partners, friends and anyone you are fond of.
Why a word-for-word swap gets Persian wrong
Persian puts the verb last, leaves out "I" and "you" when the ending already says who it is, and turns plenty of friendly lines into idioms. Swap the words one by one and "Khaste nabashi", a thank you for someone's effort, comes out as "may you not be tired".
Spoken Persian also shortens words that a dictionary lists in full. Mikham is the everyday "I want", where the written form is mikhaham. This translator expects the spoken forms, because that is how a relative types.
Reading the answer: English first, then the Finglish
Every answer is laid out the same way, so a quick glance is enough.
English
The big line: what the Persian means, in the plain English a friend would use to explain it.
Finglish
The same Persian words in English letters. Read it aloud and you are saying the line yourself.
The note
Who the line is for, a friend or an elder, and the literal reading when the meaning and the words part ways.
Farsi, Persian or Iranian: one language with three names
Farsi is what the language calls itself, Persian is its English name, and people who search for Iranian to English mean the same thing. Paste text in any of those names and it is read the same way, as the Persian of Iran.
When the same messages keep coming back, it is worth learning them. Module 1 of the course is free with no signup and starts with the greetings and replies that fill a family chat.
Questions about Farsi to English
Paste the Persian script into the box and tap Translate. The English meaning comes back first, with the Finglish reading under it so you can say the line out loud.
Yes. Farsi and Persian are two names for one language, so a Persian to English translation and a Farsi to English one are the same thing.
Yes. The box notices English letters and still answers in English. For messages that are all Finglish, the English and Finglish translator reads them both ways.
Dooset daram, written دوستت دارم, means "I love you". It is said to family and close friends as much as to a partner.
Because the messages it gets are casual. Spoken Persian is warm and full of idioms, and a stiff dictionary English would hide what the person meant.
Read the Finglish line under the English, saying each letter the English way. Hear it opens the Persian audio page with the line ready, so you can listen first.
Tap Swap to open English to Farsi, type your reply in English and copy the Persian script it gives you, with the Finglish to check what you are sending.
Yes. Translate 5 lines a day without an account, up to 200 letters each, and more with a free account.
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