Making Small Talk

che khabar? hame chi ruberahe?

What's up? Is everything alright?

Very common among close friends or informal workplace peers.

salam, khubi? owza chetore?

Hi, are you well? How are things?

Standard greeting suitable for almost any everyday situation.

salam, vaghtetun bekheyr. haletun chetore?

Hello, good day to you. How are you?

Use with managers, clients, or older strangers.

hava kheyli garmtar az hafteye pish shode.

The weather has gotten much hotter than last week.

A safe, universal small-talk opener using the comparative.

akhare hafte barnamei dari?

Do you have any plans for the weekend?

baraye akhare hafte barnameye khasi rikhti?

Have you made any special plans for the weekend?

Uses the present perfect tense (ریختی).

mikham faghat esterahat konam, kheyli khasteam.

I just want to rest, I'm very tired.

shayad ba dustam berim birun, hanuz tasmim nagereftim.

We might go out with my friends, we haven't decided yet.

hagh dari, esterahat az hame chiz mohemtare.

Fair enough, rest is more important than anything.

'Hagh dari' literally means 'You have the right' and is the most natural way to validate someone's feelings.

kare khubi mikoni, akhare hafte bayad esterahat kard.

You're doing a good thing, one must rest on the weekend.

sare kar owza chetore? saret shulughe?

How are things at work? Are you busy?

prozhei ke rush kar mikardid chetor pish mire?

How is the project you were working on going?

Uses a relative clause, common in B1 office conversations.

rasti, shenidi ke modire jadid gharare biyad?

By the way, did you hear that a new manager is supposed to come?

felan miram be karam beresam, mibinamet.

I'm going to get to my work for now, see you.

az ham sohbati ba shoma khoshhal shodam, khodanegahdar.

I was happy talking with you, goodbye.