Persian Everyday Vocabulary & Phrases

Vocabulary flashcards covering common Persian (Farsi) words, phrases, and numbers introduced in the lecture notes.

saat chand-e? / chand ast?

What time is it?

saat noh-e / noh ast

It is nine o’clock.

saat noh o nim-e / noh va nim ast

It is nine-thirty.

injā

here

ānjā

there

in

this

ān

that

in khāharam ast

This is my sister.

ou barādar-am ast

He is my brother.

ki?

who?

in ki-e? / ki ast?

Who is this?

doost

friend

in doostam ast

This is my friend.

chand sāl dari? / chand sāl-ete?

How old are you?

man nuzdah sāl dāram

I am nineteen years old.

yekam

a little

kheili

very / a lot

rūz

day

shab

night

emrūz

today

emshab

tonight

dirūz

yesterday

dīshab

last night

fardā

tomorrow

kojā?

where?

kojā-yi? / kojā hasti?

Where are you?

Golnar joon/jan

dear Golnar (term of endearment)

tanhā hasti?

Are you alone?

bā

with

bā doostam Sārā hastam

I am with my friend, Sara.

khānum

Miss / Mrs.

Irāni

Iranian

Itāliāyi

Italian

Āmrikāyi

American

Ālmāni

German

vali

but

manzel / khune

home

vali mādaram Ālmāni-ye

But my mother is German.

āhle kojāyi?

Where are you from?

manam / man ham

me too

pedar-e manam Shirāzi-ye

My father is from Shiraz too.

yāzdah

11

davāzdah

12

sizdah

13

chāhārdah

14

pānzdah

15

shānzdah

16

hefdah

17

hejdah

18

nuzdah

19

bist

20

si

30

si o shesh

36

chehel

40

panjāh

50

panjāh o chāhār

54

shast

60

haftād

70

haftād o yek

71

hashtād

80

navad

90