Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5518179-20160328234728

So, this is something new I'm doing to kill time and give myself a reason to stay active on here, and at the same time maybe a little fun thing to do. Basically what FLL stands for is Foreign Language Lesson, here I'm going to do a lesson five days a week and switching that language every week to a language of my choice.

So, for today and this week I'll be teaching Farsi, for anyone who doesn't know what Farsi is, it is the most primarily spoken language in Iran and the second most spoken language in the middle east. It is also called Persian, and has some bastardized variation in all the stan countries (especially Afghanistan and Tajikistan).

History and background aside, let's begin with Farsi greetings and goodbyes.
 * salaam is the word for hello.
 * This is the similar to Hebrew and other middle-eastern languages.
 * khodafez is how you say goodbye.
 * If I remember correctly, it literally means 'praise God.'

Now that that you know that, now we can begin with some complex stuff.
 * haal-e shomaa chetore is how you say how are you?
 * You can then reply to this by saying khoobe (good) or bad (bad)
 * If you want to be polite, you can say va shomaa?

Now you know how they feel, but how will they know who the hell you are?
 * naam-e man ... ast! where ... is your name means my name is ...
 * naam-e man Akrivus ast!
 * naam-e shomaa chist? is how you ask what is your name?

Since we got all that down, let's model a little conversation, feel free to reply in the comments in Farsi and ask questions. I hope you learned something new and if you need help or want to practice your new skills, don't be afraid to use the comments, khodafez! 
 * "Salaam refigh (friend), haal-e shomaa chetore?"
 * "Khoobe, va shomaa?"
 * "Man khoobe, merci! (I'm good, thank you!)"
 * "Khahesh mikonam! (You're welcome!)"
 * "Man bayad raftan bah bazaar (I have to go to the market), khodafez!"
 * "Khodafez!"