ساحل
sāhel
The Persian word for beach is ساحل (sāhel).
ساحل is a noun used to describe a sandy shore. You can create an adjective meaning coastal or seaside by adding the suffix -i to the noun to form ساحلی.
Meaning: sandy shore (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural form, beaches, you add the suffix -hā to the noun to get ساحل‌ها.
How do you pronounce it?
sāhel
Did you know?
- In Persian, ساحل describes the shore, but when people talk about 'going to the beach' for fun, they often use پلاژ from the French 'plage'.
- In poetic or classical Persian literature, the term ساحل is often used as a metaphor for the boundary between the 'real world' and the 'sea of emotion' or 'sea of life'.
- Persian has a separate word, کرانه, for a bank or shore, which is an indigenous Persian word unlike the borrowed ساحل.
Examples in context
- آیا این اتوبوس به ساحل می‌رود؟Does this bus go to the beach?This sentence shows how to ask if transport goes to the ساحل.Tatoeba #8973695 by Hassan66, translation #60676 by CK
- بچه ها در ساحل قلعه شنی ساختند.The children built a sand castle on the beach.This sentence uses ساحل to describe the location of an activity.Tatoeba #1020213 by mahdiye, translation #1010130 by allmarangie
- من یک خانه ساحلی ندارم.I don't have a beach house.This sentence uses ساحل as part of a compound phrase meaning beach house.Tatoeba #1558387 by AsliAbbasi, translation #1334615 by CK
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Example conversation
Sara and Amir are planning their weekend trip.
- سارا Saraبیا آخر هفته برویم ساحل.Biyā akhar-e hafte beravim sāhel.Let's go to the beach this weekend.
- امیر Amirفکر خوبیه، من عاشق ساحلم.Fekr-e khubie, man āshegh-e sāhelam.That's a great idea, I love the beach.
- سارا Saraکدام ساحل را ترجیح می‌دهی؟Kodām sāhel rā tarjih midahi?Which beach do you prefer?
- امیر Amirهر ساحلی که شلوغ نباشد.Har sāheli ke sholugh nabāshad.Any beach that isn't crowded.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
