Basic Persian words for beginners
– Essential words to know –
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Learn the essentials of Persian easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Persian, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Persian by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Persian vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!
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ENGLISH | PERSIAN | PRONUNCIATION |
Please | لطفاً | lutfa |
Thank you! | سپاسگزارم! | sepacegzarm! |
Sorry! | متاسفم! | metasfem! |
What? | چه چیز? | cheh cheese? |
Who? | چه کسی? | cheh kassi? |
When? | وقتی? | waqti? |
Why? | چرا? | charaa? |
Which? | که? | kah? |
How? | چگونه? | chegone? |
Where ? | آن? | ann? |
How much ? | چقدر? | chaqdar? |
Yes | بله | belleh |
No | نه | nah |
Maybe | شاید | shayad |
Of course | البته | albatah |
something | چیزی | chisey |
nothing | هیچ چیز | heech cheese |
somebody | کسی | kassi |
nobody | کسی | kassi |
before | قبل | qabal |
after | پس | pas |
far | دور | dor |
near | نزدیکی | nazdiki |
here | اینجا | inja |
there | اونجا | oonja |
today | امروز | amroz |
tomoorow | توموو | tomowo |
now | حال حاضر | hal hazar |
man | مرد | mard |
woman | زن | zan |
friend | دوست | doost |
more | بیشتر | bishtar |
less | کمتر | kamtar |
always | همیشه | hamesha |
later | بعد | baad |
never | هرگز | hargaz |
same | همان | haman |
different | مختلف | mukhtalif |
small | کوچک | koochak |
large | بزرگ | buzrag |
difficult | دشوار | dushwar |
easy | آسان | asan |
hot | داغ | dagh |
cold | سرد | sard |
yesterday | دیروز | diruz |
after | پس | pas |
beautiful | خوشگل | khoshgal |
broken | شکسته | shakasteh |
free | رایگان | rayegan |
a pharmacy | یک داروخانه | yak darukhana |
money | پول | pole |
a bag | يه کيسه | ye keyse |
a lighter | یک سبک تر | yak sabak there |
a cigarette | یک سیگار | yak sigar |
a bottle | يه بطري | ye batri |
soap | صابون | sabon |
clean | تمیز | tamiz |
dirty | کثیف | katheef |
a trash can | سطل زباله | satal zabala |
a trash bag | یک کیسه زباله | yak kisee zabala |
the silence | سکوت | sokout |
a tool | یک ابزار | yak abzar |
pregnant | باردار | bardar |
sick | بیمار | bimar |
a baby | یک نوزاد | yak nozad |
a little bit | یک ذره | yak zarah |
a doctor | یک دکتر | yak doctor |
a dentist | یک دندانپزشک | yak dundanpazshak |
a medicine | یک دارو | yak daro |
a book | یک کتاب | yak kitab |
a story | یک داستان | yak dastan |
a phone | یک تلفن | yak telephone |
a computer | یک کامپیوتر | yak computer |
a car | یک ماشین | yak machine |
a plane | یک هواپیما | yak huapima |
the name | نام | nam |
the adress | adress | adress |
the age | سن | san |
the nationality | ملیت | milliat |
a choice | یک انتخاب | yak intakhab |
an answer | یک پاسخ | yak pasakh |
the key | کلید | kalid |
the light | نور | noor |
the television | تلویزیون | talwezion |
the bed | تخت | takht |
the house | خانه | khaneh |
the shower | دوش | dosh |
the window | پنجره | panjra |
the door | در | der |
the table | جدول | jadol |
tired | خسته | khasta |
water | آب | ab |
open | باز | baaz |
closed | بسته | basteh |
clothes | لباس | labbas |
coffee | قهوه | qahwa |
tea | چای | chay |
lunch | ناهار | nahar |
dinner | شام | sham |
a fruit | یک میوه | yak mewe |
a vegetable | یک سبزی | yak sabzi |
a beverage | یک نوشیدنی | yak noshidani |
a child | یک کودک | yak koodak |
rain | باران | baran |
the entrance | ورودی | warodi |
the exit | خروج | kharooj |
music | موسیقی | music |
a smile | یک لبخند | yak labkhand |
the world | جهان | jahan |
the sky | آسمان | asman |
a river | یک رودخانه | yak rudkhaneh |
the sea | دریا | darya |
the mountain | کوه | kooh |
the lake | دریاچه | daryacheh |
the island | جزیره | jazira |
the beach | ساحل | sahil |
➡️ More Persian vocabulary lists:
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- 100 most common Persian verbs
- Useful adverbs
- Useful adjectives
- Family and friends
- The city and public places
- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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