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Dinner in Persian (Farsi): Sham

Sham (SHAAM) means "Dinner" in Persian (Farsi). Ask Sham chiye? to find out what is for dinner.

How to say Sham

Sham

شام

SHAAM

Dinner

Sham in a sentence

Real lines from the course, said by the people you meet in it.

  1. Maman Bozorg, your grandma

    Khoobam. Sham chiye?

    I'm good. What's for dinner?

    Module 11, lesson 5
  2. Baba, your dad

    Sham kabab-e!

    Dinner is kebab!

    Module 11, lesson 6
  3. Sham mikhay? Ya sir shodi?

    Do you want dinner? Or are you full?

    Module 12, lesson 2
  4. Darya, your cousin

    Inja garm-e. Sham kheyli khoshmazast!

    It's warm here. Dinner is so tasty!

    Module 12, lesson 5
  5. Ameer, your friend

    Emshab sham mikhoram.

    I eat dinner tonight.

    Module 12, lesson 6

When to say Sham

Ask Sham chiye? to find out what is for dinner.

Questions people ask about Sham

How do you use Sham in a sentence?

Try Khoobam. Sham chiye? (I'm good. What's for dinner?)

Where can I learn Sham?

In Module 11, lesson 5 of the Finglish course ("One more kebab?").

Learn Sham step by step

Module 11: Lunch and dinner

Lesson 5: One more kebab?

6 lessons in the module.

Sham comes up in 10 lessons across Modules 11 to 15.

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A way to remember

Sham is dinner, the meal after dark.

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