As Much As Possible
To avoid extra baggage fees on a budget airline, you need to pack efficiently. To express doing something "as much as possible," use the phrase تا حد امکان (literally "up to the limit of possibility"). Place it directly before the adjective or adverb you want to modify.
| We must reduce our items as much as possible. | ما باید وسایل خود را تا حد امکان کم کنیم.mâ bâyad vasâyel-e khod râ tâ hadd-e emkân kam konim. |
| Travel as lightly as possible so you do not pay a fine. | تا حد امکان سبک سفر کنید تا جریمه ندهید.tâ hadd-e emkân sabok safar konid tâ jarime nadahid. |
Limits and Capacity
Describe physical volume or space using the word گنجایش (capacity).
| This budget airline has strict rules for hand luggage. | این هواپیمایی اقتصادی مقررات سختگیرانهای برای کیف دستی دارد.in havâpeymâyi eqtesâdi moqarrarât sakht-girâne-i barâye kif-e dasti dârad. |
| The capacity of this backpack is very limited. | گنجایش این کولهپشتی خیلی محدود است.gonjâyesh-e in kule-poshti kheyli mahdud ast. |
To the Extent Possible
Another common way to express maximum extent is تا جایی که ممکن است ("to the extent possible"). Like the previous expression, it sits directly before the adjective or adverb. In the past tense, this naturally becomes تا جایی که ممکن بود.
| I packed my travel bag as lightly as possible. | من ساک خود را تا جایی که ممکن بود سبک بستم.man sâk khod râ tâ jâyi ke momken bud sabok bastam. |
Minimums and Maximums
For numerical limits, use حداقل for "minimum" (or "at least") and حداکثر for "maximum."
| Choose your suitcase as small as possible; the maximum is half a meter. | چمدان خود را تا حد امکان کوچک انتخاب کنید؛ حداکثر نیم متر است.chamedâne khod râ tâ hadde emkân kuchak entekhâb konid; hadaksar nim metr ast. |
| You must take a minimum amount of clothes so you don't get fined. | باید حداقل لباس را ببرید تا جریمه نشوید.bâyad haddeaqal lebâs râ bebarid tâ jarime nashavid. |
Folding, Fitting, and Cramming
When packing, use تا کردن (to fold), جا دادن (to fit in), or چپاندن (to cram or stuff). Let's see them in action with our new expressions for maximum capacity.
| Fold your shirts as neatly as possible. | پیراهنهای خود را تا جایی که ممکن است منظم تا کنید.pirâhan-hâye khod râ tâ jâyi ke momken ast monazzam tâ konid. |
| I try to fit the clothes as tightly as possible. | سعی میکنم لباسها را تا حد امکان محکم جا دهم.sa'y mikonam lebâs-hâ râ tâ hadd-e emkân mohkam jâ daham. |
| I cram the clothes into the travel bag as much as possible. | من لباسها را تا حد امکان در کیف مسافرتی میچپانم.man lebâs-hâ râ tâ hadd-e emkân dar kif-e mosâferati mi-chapânam. |
