Even in the Middle East , Iran is different from Arab countries like Saudi Arabia or Egypt , many think it is the same culture , but Iran 🇮🇷 is Persian , the language is different from anything i've ever heard

*TOP TEN FACTS ABOUT PERSIA* • Persian is an ancient language that has been spoken for almost 3500 years. This makes it one of the *classical languages of antiquity* with unique poetry that still exist today. It has contributed numerous words to the vocabulary of the English language, like "paradise," "pyjama", "rice," "amazon," "rose," "saffron," "asparagus," "spinach," "shawl," and "pistachio." • Persian is a member of the *Indo-European language family.* It shares fundamental characteristics in terms of both grammar and vocabulary with its relatives like Latin, English, French, and Russian. Words like "baradar" for brother, "madar" for mother, "pedar" for padre in Spanish (father), "dokhtar" for daughter, "to" for tu in French (you), "andar" for inter, "do" for dos in Spanish (two), "zamin" for zemĕ in Croatian and zdmyla in Russian (earth), and even "shahr" for "skaan" in Old Norse (city), show the strong and old ties of this language family. This similarity in language is due to the *Yamnaya culture,* which is believed to be the precursor to the *Proto-Indo-European expansion* that originated from the steppes of Central Asia where Iranian peoples come from. This suggests that the customs and practices of Indo-European peoples across both Europe and Asia are rooted in the Yamnaya culture. • Iran possesses a versatile array of natural attractions. This includes *grandiose mountains, verdant forests, panoramic landscapes, sunny coastlines, and abundant natural resources,* like minerals and metals. It is known for producing an abundance of pistachios, pomegranates, berries, saffron, and turquoise. The Persian turquoise boasts unique shades of blue that sets it apart from other varieties. The Iranian Caspian Horse belongs to the first domesticated equine species. Iranians have a *long history of horsemanship and equestrian sports.* Persian games like Chowgan date back to ancient times. Iran is known as the birthplace of horse riding and the earliest practitioners of this art have been Iranian peoples. The influence of Persian horsemanship can be seen in many modern equestrian sports like Polo, which has gained worldwide popularity. • Persians were trailblazers in wearing *trousers and footwear.* This distinguishes them from the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans who wore gowns and cloaks. The traditional Persian dress is specifically crafted to endure Iran's chilly weather and showcases the ancient Iranian culture's practicality and ingenuity. • Iran's native and ancient name means *"Land of Aryans,"* and it has been in use for over 2500 years. The name "Persia" was used by Greeks to describe Iran. • The *Persian/Iranian World* is an ancient name for a region that spans from the Plateau of Iran to the Caucasus and Central Asia. This region houses Iranian customs, languages and peoples. Persian architecture reflects ancient philosophical, mathematical, and mystical themes. The ancient shades of turquoise are revered in Persian culture and depict the link between the earth and the unknown spiritual world. The *contributions of Persian scholars and poets* like Avicena, Rhasis, Biruni, Farabi, Khwarazmi, after whom the word "algorithm" is named, Ferdowsi, Khayyam, Saadi, Hafez, and Rumi, to the fields of philosophy, literature, art, musical theory, chemistry, mathematics, astronomy, and metaphysics, have bestowed the world with a wealth of Persian knowledge and wisdom. • Persian cuisine is known for its ancient and unique gastronomic heritage. It *blends sweet and sour flavors* together and features fragrant and fluffy rice. Saffron and pistachios are conspicuously used in Persian cuisine and impart a rare flavor. This cuisine is also notable for its sour notes, which can be overpowering to those unfamiliar with it. The Iranian palate is accustomed to this sourness and sweetness and can even enjoy the tartness of limes on their own. • Persian decorative arts and crafts have deep historical roots. Iranian artisans are known for their skillful designs, brilliant colors, and remarkable craftsmanship. This is reflected in various mediums like carpet weaving, painting, calligraphy, pottery, and metalwork. Persian paintings are acclaimed for their precuse embellishments and lively tones. These *Persian styles have had a major impact on the world* and inspired and influenced artists and designers across different cultures and periods. Persian art has been a main source of inspiration for European artists during the Renaissance period. • The tradition of weaving carpets was invented in ancient Persia, when Iranian nomadic peoples used simple weaves of fabric to stay warm on cold and damp grounds. Over time, this basic need evolved into a sophisticated art form that produced the visually most beautiful patterns. *Persian carpets are praised for their beauty* and have been highly valued by royality, nobility, and collectors across the ages. Persian culture holds rugs as prized possessions that carry deep sentimental and cultural meaning. Today, Persian rugs are highly prized and sought-after decorative items around the world. Iran remains the center of carpet waving with unique and ancient styles. • Persian culture has inspired and influenced people worldwide. This includes minds like Voltaire, Montesquieu, Nietzsche, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander, who is believed to be the first admirer of Persian culture in the West. The enduring legacy of Persian culture is evident in its profound influence on the world and attests to its magnificence and endearing qualities!

I'm from Tehran and I understood less than 5% of all the Arabic words I heard in this video. I think Farzan did really well in school unlike me 😂

Persian is such a perfect and ear warming language

Persian is such a sweet language♡♡

This is like sitting an American, Australian, British and a German and talk about how much they understand each other 😂 hint: one of them speaks a different language

You should compare Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan accents as they all speak Persian. Persian and Arabic are from different language families.

Persian language is so ancient and rich you can feel it by hearing

Morocco is not middle east.. it is North Africa and we are proud being Arabs and Africans and Amazigh❤ we have different amazing cultures and we have about 7 dialects even locals sometimes can't understand each others! lol Morocco is full of different people and food and clothes and weather and natures... I'm proud Moroccan!

As a Moroccan, I like to hear Farsi. I remember a scene of a young child actor who was reviewing his lessons and then started singing. I liked the tone of the words. I find in them a beautiful melody, the words seem to be something from the past.

Our languages ​​are not the same, but we are all human and respect each other, from Iran ❤

As a persian i truly liked it when he said" Dorod " as "hello" instead of " salam"

I have many Persian friends, such nice people, they sound very nice when they speak, i love Persian Food😂

As a native Persian speaker, I got really surprised to see comparing Farsi and Arabic once and for all so people could feel the difference between the two languages and stop misunderstanding Persian and Arabic or considering it as one of the various Arabic accents! Thank you, guys, so much for this fun-informative video 👍👌❤️

I think Persian is a beautiful and fascinating language. It has a rich history and culture, and it is spoken by millions of people around the world. I am particularly interested in the Persian literature, which is one of the oldest and most sophisticated in the world. Here are some of the things I like about Persian: The sound of the language is very melodic and pleasing to the ear. The vocabulary is rich and expressive, with many words that have no equivalent in other languages. The grammar is relatively simple, making it relatively easy to learn. The writing system is based on the Arabic script, but it has its own unique features. Overall, I think Persian is a beautiful and interesting language that is worth learning. If you are interested in learning a new language, I would definitely recommend Persian. Here are some of the benefits of learning Persian: It can help you connect with people from Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and other countries where Persian is spoken. It can give you access to a rich and diverse culture. It can help you learn about the history of the Middle East. It can improve your understanding of other Indo-European languages. If you are interested in learning Persian, there are many resources available to help you. You can find textbooks, online courses, and even language partners. I would recommend starting with a basic textbook to learn the basics of the language. Once you have a good foundation, you can start practicing with other resources.

I'm Egyptian I've understood the Saudi I've found Persian to be so beautiful ❤ It's hard to understand Moroccan dialect 😅

As an Iranian I should clarify we learn Arbic in school but not as our main language it has more simularities like a side-lamguage and for that reason many Iranians can understand Arabic rather than speaking it . The second reason we understand Arabic it's becuase we share the same religion with Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia or Qatar etc. Great video guys ، keep the massively well-done work up .

Farzan was polite and kind, and I found a certain peace in his face!

Very interesting video. I am Brazilian and I totally understand what it feels like when people don't know which language is spoken in your country lol. Just like many people think Arabic is the language of Iran, many also think we Brazilians speak Spanish when our language is actually Portuguese (which, interestingly enough, are two very similar languages in writing too but totally different when spoken).

my city has a very large Moroccan immigrant community, and so a large proportion of my friends are Moroccan.... I'm always asking questions about the dialects, because language fascinates me and they are born polyglots. Of course all speak darija (the Moroccan dialect), all of them have learned English living here in the U.S., all are familiar with French (with many being fluent, some rusty), some speaking Spanish (a few fluent, but most rusty/minor), all can understand and typically speak fusha/classical arabic, but they also adopt other dialects. We have several Saudi friends, and of course I would hear my friends speak to them easily, so I asked them what language they speak to them in ("in fusha, since you both know it?") and he said "oh I just use a Saudi dialect" 🤯 The range is incredible. The hilarious part is that I am on a journey to learn Arabic so that I can converse with Arabic speakers, but I have become extremely familiar with Moroccan darija, so the only "arabic" I know is the dialect that no one else can understand 🤣 I don't think I will ever stop saying "bzaff" even when I learn other dialects properly. When Kenza said "w.... ah, aandi bzaff dial hobbies" I laughed so hard. That language and country will always be close to my heart. And I have one Saudi friend who speaks only a little English, so sometimes the two of us (him Saudi, me British-American) speak to each other in our broken Moroccan darija that we learned from exposure through our friends, just to level the playing field (down to "wili wili wili" 🤣) I love language because of these unique connections... not just because it allows you to communicate with more people, but because of the genuine affection and curiosity it inspires in people whose languages and cultures have overlap, such as displayed in this video and such as I've seen first-hand among my friends. We sometimes we call our smoke breaks "the united nations" because of how many countries we represent. It is one of the most playful and natural forms of cultural exchange, in my opinion, and it really instills a deep respect in the language skills of humankind.

In Iran,we have various languages,such as Turkish,Kurdish,BalochiTaleshi,Gilaki,Luri,Arabic,Farsi,etc But the official and administrative language that is taught in schools is Farsi

Wow, I used to work in a facility in the summer of 1986 and there were only Iranian immigrants there. I learned some frases. I understood when he presented himself. I never thought I would remember that after almost 40years. I am Norwegian btw.

as moroccan it's so funny to see their reactions especially when she talked abt her hobbies cuz she mixed french and english words within the sentences😂

I'm really happy that there's an Iranian man and he speaks Persian, other people all over the world can get to know it, so thank you very much I also would like to mention that he speaks formal

I understood the arabic from Egypt and Saudi Arabia, a little bit of Morocco but nothing in Persian. I really loved the video.❤

I am French, I was listening to the video in the background and so when the Moroccan girl talked about her hobbies and started with "le week-end normalement..." I thought I was suddenly understanding arabic at first :')

thank you all for being such open-minded and tactful young people!

I'm Tajik and I live in an Arab country, It's exciting to understand and speak both Arabic and Farsi with all its dialects.

I learned a lot about Morocco in the World Cup, an incredible campaign in the Cup, I thought they only spoke Arabic and in the Cup I heard fans on TV speaking in French in the France x Morocco game, I was impressed

The Egyptian man is very quiet and polite mashallah

These 4 were all so nice! I enjoyed watching this one

Kenza is so sweet and I love the way she expresses herself ❤

I am Arab and i understood every Arabic dialect even Moroccan (i mean i a speak French also) and i understood some words in Persian Persian is my favorite language in the world

proud to be moroccan , amazing video❤ so much love for kenza , you so pretty , you look wonderful ❤

Im from the Gulf and I have strong Persian roots and also an Egyptian mother. It's a shame I didn't learn Farsi from my grandfather before he passed away, such a beautiful and smooth langauge.

Very nice and informative video! The expressions on Karim's face when the Moroccan girl spoke are priceless! 😂 (He also has such a lovely smile!). Now I want to learn farsi! (I already speak Arabic)

Farsi is the Finnish of the Middle East haha. I remember the Nordic video where the Norwegian, Swede, and Dane understood each other but no one understood the Finn. Same thing here. Also the Moroccan dialect is the Chile Spanish of Arabic it seems!

This has been a really interesting video. Thanks World friends!

Marhaban! Brazilian here begining to learn Arabic and I already love it.

Good job latifa you are the best one 🇸🇦♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🎖

I can understand Moroccan perfectly...the problem is that they only speak fast... love you from Kuwait ❤

I'm watching World Friends for 7-8 months and I was wondering when you'll do arabic and farsi languages. Okay, I knew it will be hard to find people from Middle Eastern Countries in South Korea but you did it. Good Job and very very very interesting video.

Egyptian dialect is the most understandable among Arabs due to the shows movies and sitcoms a lot of us used to watch growing up, the only con with that is that you find it difficult understanding other Arabic dialects

The Egyptian guy is cute like every video 😍

The egyptian accent is the famoust because the Egyptian movies and drama and the Egyptian music ❤😂

great videoooo!!! I loved it!

For the people here who don't know, _Farsi (or "Persian" - the main language of Iran) is an Indo-European_ language, which means it is related to English, Russian, French, Greek, Armenian, Hindi, and so on, and so on. _Arabic, on the other hand, is a Semitic language_ and is related to Hebrew, Amharic and Aramaic. You find plenty of words in Persian that are similar to words in all the other Indo-European languages I mentioned, and there are also many structural similarities. Just take a look at the vocabulary for family members or numbers in Persian, then compare it to Arabic and you will see what I mean. Here are a couple examples: - Daughter in Farsi is _dokhtar_ - Father is _pedar_ - Mother is _madar_ - Brother is _baradar_ - And, not a family word but still interesting, the word for "bad" in Farsi is identical to English, even being pronounced the same: _bad_ If you happen to speak more than one Indo-European language, you're bound to notice even more similarities. Putting him in this group is absurd, it would have made more sense to put him in a group with a Greek speaker, a Hindu speaker, a Russian-speaker and an Armenian-speaker...

Thank you for this video! Slavic episode please. :)

this crew is so chill and playful

For me as an Iranian, Egyptian language is very pleasant to listen.❤

Whenever a Moroccan girl or Egyptian boy talks, I find myself smiling happily. They have very good energy❤❤❤❤

I'm gonna say something totally random, but the guy from Egypt could play Aladdin in a movie. Cute!😅Great video guys!

i wanna learn farsi so bad its so interesting

I LOVEEEEE THIS VIDEOO soo much I am iranian and that was great video and everyone look fun to be friends with :DD

I speak French and Persian, so it was easier for me to understand the Moroccan dialect, between the 3 arabic dialects 😆also I have many moroccan friends and I travelled to Morocco :)

Loved it. You guys are just awesome. Greetings from Brazil.

An Iranian will understand some Arabic because he studied Arabic in school. On the other hand, Arabs will not understand an Iranian, because Persian (Farsi) and Arabic are two completely different languages. The Persian language is a language from the Iranian group of Indo-European languages (Iranians are Indo-Europeans) and has nothing to do with the Arabic language. Arabic is a language belonging to the group of Semitic languages. The Persian language (Farsi) is more similar to European languages than to Arabic.

As a Persian individual, I am fluent in five diverse languages-Persian, English, French, Danish, and German-and possess a grasp of several others. Persian is an indo-euorpaen language, meanwhile Arabic is a semitic language. The sounds, grammar, syntaxes, and structure of these languages are completely different. But each language across the globe possesses its unique beauty. Arabic too, possess a captivating allure. Immerse yourself in the melodic voices of Arabic singers, who adeptly navigate the intricacies of the language and the art of vocal expression. Alternatively, indulge in the rhythmic charm of Arabic poetry recitation. These artistic expressions unveil a sublime tapestry of refinement and delicacy woven into the Arabic language, creating a truly enchanting experience.

I miss them putting Egypt in videos I'm from Egypt but I really would like to have it in at least 1 or 2 new videos lmao

Okay, but can we talk about how handsome the Egyptian guy is? 😭✨❤️‍🔥

I think in majority of the Islamic world, people learn Arabic just enough to be able to read and understand the Quran, even if Arabic is not spoken in those places. Even here in India, there is obviously no formal education in Arabic, but some of my Muslim friends learned (probably from their parents or their local maulvis) some Arabic for religious purposes.

It's so fun to watch this while you understand everything they all say

Maybe in the future videos, you guys can invite someone from Lebanon to make videos with the Arabic speakers group. Also, you guys can invite people who speak Tajik, Pashto, Dari, Tat, Kurdish, Ossetian to make videos with the Iranian guy.

Egypt accent is beautiful and melodic, ohh😍

انا كعربية مهتمة جدا باللغة الفارسية والأدب الفارسي الرائع..❤❤❤❤❤

Nice, but their voices were so muffled and the background music too loud. Please consider turning down or off the music and boosting the voices instead. Thanks

Wow ! It is interesting to know more about the dialect of others, and I understand the Saudi dialect but the Moroccan dialect is just difficult and takes a lot to understand, but I still love all dialects😂❤ Your friend from Egypt 🇪🇬 ✨

I am Arab and I really liked the video. I understood all the Arabic dialects being spoken here, like Egyptian (since I am Egyptian) and Saudi but Morrocoan was a little challenging for me since they tend to mix French and Amazighi words and they speak so fast 😅. As for Farsi, I understood only the words that come from Arabic but it sounds like a beautiful language. Greeting to all MENA people from Egypt 🇪🇬 🇸🇦 🇲🇦 🇮🇷

Güzel bir etkileşim tanıtımı olmuş 👍. Farsça bilmiyorum ama seviyorum 😂

حبيت الفيديو❤❤

I had so much fun Latifa happy to see u there

Latifa we love you 🇸🇦❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Always love these videos 😁 but since when is Morocco Middle Eastern 😅😂

Can you guys lower the music a little? Amazing video btw!

As Arab Person from Yemen, I love Morocco accent because it is so passionate and has the Amazigh, Arabic, and french mix 🤩

The Egyptian boy is kind, polite and refined, I am proud to be Egyptian. One day Egypt will shine again.🇪🇬🇪🇬

It’s amazing 😂😂I’m really love this group ❤

Love this show.

Love to our Arab neighbors from Iran❤

Great video, so good to see young people from countries that have very strong national identities , cooperating and getting on so well together , it gives you hope for relations between those countries .Thanks World Friends for bringing them together .

This session was very interesting. I love Arab Countries and Iran too. In Spanish we have a lot of words that comes from Arabic: Guitarra, Alcancía, Alfombra, etc. 🇲🇽

Persians and Arabs, now I know they are different. Thanks for the video!

So cool and perfectly guys 👍👍😍😍 thanks

لطيفة مره مثقفه ماشاءالله وذكيه she kept catching words from the farsi language and she speaks english very well

التعليقات عبارة عن وسامة و حب ف الراجل المصري و نفتخر بيكي لطيفه 😂😂😂 استمرو استمرو

I'm a Moroccan and I guess my upbringing translated into my driving style too. I'm not a dangerous driver as Australia where I live is very strict with driving offences which I have nothing off. My great Granma that died when I was 11 back then's name was also Kenza! May she rest in peace. 🥲

For the Moroccan lady , i think the reason why they couldn't really understand her in the second sentence is because she literally used a french word that made them confused and not focused anymore, and actually there's a translation to that french word in Moroccan language....

Latifa We love you and proud of you🇸🇦❤️❤️❤️❤️.

I was most interested in evolution of the language as related to space and time. In other words, Farsi (Persian) is a very ancient language and the Persians once ruled much of the Middle East. I assume the native languages of the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula were influenced and modified by that. Then, of course, after the 8th century when Arab armies conquered much of the Middle East and later North Africa, they spread their language as I had developed. But as someone in the video mentioned, by the time that language reached Morocco (and eventually Spain), it had to contend with local latin languages (including Latin itself and early Spanish) and certainly would have adopted certain words or phrases. I would expect Farsi to be most different from Moroccan Arabic and Egyptian Arabic to be closest to Saudi Arabic.

could you guys do the south pacific countries?? 🇼🇸 Samoan, 🇹🇴 Tongan, 🇹🇻 Tuvalu, 🇳🇺 Niue, 🇹🇰 Tokelau, 🇨🇰 Cook Islands, Tahiti

As saudis we don’t say “Andi” عندي we say “Omree” عمري when talking about age 3:10

Get a German speaker along with an Arabic and Morroccan and throw a Gaelic speaker in that would be interesting.

We Moroccans it's easy for us to understand and speak other Arabic dialect , but what I noticed that the Moroccan girl when it comes to " hobbies" she could speak Arabic instead of entering some french words such as " sports, picnic, la natation, caffes... " But she she do it in purpose to show that why other Arab countries can't understand us because we always mixed Arabic with french but not all of Moroccans of course... For example if I were her I would say : كيعجبني نقرا كتاب ، كيعبجني نمشي نخيم ، كنشرب قهوة ، كتعجبني الرياضة ... And yeah this is also Moroccan Arabic.

The Egyptian guy looks like the actor from Aladdin (Mena Massoud)

By the way, "Hala" is short for "Ahlan" or "Ahlan wa sahlan" which is part of an old Arabic poetry that says "Halalta ahlan wa nazalta sahlan" that ancient Arabs used to welcome their guests with, and it roughly translates to "You've come to your family, and you've reached a spacious plain". And what makes it even more poetic is that " Hala " or "Halla" is an already existing word in Arabic. It's a verb that means "For the new moon to appear" which makes the greeting phrase here work as a pun with two meanings, the first is "You've come to your family", and the other is "He has appeared from afar like a new moon appearing in the sky". And, yes, we have a verb for when the new moon appears in the sky. It's Arabic 😁

Latifa is so cute😭😭 nice video 🎉❤

Farsi is a different language. I mean Urdu has Farsi, Sanskrit, and Arabic. I have always seen Farsi and Arabic as different languages. A lot of people in Pakistan also read Arabic but don't understand it. There are many words that people can understand in South Asia (Urdu and Hindi). But that region has been othered a lot. Many people were surprised to know the script Urdu used is like Arabic or Farsi with extra alphabets- even though we speak it like everyday Hindi. Also, the moroccon girl had a tinge of French when she was speaking too. That's why I dont understand why you would group everyone together here lol. Might as well add more nationalities to it. Just saying.

Without knowing aynthing about them, I knew and had a strong feeling that the Moroccan had something to do with Korea because of her skincare, love it! They all are so interesting! 🥰

I've always known Persian and Arabic are totally different languages, just like Turkish and Kurdish are different languages too. You can pretty much say people from Arab peninsula plus Egypt and Sudan can easily understand each other because it's rather "standard Arabic". But beyond that are not, like Libyan, Tunisian, Algerian and Moroccan, though they can easily understand standard Arabic (people from Arab peninsula), not vice versa.

Latifa is so smart at catching words She founds some similarities between Turkish and Farsi impressive❤