2006-06-09 08:11:00 · 6 answers · asked by spoiled_sweets 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Salam,
That is 'hello' although it is derived from arabic and the original persian is 'dorud'.
Salam aqa - hello sir, to a man you don't know
sobh bekhyer - good morning
salam frechta jan - 'hello dear frechta' to a friend called frechta - jan is a term of endearment
PS. khoda hafez is 'goodbye'
PPS. I am learning Persian
2006-06-11 21:18:09 · answer #1 · answered by SLH 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nowadays, it's salam [first 'a' short (as in cat) and second one long 'a' (as in car)].
Even though generally used as a greeting and as hello in Persian, it is really a arabic word.
If you're looking for the true Persian word, it's "doroud". No longer really used in that sense in Persian.
2006-06-11 06:30:51 · answer #2 · answered by Kamran the Great © 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salam aleicom.
The person should respond:
Aleicom Salam.
2006-06-15 02:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by David C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salaam. you should pronounce it this way: /saela:m/
of course if you know phonetic alphabets...
2006-06-09 15:17:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
khouda hafiz
2006-06-10 05:38:56 · answer #5 · answered by alex a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'salam' is the word.
2006-06-09 16:43:54 · answer #6 · answered by sama 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋