اونقدر
اونقدر (unqadr) pairs Persian اون with Arabic-origin قدر to mean “that much” or “so.” It is A2-level colloquial speech, often used for emphasis or contrast in everyday conversation.
Glossary
چقدر
چقدر (cheqadr) combines Persian چه with Arabic-origin قدر, meaning “how much” or “how.” It expresses quantity or intensity in both questions and exclamations at A1 level.
بسیار
بسیار (besyâr) means “very” or “much” in formal Persian. One of the oldest native Persian intensifiers, it sounds literary and elevated compared to the everyday خیلی, and is common in poetry and formal prose.
خیلی زیاد
خیلی زیاد (kheyli ziâd) means “a great deal” or “very much” in everyday Persian. It combines two high-frequency words and is the go-to intensifier in neutral and colloquial speech at all levels.
نسبتاً
نسبتاً (nesbatan) means “relatively” or “fairly” in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic, it softens a description by signaling that something is true only in comparison to something else, not in absolute terms.
عملاً
عملاً (amalan) means “practically” or “in effect” in formal Persian. From Arabic عمل (work, deed), it signals that whatever is true in practice may differ from what is official or intended.
اساساً
اساساً (asasan) means “fundamentally” or “basically” in formal Persian. Borrowed from Arabic, it stresses the very foundation of a matter and often signals a stronger claim than اصولاً.
اصولاً
اصولاً (osulan) means “basically” or “in principle” in formal Persian. It is borrowed from Arabic and signals that something is true as a foundational rule, even if reality sometimes differs.
کلاً
کلاً (kollan) means “generally” or “entirely” in Persian. It is an Arabic loanword that has shifted toward a colloquial register, often used to dismiss or summarize something bluntly.
کامل
کامل (kamel) means “complete” or “full” in Persian. It is an Arabic loanword used as both an adjective and an informal adverb in spoken Persian across all registers.