Language/Iranian-persian/Pronunciation/Accents

Tehrani accent (Persian: لهجهٔ تهرانی‎) is a dialect of modern Persian language spoken in Tehran Province, and the most common colloquial variant of the modern Persian language.

Here are some of the main differences between Colloquial Tehrani Persian and Standard Iranian Persian:

Standard Iranian Persian	Colloquial Tehrani Persian	standard	colloquial
jegar	jigar	جگر	جیگر
khane	khone	خانه	خونه
shekar	shikar	شکر	شیکر
keshmesh	kishmish	کشکمش	کیشمیش
dane	done	دانه	دونه
aram	arom	آرام	آروم
dast	das	دست	دس
angusht	angush	انگشت	انگش
cheshm	chesh	چشم	چش
nan	non	نان	نون
gurusne	gushne	گرسنه	گشنه
belit	bilit	بلیت	بیلیت
khiyaban	khiyabon	خیابان	خیابون

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