farsi
farsi — noun
1. the main language of Iran, also called Persian, written in a modified form of th
the main language of Iran, also called Persian, written in a modified form of the Arabic alphabet and spoken by tens of millions of people across the Middle East and Central Asia
Eitan signed up for a Farsi class so he could read Persian poetry in the original.
collocation: a Farsi class
The street signs in Tehran are written in Farsi, with smaller English text below.
passive: written in + Farsi
Sayaka watched a film from Iran with Farsi dialogue and English subtitles.
Reema speaks Arabic at home but uses Farsi when she visits her relatives in Shiraz.
Ari found Farsi easier to pronounce than Arabic because the vowels are clearer.
- Persian
broader English term; often preferred in academic or historical writing about the language family
文法句型
in + Farsi
speak/learn/read + Farsi
Farsi + noun (e.g. Farsi class, Farsi script)
用法筆記
Distinguish from the broader term 'Persian': in English, 'Persian' often covers the language family and its older literary tradition, while 'Farsi' typically refers to the modern variety used in Iran. Iranians themselves call the language Farsi when speaking it.