farsi
farsi — 名詞
1. the main language of Iran, also called Persian, written in a modified form of th
波斯語
伊朗的主要官方語言
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.
Eitan 報名了波斯語課，這樣他就能讀原文的波斯詩了。
collocation: a Farsi class
The street signs in Tehran are written in Farsi, with smaller English text below.
德黑蘭的街道指標是用波斯語寫的，下方還有比較小的英文。
passive: written in + Farsi
Sayaka watched a film from Iran with Farsi dialogue and English subtitles.
Sayaka 看了一部來自伊朗、以波斯語對白搭配英文字幕的電影。
Reema speaks Arabic at home but uses Farsi when she visits her relatives in Shiraz.
Reema 在家說阿拉伯語，但她去設拉子探親時會說波斯語。
Ari found Farsi easier to pronounce than Arabic because the vowels are clearer.
Ari 覺得波斯語比阿拉伯語好發音，因為母音比較清楚。
- 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.