| Q. | How much of a difference is there between Dari Farsi and Persian Farsi? | Related Search:
Languages | | | If I studied regular Farsi, would learning Dari be much of a leap?
| | A. | There is not a huge difference between them. Actually Dari is a dialect of Farsi.If you know one it's easy to understand the other.
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| Q. | What is the difference between Persian and Dari? | Related Search:
Languages | | | Please be more specific than just saying that "Dari is a dialect of Persian." Please try to include information about Tajik as well.
| | A. | deri is the old persian .Deri used in Afganistan but persian used in Iran Deri and Tacik are diyalekt of persian .in other mean Deri is grandmother of persian . | | | |
| Q. | Persian Language, the difference in dialect and location of pashto and dari and any others? | Related Search:
Languages | | | Can somebody explain to me the difference between pashto and dari?
| | A. | Hi!
Pashto is a separate language with originated from Eastern dialects of Persian (Farsi). It is now an official language of Afghanistan. It is entirely different in vocabulary from Persian (Farsi)
Dari is a dialect of Farsi / Persian, and both are mutually intelligible. An Iranian can understand a Dari-speaker, and vice versa. The so-called difference between Farsi and Dari is that Farsi is the form of the language spoken in Iran while Dari is the form of the language spoken in Afghanistan. | | | |
| Q. | How much different is dari to farsi? | Related Search:
Languages | | | Could someone from tehran communicate effectively with dari speaker from afghanistan straight away? Or would they need time to adjust to different dialect? I am an english speaker so no knowldge of how dialects might be different, so any explanations appreciated.
| | A. | There's a kinda misunderstand about them among non-Persian speakers.
We've 3 kinda Persian lang; Old Persian, Middle Persian, and Dari Persian. The third one which's the official language in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, has 3 different local names, in Iran it's called farsi or parsi, in Afghanistan it's called as "dari" and in Tajikistan it's called "Tojiki" , all are one ! however in Persian literature it's always "parsi" , Pars means Persia and Parsi means Persian.
All people from these 3 countries can speak to each other without any problem, but there's also some minor differences; for example in Iran we call chair as "sandali" but Afghans call it "chook" which's more correct. Iranians call cars as "mashin" or "khodro" but Afghans call it as "motor" !
by the way, no more "farsi" please ! it's simply "Persian" ... ok? | | | |
| Q. | How similar are Dari and Farsi? | Related Search:
Languages | | | I need to learn Dari to communicate in Afghanistan, but the only good programs (like Rosetta Stone) that I can find are for Farsi. I have been told they are similar (or the same), but don't want to spend a lot of money to buy them if the two dialects are too different to understand. If I learn Farsi will I be able to communicate with those who speak Dari?
| | A. | Either way you are referring to the Persian language.
Dari is the version of Persian spoken by Afghanis.
Farsi is a Persian word. It means Persian in Persian. (just as Espanol means Spanish in Spanish). The word for "Farsi" in English is "Persian".
This can be a little bit confusing since the media and the government and commercial entities tend to use the wrong words.
Yes, if you learn Persian (Farsi) you will be able to communicate with those who speak Dari, because they are both Persian.
It's like someone learning American English. They will still be able to communicate with people from England.
So go ahead and get the program that you refer to above.
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| Q. | What is the difference between Dari, Farsi, Pashtu and Persian? Which would be the most beneficial to learn? | Related Search:
Languages | | | When going to Afghanistan.
| | A. | Persian:
Dari is the Afghani version of Persian
Farsi is the word for Persian in Persian. Believe it or not there's no such word as Farsi in the English language.
US Government workers ("officials") and media-people (reporters, journalists, ...) often erroneously use the word Farsi when they should be saying Persian. You wouldn't say "I'm studying Espanol". You'd say "I'm studying Spanish" . Saying "Farsi" when speaking English is the equivalent of saying "Espanol" when speaking English. They are both words but not words in the English language.
If you're going to Afghanistan learn Persian or Dari Persian and Pashtu (spoken around the Afghani-Pakistani border).
Persian and Dari Persian are similar enough such that Iranians (Persian speakers) and Afghanis (Dari speakers) can communicate relatively well. Roughly the way British and Americans communicate with their versions of British and American English
I hope this helps
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| Q. | is there a difference between farsi and dari? | Related Search:
Languages | | | im trying to learn farsi and there seems to be a big difference in the farsi i learned from a friend and the farsi i am learning formally. i know that there are 2 primary dilects that are spoken in afghanistan and that iran also speaks it. so i was wondering if the confusion could be cause by the 2 different dialects. i would appreicate any and all the information i recieve, also im having trouble with saying the words correctly, any tips?
| | A. | Dari is a dialect of Farsi, as a native Farsi speaker I understand Dari too but for a learner it might be a little hard to recognize the words when pronounced in a different accent.
The Farsi you have learned from your friend must be the spoken language while it's a bit different from the fromal one we use.
Listen to Farsi or watch Farsi programs as much as you can, it's a good help for learning how to say the words.
good luck :) | | | |
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