Farsi (Persian) is the primary and official language of Iran; however, a number of Iranians with backgrounds from neighbouring countries speak a second language such as Turkish or Arabic. The Farsi language itself has also been influenced by other languages and one can often find foreign words being used in conversation albeit Persianised. Just like many other countries local dialects also exist within Iran and are normally associated with people of a particular city e.g. the Qummi dialect spoken by people of Qum or the Isfahani dialect spoken by the people of Isfahan.
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