Questions & Answers about بله، آن کیف خیلی سنگین است.
Since this lesson is about Yes/No questions, how do we ask the question this sentence answers?
You would say آن کیف خیلی سنگین است؟ with a rising tone at the end, or you could put the formal question word آیا at the very beginning: آیا آن کیف خیلی سنگین است؟ Both mean "Is that bag very heavy?"
Why does the verb است come at the very end of the sentence?
In Farsi, the verb almost always goes at the end of the sentence. While English says "is very heavy", the word order in Farsi is literally "very heavy is" (خیلی سنگین است).
In everyday spoken Farsi, how do people usually pronounce سنگین است?
In casual speech, the "is" verb است (ast) often shrinks to just a short "e" sound that attaches directly to the previous word. So, سنگین است (sangin ast) is usually pronounced "sangin-e".
Are there other common ways to say "Yes" besides بله?
Yes! While بله (bale) is polite and works perfectly in both formal writing and everyday speech, in casual spoken Farsi you will very often hear آره (âre), which is more like saying "yeah".