Persian Language - Elementary Level (Lessons 3 to 12)

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering basic Persian terms, verb roots, family relationships, and classroom phrases across Lessons 3 through 12.

آن (ān)

it, that

آیا (āyā)

Interrogative question particle (used at the beginning of yes/no questions)

این (in)

this

بُلَند (boland)

loud; aloud (adjective, adverb)

اُستاد (ostād)

Professor, lecturer

چِه، چی (če, či)

what

دَر (dar)

at, in; door (preposition, noun)

دانِشجو (dānešju)

University student

دَفتَر (daftar)

Notebook

کِلاسِ دَرس (kelās-e dars)

Classroom

مُتَشَکِّرَم (motešakkeram)

Thank you

آقا (āqā)

man; gentleman; Mr; sir

اُتاق (otāq)

room

پَنجَره (panjare)

window

تا (tā)

unit, piece (counting classifier)

چَند (čand)

how many; several

خانُم (xānom)

woman; lady; Miss; Mrs

صَندَلی (sandali)

chair

کیف (kif)

bag

مُکالِمِه (mokāleme)

conversation

آنها / آنان (ānhā / ānān)

they; those

اَهل (ahl)

citizen, native (of a place)

خانه (xāne)

house

چِطور (četowr)

how (what + manner)

حال (hāl)

health; the present condition (plural: اَحوال / ahvāl)

صَحیح (sahih)

correct, true (abbreviated as ص)

غَلَط (ğalat)

wrong, false (abbreviated as غ); mistake (adjective, noun)

ایشان (išān)

they; he; she (polite third-person pronoun)

چِکار / چِه کار (čekār)

what (what + job / activity)

حاضِر (hāzer)

present; ready

خواندن ـ خوان (xāndan - xān)

to read (present stem: خوان / xān)

دَرس خواندَن (dars xāndan)

to study

زِندِگی کَردَن (zendagi kardan)

to live

کُدام (یک) (kodām yek)

which (one)

آسان (āsān)

easy

آمَدَن ـ آ (āmadan - ā)

to come (present stem: آ; opposite of رَفتَن / to go)

با هَم (bā ham)

together

خوابگاه (xābgāh)

dormitory

خوردَن ـ خور (xordan - xor)

to eat; to drink (present stem: خور / xor)

داشتَن ـ دار (dāštan - dār)

to have (present stem: دار / dār)

را (rā)

definite direct object marker

مَعمولاً (ma'mulan)

usually

بَعد اَز (ba'd az)

after (preposition)

بودَن (budan)

to be (present stems: اَست / هَست)

بیدار (bidār)

awake (opposite of خواب / asleep)

خَندیدَن ـ خَند (xandidan - xand)

to laugh (present stem: خَند / xand)

بیدار شُدَن اَز خواب (bidār šodan az xāb)

to wake up from sleep

خوشمَزِه (xošmaze)

tasty, delicious

دُرُست کَردَن (dorost kardan)

to make; to cook

گُذَشتِه (gozašte)

last, past (adjective, noun)

اَنجام دادَن (anjām dādan)

to do, to fulfil

اَوَّل (avval)

first (adjective, adverb)

کِتابخانه (ketābxāne)

library (glossed as: جای کتاب و کتاب خواندن - place of books and reading books)

تَکلیف (taklif)

assignment, homework

جَواب دادَن (javāb dādan)

to answer

خواهِش کَردَن (xāheš kardan)

to request, to beg

دادَن ـ دِه (dādan - dah)

to give (to / به; present stem: دِه / dah)

دَستور (dastur)

grammar

نِوِشتَن ـ نِویس (neveštan - nevis)

to write (present stem: نِویس / nevis)

اِمتِحان (emtehān)

examination (plural: اِمتِحانات / emtehānāt)

بَستَن ـ بَند (bastan - band)

to close (present stem: بَند / band)

تِکرار (tekrār)

repetition (defined as: انجام دادنِ دوباره - doing again)

تَوضیح دادَن (towzih dādan)

to explain

دیر (dir)

late (opposite of زود / early)

سُؤال کَردَن (اَز) (so'āl kardan az)

to ask (of/from; opposite of جواب دادن به / to answer to)

نِشَستَن ـ نِشین (nešastan - nešin)

to sit (down) (present stem: نِشین / nešin)

اِملا (emlā)

dictation

ثانیِه (sāniye)

second (unit of time; noun)

تَختِه (taxte)

board (e.g. blackboard)

خُدا حافظ (xodā hāfez)

goodbye

رویِ (ruye)

on (preposition)

زیرِ (zire)

under (preposition)

صُحبَت کَردَن (sohbat kardan)

to speak

غایِب (ğāyeb)

absent (opposite of حاضر / present)

قَبل اَز (qabl az)

before (preposition; opposite of بعد از / after)

گِرِفتَن ـ گیر (gereftan - gir)

to take, to get (present stem: گیر; opposite of دادن / to give)

پِدَربُزُرگ (pedarbozorg)

grandfather (glossed as: پدرِ پدر یا پدرِ مادر; plural: پدربزرگ ها)

پِسَر عَمّو (pesar 'amu)

paternal cousin (glossed as: پسرِ برادرِ پدر - son of father's brother; plural: پسر عموها)

خالِه (xāle)

maternal aunt (glossed as: خواهرِ مادر - mother's sister; plural: خاله ها)

نِشانِه‌یِ جَزم (jazm mark)

Sukun mark indicating the absence of a short vowel on the underlying consonant (ساکن بودنِ حرفِ زیر)

خانِه‌دار (xānedār)

housewife

دانِستَن ـ دان (dānestan - dān)

to know (present stem: دان / dān)

دایی (dāyi)

maternal uncle (glossed as: برادرِ مادر - mother's brother; plural: دایی ها)

دور (dur)

far (opposite of نزدیک / close, near)

فُروختَن ـ فُروش (foruxtan - foruš)

to sell (present stem: فروش / foruš)

کو (ku)

where is? (defined as: کجاست)

کوچِه (kuce)

alley