طوری

What it means

طوری (turi) means in such a way, so that, or somehow. The base word طور (tur) came into Persian from Arabic طَوْر (tawr), meaning manner, mode, or way. Persian then added the suffix ی to make an adverb: طوری literally means “in a certain manner” or “in such a way.” In spoken Persian it is indispensable. The construction طوری که (turi ke) introduces a result or manner clause and translates roughly as “such that” or “in a way that.” The phrase هیچ طوری (hich turi) means “no way” or “there’s no way” and is extremely common in informal speech. The word belongs firmly to the colloquial register and appears constantly in conversation, text messages, and informal writing, though rarely in formal prose.

How to use it

• طوری حرف زد که همه خندیدن (turi harf zad ke hame khandidan) “He spoke in such a way that everyone laughed.”
• هیچ طوری نمی‌شه (hich turi nemishe) “There’s absolutely no way.”
• طوری نگاهم کرد که فهمیدم (turi negâham kard ke fahmidam) “He looked at me in a way that I understood.”
• یه طوری بگو که ناراحت نشه (ye turi begu ke nârâhat nashe) “Say it in a way that they don’t get upset.”

Cultural note

Persian is rich in manner adverbs built on nouns with the suffix ی, and طوری sits at the heart of this pattern. Learners who internalize طوری که unlock a powerful sentence connector that lets them express nuanced cause-and-result relationships in natural spoken Farsi. In everyday Tehran conversation, طوری often carries a slight dramatic flavour, implying that the manner described had a notable or unexpected outcome.

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab