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Colloquial vs Formal Persian

Spoken Tehrani reductions

Spoken Persian changes some sounds

ān → un (Tehrani), and endings contract.

📊 Written vs spoken
Written Spoken Meaning
است ast ـه -e is
می‌روم miravam می‌رم miram I go
را rā رو -o object marker
آنها ānhā اونا una they
💬 Examples
نان → نون
nān → nun
bread (written → spoken)
📝 ān → un in speech
می‌روم → می‌رم
miravam → miram
I go (written → spoken)
📝 Verb endings contract
The object marker را becomes -o in speech

Often shortened.

💬 Examples
کتاب رو خوندم
ketāb-o xundam
I read the book (spoken)
📝 را → -o (colloquial)
اونو دیدم
uno didam
I saw him (spoken)
📝 Spoken object marking
The copula است often becomes -e

A spoken reduction.

💬 Examples
خوبه
xub-e
(it's) good (spoken)
📝 خوب است → خوبه
کجاست؟ → کجاس؟
kojāst → kojās
where is it?
📝 Colloquial reduction