Language/Iranian-persian/Grammar/Common-Mistakes

Do not use "and you?"

When greeting in Persian, the answer "and you?" is not used.

Look at the difference between English and Persian in the table below:

English	Persian
A:Hello	A:Hello
A:How are you	A:How are you?
----	B:Hello
B:Fine,Thanks	B:Fine,Thanks
B:And you?	B:How are you?
	A:Good,Thanks

"be going to" = "want" (slang)

In slang, there is no difference between "be going to" and "want".

Examples:

• I'm going to the cinema (formal) من قصد دارم به سینما بروم
• I want to go to the cinema (formal) من می خواهم به سینما بروم
• I'm going to the cinema (slang) من می خواهم به سینما بروم
• I want to go to the cinema (slang) من می خواهم به سینما بروم

In slang, the future tense is not used. The adverb is used with the present tense.

Examples:

• I will go to Tehran tomorrow (formal)
• I'm going to Tehran tomorrow (informal)

فردا(قید) به تهران می روم (زمان حال)

Related Lessons

• Turn
• Past Tense
• Persian Grammar
• Adjectives
• Singular and Plurals in Persian
• Less
• Negations
• Pronouns
• How to say thank you
• Prepositions