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150 everyday Persian words with transliteration and English, grouped by topic. Free for everyone.
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greetings & phrases
salām
hello
سلام
khodāhāfez
goodbye
خداحافظ
fe’lan
bye for now; for now
فعلاً
chetori?
how are you? (informal)
چطوری؟
chetorin?
how are you? (polite/plural)
چطورین؟
khubam
I’m well
خوبم
mersi
thank you
مرسی
mamnun
thank you; grateful
ممنون
motshakeram
thank you (formal)
متشکرم
bebakhshid
excuse me; sorry
ببخشید
lotfan
please
لطفاً
befarmāyid
please (go ahead / help yourself / come in)
بفرمایید
khāhesh mikonam
you’re welcome; please
خواهش می‌کنم
bale
yes (polite)
بله
āre
yeah
آره
na
no
نه
shāyad
maybe
شاید
esmet chiye?
what’s your name? (informal)
اسمت چیه؟
che khabar?
what’s new?
چه خبر؟
people & family
man
I, me
من
to
you (informal)
تو
shomā
you (polite/plural)
شما
u
he, she
او
mā
we
ما
ānhā / unā
they
آن‌ها / اونا
esm
name
اسم
pedar / bābā
father / dad
پدر / بابا
mādar / māmān
mother / mum
مادر / مامان
barādar
brother
برادر
khāhar
sister
خواهر
pesar
son; boy
پسر
dokhtar
daughter; girl
دختر
khānevāde
family
خانواده
dust
friend
دوست
food & drink
nān / nun
bread
نان / نون
āb
water
آب
chāy
tea
چای
ghahve
coffee
قهوه
berenj
rice (uncooked)
برنج
polo
cooked rice dish
پلو
kabāb
kebab
کباب
goosht
meat
گوشت
morgh
chicken
مرغ
māhi
fish
ماهی
sabzi
herbs; vegetables
سبزی
mive
fruit
میوه
anār
pomegranate
انار
hendune
watermelon
هندوانه
shirini
pastries, sweets
شیرینی
ghazā
food; meal
غذا
sobhāne
breakfast
صبحانه
nāhār
lunch
ناهار
shām
dinner
شام
khoshmaze
delicious
خوشمزه
describing words
khub
good
خوب
bad
bad
بد
bozorg
big
بزرگ
kuchik
small
کوچک / کوچیک
garm
warm, hot
گرم
sard
cold
سرد
gerun
expensive
گران / گرون
arzun
cheap
ارزان / ارزون
ziyād
a lot, many
زیاد
kam
few, little
کم
khaste
tired
خسته
khoshhāl
happy
خوشحال
nārāhat
upset
ناراحت
numbers & money
yek
one (۱)
یک
do
two (۲)
دو
se
three (۳)
سه
chahār
four (۴)
چهار
panj
five (۵)
پنج
shesh
six (۶)
شش
haft
seven (۷)
هفت
hasht
eight (۸)
هشت
noh
nine (۹)
نه
dah
ten (۱۰)
ده
sad
hundred
صد
hezār
thousand
هزار
pul
money
پول
toman
toman (ten rials)
تومان
riāl
rial
ریال
questions & time
chand?
how much? how many?
چند؟
cheghadr?
how much?
چقدر؟
ki?
who?
کی؟
key?
when?
کی؟
chi?
what?
چی؟
kojā?
where?
کجا؟
cherā?
why?
چرا؟
emruz
today
امروز
fardā
tomorrow
فردا
diruz
yesterday
دیروز
sobh
morning
صبح
shab
night
شب
sā’at
hour; clock; o’clock
ساعت
hafte
week
هفته
sāl
year
سال
māh
month; moon
ماه
places & transport
shahr
city
شهر
khāne / khune
house, home
خانه / خونه
kār
work, job
کار
bāzār
bazaar, market
بازار
maghāze
shop
مغازه
forudgāh
airport
فرودگاه
istgāh
station, stop
ایستگاه
metro
metro
مترو
tāksi
taxi
تاکسی
otobus
bus
اتوبوس
ghatār
train
قطار
māshin
car
ماشین
bimārestān
hospital
بیمارستان
dāru-khāne
pharmacy
داروخانه
bānk
bank
بانک
hotel
hotel
هتل
rāst
right; true
راست
chap
left
چپ
mostaghim
straight on
مستقیم
verbs
raftan
to go (miram: I go)
رفتن
umadan
to come (miyām: I come)
آمدن
khordan
to eat; to drink (mikhoram)
خوردن
didan
to see (mibinam)
دیدن
goftan
to say (migam)
گفتن
khāstan
to want (mikhām)
خواستن
dāshtan
to have (dāram)
داشتن
kardan
to do, make (mikonam)
کردن
khundan
to read; to sing (mikhunam)
خواندن
neveshtan
to write (minevisam)
نوشتن
harf zadan
to speak, talk (harf mizanam)
حرف زدن
fahmidan
to understand (mifahmam)
فهمیدن
kharidan
to buy (mikharam)
خریدن
dust dāshtan
to like, love (dust dāram)
دوست داشتن
culture
tārof
ritual politeness
تعارف
mehmuni
party, gathering
مهمونی
Nowruz
Persian New Year
نوروز
she’r
poem, poetry
شعر
zabān
language; tongue
زبان
fārsi
Persian (language)
فارسی
news & economy
khabar
news
خبر
tavarrom
inflation
تورم
nerkh
rate
نرخ
darsad
percent
درصد
afzāyesh
increase
افزایش
kāhesh
decrease
کاهش
dowlat
government
دولت
majles
parliament
مجلس
bānk-e markazi
central bank
بانک مرکزی
bours
stock exchange
بورس
naft
oil
نفت
tahrim
sanction
تحریم
entekhābāt
elections
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