A2Persian

At the Bakery & Deli

Use these phrases to buy bread, order sliced cheese or meats, and adjust amounts at a local Iranian bakery or deli.

Key Phrases

Voice
Ordering bread · 2 ways to say it

دو تا نون سنگک می‌خوام.

casual

do ta nun-e sangak mikham.

I want two Sangak breads.

Sangak is a popular traditional Iranian flatbread baked on pebbles.

لطفا دو تا نون بربری بدید.

polite

lotfan do ta nun-e barbari bedid.

Please give me two Barbari breads.

Barbari is a thick, airy flatbread.

Specifying an item · 2 ways to say it

اینو می‌خوام.

casual

in-o mikham.

I want this one.

از این یکی لطفا.

polite

az in yeki lotfan.

This one, please.

Ordering sliced items

دویست گرم پنیر می‌خوام.

neutral

devist garm panir mikham.

I want two hundred grams of cheese.

Adjusting amount · 2 ways to say it

یه کم بیشتر.

casual

ye kam bishtar.

A little more.

کمتر از این لطفا.

polite

kamtar az in lotfan.

Less than this, please.

Asking about items

این شیرینی‌ها تازه‌ست؟

neutral

in shirini-ha taze-st?

Are these pastries fresh?

Asking the price · 2 ways to say it

چقدر می‌شه؟

casual

cheghadr mishe?

How much does it come to?

A very common colloquial way to ask for the total price.

قیمت این چنده؟

neutral

gheymat-e in chand-e?

How much is the price of this?

Anything else

چیز دیگه‌ای می‌خواید؟

polite

chiz-e dige-i mikhayd?

Do you want anything else?

Commonly used by staff to see if your order is complete.

Finishing order

نه مرسی، همین.

casual

na mersi, hamin.

No thanks, just this.

Practice Dialogue

Customer
سلام. دو تا نون بربری می‌خوام.
salam. do ta nun-e barbari mikham.
Staff
چشم. خیلی تازه‌ست.
chashm. kheyli taze-st.
Customer
عالیه. دویست گرم هم پنیر بدید.
ali-e. devist garm ham panir bedid.
Staff
از این پنیر؟
az in panir?
Customer
نه، اون یکی لطفا.
na, un yeki lotfan.
Staff
اینقدر خوبه؟
inghadr khub-e?
Customer
یه کم کمتر لطفا.
ye kam kamtar lotfan.
Staff
بفرمایید. چیز دیگه‌ای می‌خواید؟
befarmayid. chiz-e dige-i mikhayd?
Customer
نه مرسی. چقدر می‌شه؟
na mersi. cheghadr mishe?
Staff
می‌شه صد هزار تومن.
mishe sad hezar toman.

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