Persian to English examples

می‌خواهم انگلیسی را سریع یاد بگیرم.

→ I want to learn English quickly.

Persian puts the main verb 'بگیرم' (I learn) at the very end. English puts the verb 'want' second and 'learn' follows 'to' — a completely different sentence architecture.

سه سال است که دارم انگلیسی یاد می‌گیرم.

→ I have been studying English for three years.

Persian uses a present continuous with a time clause. English uses the present perfect continuous — the verb form itself carries the 'started in the past, continuing now' meaning.

آیا می‌توانید آرام‌تر صحبت کنید؟

→ Could you speak more slowly?

Persian uses 'آیا' to signal a yes-no question. English uses auxiliary verb inversion — 'could' moves to the front. Both create a question but through different means.

اگر بیشتر درس خوانده بودم، در امتحان قبول می‌شدم.

→ If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.

Persian uses the past perfect with 'اگر' for counterfactual conditions — similar in logic to the English third conditional, though the verb forms differ.

انگلیسی یک زبان بسیار مهم است.

→ English is a very important language.

Persian ends with 'است' (is). English puts 'is' between subject and description. The indefinite article 'a' before 'language' is required in English and has no Persian equivalent.