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Tonight in Persian (Farsi): Emshab

Emshab (em-SHAB) means "Tonight" in Persian (Farsi). Plans for this evening start with it: Emshab sard-e, it is cold tonight.

How to say Emshab

Emshab

امشب

em-SHAB

Tonight

Emshab in a sentence

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

  1. Karan, your friend

    Alan na. Emshab!

    Not now. Tonight!

    Module 12, lesson 1
  2. Khaste-yi emshab chai mikhay?

    Tired? Want tea tonight?

    Module 12, lesson 2
  3. Armeen, your friend

    Emshab kabab, alan chai!

    Kebab tonight, tea now!

    Module 12, lesson 6
  4. Karan

    Ta emshab!

    See you tonight!

    Module 14, lesson 8
  5. Sara, a family friend

    Salam! Emshab bikari?

    Hi! Are you free tonight?

    Module 15, lesson 1

When to say Emshab

Plans for this evening start with it: Emshab sard-e, it is cold tonight.

More about Emshab

Emshab is tonight, said em-SHAB. It begins a plan for this evening: Emshab sard-e means it is cold tonight, and Emshab kabab, alan chai means kebab tonight, tea now. Like other time words, it goes first in the line. It is taught in Module 12, lesson 1, in the lesson called Before dark, the first lesson of the module about today, tomorrow and tonight. It contains shab (night), so it is worth reading next to Shab bekheir, good night, which uses the same word.

Questions people ask about Emshab

How do you pronounce Emshab?

Say em-SHAB, with the stress on "shab".

How do you use Emshab in a sentence?

Try Alan na. Emshab! (Not now. Tonight!)

Where can I learn Emshab?

In Module 12, lesson 1 of the Finglish course ("Before dark").

Learn Emshab step by step

Module 12: Today, tomorrow, tonight

Lesson 1: Before dark

6 lessons in the module.

Emshab comes up in 18 lessons across Modules 12 to 15.

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A way to remember

Emshab is tonight: the dark hours ahead, from the first star on.

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