Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
تعارفات روزمره?
Persian (Farsi) translation:
daily formalities
Added to glossary by
Edward Plaisance Jr
Jan 16, 2015 23:42
9 yrs ago
English term
United Kingdom
English- Dari , English Farsi
Native in: Dari
Works in: Dari to Spanish, Persian (Farsi) to Spanish, Dari to English, and 9 more.
تعارفات روزمره?
English to Persian (Farsi)
Social Sciences
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
Empresarial long -term ?
من اهل تعارفات روزمره نیستم
برگردان روان این جمله چه میشود ؟ ممنون
برگردان روان این جمله چه میشود ؟ ممنون
Proposed translations
(Persian (Farsi))
| 5 +1 | daily formalities |
Edward Plaisance Jr
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| 5 +1 | Everyday pleasantries |
Mehran Borzoufard
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| 5 | Daily ( routine) Taarof |
Shella (X)
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Change log
Jan 21, 2015 16:56: Edward Plaisance Jr Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
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daily formalities
You realize of course that we are just translating the words...we can't really translate the cultural context...these words are extremely culturally bound.
instead of formalities we can also use: courtesies/civilities/etiquette
instead of formalities we can also use: courtesies/civilities/etiquette
Peer comment(s):
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safura
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Younes Mostafaei
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thanks!
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Shella (X)
: Dear Edward Taarof has it's own place in dictionary, why do we need to translate it?...I prefer to say "I'm not used to routine (daily) Taarof" . What do you think?
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Well, I don't think it warrants a "disagree"...the translation is perfectly good. I don't find it in any dictionary. When you use "taarof" with someone for the first time, do they know what it means? Nobody here would know.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
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Mehran Borzoufard
Iran
Iran
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Iran
Corpus-based Translation
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Dari to English
Everyday pleasantries
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Daily ( routine) Taarof
Dear Edward, i don't like to be prejudiced but it's time to keep our cultural words as it is(by the way, sorry about warrants & I meant in Wikipedia not dictionary) . As you mentioned we can't translate cultural context so I prefer to keep it as it is.
Fresh example is the word "naan". We always translate the word Naan, but Indians didn't and people in the world know this word as a kind of Indian Bread. Those who don't get the word they can refer to Wikipedia & learn it. What do you think?
Fresh example is the word "naan". We always translate the word Naan, but Indians didn't and people in the world know this word as a kind of Indian Bread. Those who don't get the word they can refer to Wikipedia & learn it. What do you think?
Discussion
I always use "tah dig" when I am serving Iranian rice to friends. HOWEVER, I ALWAYS have to explain what it is.
If you want to use "taarof", please do so...but be ready to explain it all the time. Who knows?...one day everyone in the English speaking world may know about "taarof".
But for now, I think it better to translate it than to expect everyone to refer to Wikipedia.