English to Persian Translator

A free English to Persian translator that reads the whole sentence before it writes Persian.

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What changes when you translate English to Persian

Translating English into Persian changes more than the words. Persian is written right to left in a modified Arabic script, has no grammatical gender at all, places verbs at the end, and links nouns with the ezāfe construction. Persian has genderless pronouns, one word covers he and she, and verbs come last, so translations into gendered languages must infer who is meant. A word-for-word tool gets the vocabulary right and these things wrong, which is why the translator above reads the whole sentence before it writes anything.

English and Persian: key differences

English and Persian diverge on the writing system, word order, formality, subject pronouns, and articles. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong Persian sentence.

Feature	English	Persian
Writing system	the Latin alphabet	the Perso-Arabic script, written right to left
Typical word order	subject–verb–object	subject–object–verb
Formality	no formal/informal distinction	informal and formal second person (تو / شما)
Subject pronouns	required	usually dropped
Articles	definite and indefinite	indefinite article only

English to Persian example sentences

Full sentences translated from English to Persian:

English	Persian
Please review the attached report by tomorrow.	لطفاً گزارش پیوست را تا فردا بررسی کنید. Formal email request · formal — The plural verb کنید gives one recipient respectful address, and را marks the specific report · Iranian Standard Persian; polite singular or plural addressee
I bought this book for my sister yesterday.	دیروز این کتاب را برای خواهرم خریدم. Everyday explanation of a purchase · neutral — را follows the specific direct object; separate final -م forms mark my on خواهرم and first-person agreement on خریدم · Iranian Standard Persian
The blue door of the old house is still open.	درِ آبیِ خانهٔ قدیمی هنوز باز است. Description of a place · neutral — A chain of ezāfe linkers places the adjectives and possessor after their head nouns · Iranian Standard Persian
Don't forget to turn off the lights.	فراموش نکنید چراغ‌ها را خاموش کنید. Instruction before leaving a room · formal — The polite negative imperative نکنید is followed by the compound verb خاموش کردن rather than a word-for-word rendering · Iranian Standard Persian; polite singular or plural addressee
Are you available this evening?	امشب وقت دارید؟ Checking someone's availability · neutral — The subject pronoun is naturally omitted because دارید identifies the polite or plural addressee · Iranian Standard Persian; polite singular or plural addressee
I miss you very much.	دلم خیلی برایتان تنگ شده است. Personal message to someone addressed respectfully · formal — The idiom literally describes the speaker's heart becoming tight and must not be translated from English word by word · Iranian Standard Persian; polite singular or plural addressee
If it rains, we will postpone the outing.	اگر باران ببارد، گردش را به تعویق می‌اندازیم. Discussing a weather-dependent plan · neutral — The conditional uses the subjunctive ببارد and a verb-final Persian clause order · Iranian Standard Persian

Common English to Persian phrases

Everyday expressions translated from English to Persian:

English	Persian (فارسی)
Hello	سلام (salām)
Good night	شب بخیر (shab bekheir)
Thank you	ممنون (mamnoon)
Please	لطفا (lotfan)
How are you?	حال شما چطور است؟ (hāl-e shomā chetor ast?)
What is your name?	اسم شما چیست؟ (esm-e shomā chist?)
I love you	دوستت دارم (dooset dāram)
Excuse me	ببخشید (bebakhshid)
Where is the bathroom?	دستشویی کجاست؟ (dastshuyi kojāst?)
Goodbye	خداحافظ (khodāhāfez)

About the Persian language

Persian (فارسی) is spoken by about 130 million people across Iran, Afghanistan (as Dari), and Tajikistan (as Tajik). It belongs to the Iranian (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Perso-Arabic script, written right to left.

Native name: فارسی
Speakers: 130 million
Language family: Iranian (Indo-European)
Writing system: the Perso-Arabic script, written right to left
Word order: subject–object–verb

English to Persian translation tips

English uses subject–verb–object word order, while Persian is subject–object–verb, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
English is written in the Latin alphabet, and Persian uses the Perso-Arabic script, written right to left, so the translator converts between writing systems for you.
This bundle uses contemporary Iranian Standard Persian. Afghan Dari and Tajik differ in pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling conventions and sometimes grammar, so request the intended variety rather than relabeling Iranian Persian output.
Persian normally places the verb at the end. The postposition را marks a specific direct object; adding it to every English object or omitting it from a clearly specific object can change naturalness or meaning.
Ezāfe links a noun to a following possessor or adjective. Its short vowel is often not visible after a consonant in ordinary writing, so preserve the relationship and head-first order even when no separate character appears.
Written formal Persian and everyday Iranian speech differ noticeably. Keep نیم‌فاصله (the zero-width non-joiner) in forms such as می‌اندازیم and چراغ‌ها, and do not replace right-to-left Persian script with transliteration.

English to Persian translation FAQ

How accurate is AI English to Persian translation?

The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so English to Persian results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.

How do you say hello in Persian?

Hello in Persian is سلام (salām). The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Persian expressions, such as ممنون (mamnoon) (thank you) and خداحافظ (khodāhāfez) (goodbye).

When should Persian use را after an English object?

Use را for a specific or definite direct object, such as this book or the report. Indefinite and nonspecific objects commonly appear without it, so English word order alone is not enough to decide.

Why can a Persian translation omit 'I' or 'you'?

Persian verb endings usually identify person and number. Keep an explicit pronoun when it resolves ambiguity or adds contrast, but do not insert one mechanically in every sentence.

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