Balad Meaning in English: Persian (Farsi) Word

Balad

بلد

ba-LAD

Know how

Balad in a sentence

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

Maman Bozorg, your grandma
Farsi baladi?
Do you speak Persian?
Module 7, lesson 4
Baladam to baladi?
I know how. Do you know how?
Module 7, lesson 6
You say
Baleh, ye kam Farsi baladam.
Yes, I speak a little Persian.
Module 7, lesson 7
Armeen, your friend
Salam! Farsi baladi?
Hi! Do you speak Persian?
Module 8, lesson 7
Merci! Ye kam Farsi baladam.
Thanks! I speak a little Persian.
Module 10, lesson 5

Farsi baladi? asks Do you speak Persian? Your answer: Ye kam Farsi baladam.

Balad means "Know how" in Persian (Farsi). Farsi baladi? asks Do you speak Persian?

Say ba-LAD, with the stress on "lad".

Try Farsi baladi? (Do you speak Persian?)

In Module 7, lesson 3 of the Finglish course ("A little").

Module 7: A little Persian

Lesson 3: A little

7 lessons in the module.

Balad comes up in 6 lessons across Modules 7 to 15.

A way to remember

Balad is know how: a skill you have, like Persian. Balad-am: I know how.