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Water in Persian (Farsi): Ab

Ab (AAB) means "Water" in Persian (Farsi). Teshnam!

How to say Ab

Ab

آب

AAB

Water

Ab in a sentence

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

  1. Bijan, the barber

    Salam! Chai? Ab?

    Hi! Tea? Water?

    Module 6, lesson 1
  2. Nommi, your friend

    Salam! Chetori? Teshnam. Ab mikham!

    Hi! How are you? I'm thirsty. I want water!

    Module 8, lesson 1
  3. Ameer, your friend

    Man ab mikham. Chi mikhay?

    I want water. What do you want?

    Module 8, lesson 2
  4. Ameer

    Bashe, do ta ab!

    Okay, two waters!

    Module 8, lesson 4
  5. Maman, your mom

    Ab mikhay?

    Do you want water?

    Module 8, lesson 5

When to say Ab

Teshnam! Ab mikham: I am thirsty, I want water.

More about Ab

Ab is water, the first word you need on a hot day. The memory hook gives it exactly that job. Say Teshnam! Ab mikham, I'm thirsty, I want water, and you have a complete small conversation. It is taught in Module 8, lesson 1, in the lesson called The hottest day, where the first verb is Mikham and the first noun is Ab. You also hear it in the offer Salam! Chai? Ab?, and in orders like Bashe, do ta ab (okay, two waters), which shows it taking the counting ta like Chai does.

Questions people ask about Ab

How do you use Ab in a sentence?

Try Salam! Chai? Ab? (Hi! Tea? Water?)

Where can I learn Ab?

In Module 8, lesson 1 of the Finglish course ("The hottest day").

Learn Ab step by step

Module 8: What you want

Lesson 1: The hottest day

8 lessons in the module.

Ab comes up in 27 lessons across Modules 3 to 15.

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A way to remember

Ab is water: the first word you need on a hot day.

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