How to Use Farsi in a Sentence

Farsi

noun

• The man spoke over his shoulder, presumably in Farsi, and turned back to us.
  — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• Police said the hostage taker spoke a mixture of Farsi and English.
  — Kate Brady, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
• Conceived amid the bombs in Kabul, I was born and raised until age 7 in Fremont, and taught that my mother tongue, Farsi, was a foreign language.
  — Various Staff Writers, Special Correspondents, and Special Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
• In German, French, Italian and fake Farsi with subtitles.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
• Many of the weavers are women, with the skills needed for the Farsi weaving style passed down from generation to generation, using materials like vine leaves and the skins of pomegranate fruit and walnuts to make the dyes for their threads.
  — Mehdi Fattahi, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
• Borrero went into Farsi’s ankle with a two-foot tackle, Penso issuing a caution then a second yellow for dissent.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2023
• Sitting shoulder to shoulder, muttering curses in Farsi and Pashto, our engineers had each drunk six cups of tea in less than ten minutes, hoarding an entire thermos for themselves.
  — Jamil Jan Kochai, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
• Just a few weeks ago, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard’s naval commander insisted that every ship passing through the region seek permission for its route by speaking in Farsi or face attack.
  — Jamsheed K. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 20 July 2023
• Girls, as well as male guest workers from Central Asia—often recruited based on familiarity with Farsi spoken in Iran—also may have their passports confiscated on arrival to discourage quitting.
  — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024