where are you from if your persian?
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Persian, predominant ethnic group of Iran (formerly known as Persia). Although of diverse ancestry, the Persian people are united by their language, Persian (Farsi), which belongs to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family.
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Iranians always called their country Iran (the literal meaning is “Land of the Aryans”). Persia was the name that the Greeks gave to the country during the Achaemenid empire, but the name “Persis” or “Persia” is not accurate because Persia is just one province of Iran among many.
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Languages. Although Persian (Farsi) is the predominant and official language of Iran, a number of languages and dialects from three language families—Indo-European, Altaic, and Afro-Asiatic—are spoken. Roughly three-fourths of Iranians speak one of the Indo-European languages.
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Ask Haleh shoma chetor ast? (حال شما چطور است؟) for "How are you?" After saying "hello," it's common in Persian cultures to ask after the other person's well-being. If the other person asks you first, you might reply Man khoobam (. من خوبم), which means "I'm doing well."
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The term Persia was used for centuries and originated from a region of southern Iran formerly known as Persis, alternatively as Pārs or Parsa, modern Fārs. The use of the name was gradually extended by the ancient Greeks and other peoples to apply to the whole Iranian plateau.
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"Where are you from" is more common (at least in U.S. English). In my opinion, this is the preferred option when meeting someone new. The difference is a bit more emphasis on the verb "to be/are" instead of the action of "coming/being from" somewhere as is common in other languages. The meaning is identical though.
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According to the CIA World Factbook, Afghan Persian or Dari (official) (Dari) was spoken by 77% (L1 + L2) (functions as the lingua franca), Pashto by 48%, Uzbek 11%, English 6%, Turkmen 3%, Urdu 3%, Pashayi 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, and Balochi 1% (2017 est).
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The name Cyrus is a boy's name of Persian origin meaning "sun".
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Het binnenland van Iran en steden als Shiraz, Yazd en Isfahan zijn prima te bezoeken. Ook de hoofdstad Teheran is veilig om naartoe te reizen. ... Kortom, Iran is een veilig land om naartoe te reizen en er is dus een positief reisadvies, zolang je de grensgebieden vermijdt.
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Persian traditional dishes are predominately herb and vegetable based with a little nit of meat (apart from main meat dishes!), while Arabic ones are rely mainly on meats. Also Persian dishes do not use hot-spices like chili or pepper - nor they use much oil - in contrast to Arabic, which are hot and oily.
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Persian Herbs, Sabzi Khordan. ... Sabzi comes from the Persian word sabz, which means green. In this way it is similar to the English expression “greens” which is used for leafy vegetables in salads.
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Persians speak Farsi/Western Persian. No Indian ethnic group speaks Farsi as their native tongue. That is one major difference. ... In appearance while there are overlaps between southern/central Persians and ethnic groups found in western and northern India, they overall look phenotypically different.
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No, they are completely different, and not even related. (Persian is Indo-European, like English, French and German; Arabic is Semitic, like Hebrew). They are written with the same alphabet, yes. English and Italian are written with the same alphabet; they are still very different languages.
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Los Angeles, California. Since 'Shahs of Sunset' is set in Los Angeles, due to the cast members living there, the show is almost entirely filmed in the city. Apart from everything that L.A. is all about, the city is also recognized for having the largest Persian population in any place outside Iran.
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Hunjan is a surname found among Punjabi Khokhars originating from Hunjan, Iran and who settled in the Potohar Plateau. ... Modern day descendants can trace their origin to Iranian and Indo-Aryan roots.
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Iran borders Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan. It shares maritime borders with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. With an area of 1,648,195 km², Iran is almost three times the size of France or somewhat smaller than the US state of Alaska.
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Iran is in both the Middle-East and Asia. The Middle-East isn't a separate continent from Asia, it's really just a region that ranges from North Africa to the Caucasus region in Eastern Europe, and Western Asia. Iran is part of the area in the Middle-East which is part of Western Asia.