Exclamatory sentences in Persian grammar are used to express strong emotion or surprise. They often end with an exclamation mark and usually start with an interjection, that is a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion such as surprise, disgust, joy, excitement. Quite often, Persian exclamatory sentences use a special word order that differs from the normal sentence structure to emphasize and strengthen the expressed emotion.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct words to complete the exclamatory sentences in Persian Grammar.
1. “چقدر *خوشحال* (happy) هستم که به مدرسه برگشتم!”
2. “*وای* (wow)، این غذا چقدر خوشمزه است!”
3. “*فوق العاده* (amazing)، پدرم توانست یک تلفن همراه جدید بخرد!”
4. “*ای وای* (oh no)، ما ساعت را از دست دادیم!”
5. “امروز چقدر *سرد* (cold) است!”
Exercise 2: Complete the exclamatory sentences in Persian by filling in the following blanks with the appropriate words.
1. “*به سلامتی* (cheers)، به تو و به خانوادهات!”
2. “این هدیه چقدر *خوب* (good) است!”
3. “*نگران* (worry) نباش، همه چیز خوب خواهد شد.”
4. “چقدر *زیبا* (beautiful)، این گلها از کی اینجا هستند؟”
5. “*خوش آمدید* (welcome) به خانه ی جدیدتان!”