Buying Shoes
Essential phrases for asking about sizes, describing the fit, and discussing colors when shopping for shoes.
Key Phrases
سایز سی و هشت دارید؟
neutralsayz-e si-o-hasht darid?
Do you have size thirty-eight?
The English word "size" (sayz) is the most common way to refer to shoe sizes in Persian.
سی و هشت داری؟
casualsi-o-hasht dari?
Got a thirty-eight?
Use this only in informal settings like street markets with younger shopkeepers.
سایز بزرگتر دارید؟
neutralsayz-e bozorgtar darid?
Do you have a bigger size?
این کفش تنگ است.
neutralin kafsh tang e.
These shoes are tight.
خیلی گشاد است.
neutralkheyli goshad e.
It is very loose.
راحت نیست.
neutralrahat nist.
It's not comfortable.
رنگ مشکی دارید؟
neutralrang-e meshki darid?
Do you have the color black?
"Meshki" is the most natural, everyday word used for black clothing and shoes.
این را میخواهم.
neutralin ro mikham.
I want this.
ببخشید، قیمت این چقدر است؟
politebebakhshid, qeymat-e in cheghadr e?
Excuse me, how much is this?
A polite and complete sentence, useful in formal stores.
چنده؟
casualchand e?
How much?
The most common and natural everyday way to ask a price.