Miscellaneous Grammar Notes


 * The word شنبه (found in the days of the week) is pronounced شمبه.
 * The letters ث ,س and ص are all pronounced as 's'.
 * The letters ذ ,ز ,ض and ظ are all pronounced as 'z'.
 * The word نه is used when giving a negative answer to a negative question.
 * The word چرا is used when giving a positive answer to a negative question.
 * The two above rules apply regardless of whether you agree with the statement in question.
 * Use of the verb پرسیدن without an object automatically implies 'to him or her'.
 * The agreement of the subject with a verb in the plural is only obligatory when the subject is animate. Otherwise it is left to the speaker to use the verb in the singular or in the plural in Modern Persian.
 * .این درسها آسان نیست / نیستند : These lessons are not easy.