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Persian language

If you want to talk to someone who speaks Persian, you need to learn the language. Persian is a language that is spoken mostly in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan.

Let's understand the Persian alphabet first. The Persian alphabet has 32 letters. Some of the letters look like English letters, but some of them look different. The letters are written from right to left, which is different from English.

Just like English, Persian has nouns and verbs. Nouns are words that name things, like "cat" or "house." Verbs are words that describe what something is doing, like "run" or "sleep." In Persian, the verbs come at the end of the sentence instead of in the middle.

Pronouns are also important in Persian. Pronouns are words like "I" or "you." In Persian, there are different pronouns for men and women, and different pronouns for informal and formal situations.

One interesting thing about Persian is that it has borrowed words from Arabic and other languages in the past. So you might see some words in Persian that look like words in Arabic.

Another thing to remember about Persian is that it has a special way of writing numbers. Instead of writing numbers the way we do in English, they have their own symbols for each number.

Overall, learning Persian takes practice and patience. But with time and effort, you'll be able to speak and write in this beautiful language.