باز
باز (bâz) means “again” in colloquial speech and “open” as an adjective. A native Persian word, it is one of the most versatile and frequently heard items in everyday spoken Farsi.
Glossary
دوباره
دوباره (dobâre) means “again.” A native Persian compound built from “do” (two) and “bare” (time), it is one of the earliest words learners acquire and works across all registers.
هنوز
هنوز (hanuz) means “still” or “yet.” One of the most common Persian adverbs, it is a native Iranian word with deep roots in Middle Persian and classical Farsi poetry.
قطعاً
قطعاً (qatan) means “definitely” or “absolutely.” From Arabic, it is one of the most common emphatic adverbs in Persian, used in both formal writing and everyday spoken conversation.
مطمئناً
مطمئناً (motmaennan) means “certainly” or “surely.” Borrowed from Arabic, it expresses confident reassurance and appears in formal writing, official statements, and careful speech.
حقیقتاً
حقیقتاً (haqiqatan) means “truly” or “in truth.” It comes from Arabic and is used in formal writing and speeches to assert that something is genuinely the case.
واقعاً
واقعاً (vâqean) is an A2 Arabic-origin adverb meaning “really” or “truly.” From the Arabic participle واقع with the tanwin suffix, it serves as an emphatic intensifier across all registers of spoken Persian.
ظاهراً
ظاهراً (zâheran) is a B1 Arabic-origin adverb meaning “apparently” or “seemingly.” From the Arabic active participle ظاهر plus the tanwin suffix, it signals that information comes from outward appearance rather than certainty.
شاید هم
شاید هم (shâyad ham) is a colloquial B1 Persian discourse marker meaning “maybe even” or “or perhaps.” Both components are native Persian, used to add a tentative afterthought or an additional possibility.
احتمالاً
احتمالاً (ehtemâlan) is a B1 Arabic-origin adverb meaning “probably.” Formed from Arabic احتمال with the tanwin adverbial suffix, it hedges statements in both formal and everyday Persian speech.