Food and Drink
نان و پنیر
/ nân-o panir /
phrase · bread-and-cheese
Meaning
معنی۱
The classic Iranian breakfast is sangak or barbari bread torn by hand, white feta-style پنیر, fresh سبزی (mint, basil, tarragon), and hot چای. The phrase نان و پنیر also signals humility: "we don't have much, but you are welcome to share what we have." Offering it to a guest is a quiet act of hospitality, not poverty.
In a sentence
مثالصبحونه نون و پنیر میخوریم
sobhune nun-o panir mikhorim
we eat bread and cheese for breakfast
The company it keeps
همنشینهاYou rarely meet a word alone — here it is, at work beside others.
نان و پنیر و سبزی
nân-o panir-o sabzi
bread, cheese, and fresh herbs
نان و پنیر و گردو
nân-o panir-o gerdu
bread, cheese, and walnuts
نان و پنیر و چای
nân-o panir-o châi
bread, cheese, and tea
In its constellation
در پیوندNo word stands alone. Follow a thread to the words it lives beside — hover to read one, click to open it.
نان و پنیرnân-o panir
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