Introducing Yourself List

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معرفی کردن

I am John. man jān hastam

من جان هستم

My name is John. esm-e man jān ast.

اسم من جان است

What is your name? (formal) esm-e shomā chīst?

اسم شما چیست؟

What is your name? (colloquial) esm-e shomā chīye?

اسم شما چیه؟

Pleased to meet you. khoshvaqtam

خوشوقتم

How old are you? chand sāletone?

چند سالتونه؟

Where do you live? kojā zendegī mīkonīd?

کجا زندگی می کنید؟

Where do you go to school? kojā dars mīkonīd?

کجا درس می خوانید؟

What do you do for a living? che kār mīkonīd? shoγletān chīst?

چه کار می کنید؟ شغلتان چیست؟

college student dāneshjo

دانشجو

professor ostād

استاد

teacher moalem

معلم

doctor doktor

دکتر

engineer mohandes

مهندس

dentist dandānpezeshk

دندانپزشک

journalist roznāme negār

روزنامه نگار

pre-college student dānesh āmoz

دانش آموز

architect memār/ārshītekt

معمار/آرشیتکت

lawyer vakīl

وکیل

nurse parastar

پرستار

to live zendegī kardan

زندگی کردن

to introduce moarefī kardan

معرفی کردن

to count shomordan

شمردن