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Persian vs Persian


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
3   
12

National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   

Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka   
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan   
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan   

Interesting Facts
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
  
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
  

Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages   
Pashto and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Persian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Persian-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
32   
14
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
23   
13

Scripts
Arabic   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
سلام   
سلام   

Thank You
متشکرم   
متشکرم   

How Are You?
چطور هستید?   
چطور هستید?   

Good Night
شب بخیر   
شب بخیر   

Good Evening
عصر بخیر   
عصر بخیر   

Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر   
بعد از ظهر بخیر   

Good Morning
صبح به خیر   
صبح به خیر   

Please
لطفا   
لطفا   

Sorry
متاسف   
متاسف   

Bye
خدا حافظ   
خدا حافظ   

I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم   
من شما را دوست دارم   

Excuse Me
ببخشيد!   
ببخشيد!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western Persian   
Western Persian   

Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq   
Iran, Iraq   

How Many People Speak
47,000,000.00   
7
47,000,000.00   
7

Dialect 2
Dari Persian   
Dari Persian   

Where They Speak
Afganistan   
Afganistan   

How Many People Speak
12,500,000.00   
7
12,500,000.00   
7

Dialect 3
Tajik Persian   
Tajik Persian   

Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan   

How Many People Speak
7,900,000.00   
6
7,900,000.00   
6

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
65.00 million   
26
65.00 million   
26

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
0.99 %   
20

Native Speakers
65.00 million   
17
65.00 million   
17

Native Name
فارسی   
فارسی   

Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian   

French Name
persan   
persan   

German Name
Persisch   
Persisch   

Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   
[fɒːɾˈsiː]   

Ethnicity
Persian people   
Persian people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Iranian   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian   
Old Persian and Middle Persian   

Standard Forms
Persian   
Persian   

Language Position
23   
19
23   
19

Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language   
Persian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fa   
fa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fas   
fas   

ISO 639 2/B
per   
per   

ISO 639 3
pes   
pes   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fars1254   
fars1254   

Linguasphere
58-AAC-c   
58-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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Persian and Persian Language History

Comparison of Persian vs Persian language history gives us differences between origin of Persian and Persian language. History of Persian language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Persian language states that this language originated in 1500 BC. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Persian and Persian Language History.

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Persian and Persian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Persian and Persian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Persian and Persian language. Persian word for "Hello" is سلام or Persian word for "Thank You" is متشکرم. Find more of such common Persian Greetings and Persian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Persian vs Persian Difficulty

The Persian vs Persian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Persian Alphabets and Persian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Persian and Persian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Persian and Persian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Persian is 44 weeks while to learn Persian time required is 44 weeks.

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