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Rice in Persian (Farsi): Polo

Polo (po-LO) means "Rice" in Persian (Farsi). At home any cooked rice is often called polo.

How to say Polo

Polo

پلو

po-LO

Rice

Polo in a sentence

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

  1. Maman, your mom

    Polo mikhay?

    Do you want rice?

    Module 11, lesson 2
  2. Morgh o polo lotfan

    Chicken and rice, please.

    Module 11, lesson 3
  3. Polo ba mast.

    Rice with yogurt.

    Module 11, lesson 4
  4. Ameer, your friend

    Polo ba mast, lotfan!

    Rice with yogurt, please!

    Module 11, lesson 6
  5. Polo, lotfan!

    Rice, please!

    Module 12, lesson 6

When to say Polo

At home any cooked rice is often called polo. Polo o kabab: rice and kebab.

Questions people ask about Polo

How do you pronounce Polo?

Say po-LO, with the stress on "lo".

How do you use Polo in a sentence?

Try Polo mikhay? (Do you want rice?)

Where can I learn Polo?

In Module 11, lesson 2 of the Finglish course ("Rice and chicken").

Learn Polo step by step

Module 11: Lunch and dinner

Lesson 2: Rice and chicken

6 lessons in the module.

Polo comes up in 8 lessons across Modules 11 to 14.

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A way to remember

Polo is rice, the soft pile that sits under the kebab.

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