ناهار
nahar
The Persian word for lunch is ناهار (nahar).
ناهار refers to the meal eaten around midday. To express the action of eating lunch, the standard verb phrase is ناهار خوردن. If you wish to refer specifically to the actual food served during this meal, you can use the phrase غذای ناهار.
Meaning: meal around midday (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of ناهار is ناهارها, though speakers often use the singular form even when referring to multiple instances of the meal. The phrase غذای ناهار can be used to specify the lunch food itself.
How do you pronounce it?
nahar
Did you know?
- The word ناهار may be built from the prefix ناـ, meaning 'non' or 'un', and آهار, meaning 'food' or 'stew'.
Examples in context
- من هیچ وقت قبل از ناهار آبجو ننوشیدم.I never drink beer before lunch.This sentence shows the use of ناهار in the context of when one drinks beer.Tatoeba #8999927 by Hassan66, translation #4134972 by CK
- بریم ناهار بخوریم؟Shall we go and have lunch?This sentence is useful for suggesting going to eat lunch using ناهار.Tatoeba #12538322 by KKKK, translation #12538312 by sundown
- تو روی این مسئله تمام صبح فکر کرده ای. استراحتی کن و ناهار بخور.You have been thinking about this problem the whole morning. Take a break. Go eat lunch.This sentence uses ناهار when suggesting someone take a break to eat.Tatoeba #848156 by mahdiye, translation #2192 by Zifre
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Example conversation
Zahra and Reza are talking at the office.
- زهرا Zahraرضا، ناهار چی داری؟Reza, nahar chi dari?Reza, what do you have for lunch?
- رضا Rezaمن ساندویچ آوردم. تو چی؟Man sandwich avordam. To chi?I brought a sandwich. How about you?
- زهرا Zahraمن ناهار نپختم، بریم بیرون بخوریم؟Man nahar napakhtam, berim birun bokhorim?I didn't cook lunch, shall we go out to eat?
- رضا Rezaباشه، من هم موافقم.Bashe, man ham movafegham.Okay, I agree too.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ناهار, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
