How to Say "Thanks" in Persian (Farsi): Merci

Merci in a sentence

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

1. Ameer, your friend

   Merci! Khodafez.

   Thanks! Bye.

   Module 1, lesson 3

2. Baba Bozorg, your grandpa

   Khoobam, merci.

   I'm good, thanks.

   Module 1, lesson 4

3. Ameer

   Baleh, merci.

   Yes, thanks.

   Module 1, lesson 5

4. Som, your friend

   Merci, khoobam!

   Thanks, I'm good!

   Module 1, lesson 6

5. Baba Bozorg

   Khoobam, merci. To chetori?

   I'm good, thanks. How are you?

   Module 1, lesson 7

When to say Merci

Use it for anything small: a tea, a passed plate, a favor.

More about Merci

Merci is the thank-you you may already say at home, and in Persian it keeps working: say it at the door, after a cup of tea, or after a kind offer. It also shows up in the two small answers every learner needs. Baleh, merci means "Yes, thanks" and Na, merci means "No, thanks". Because a host may offer a second time, merci is the word that lets you refuse politely without sounding cold. The course teaches it in Module 1, lesson 3, together with Khodafez, and it comes up in over a hundred lessons across Modules 1 to 15.

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