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Persian Vocabulary Flashcards: Everyday Words and Short Exchanges

96 English-audience cards for everyday Iranian Persian: script-to-meaning recall, selected short responses, sound aids and clear written/spoken distinctions.

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96 cards for English-speaking beginners learning selected everyday words and short exchanges in modern Iranian Persian. Read Persian script and recall an English sense on 71 cards; produce Persian from a precise English meaning or short situation on 23 cards. Two introductory cards cover reading direction and unwritten short vowels. Backs give the answer first, a pronunciation aid and brief original usage notes or contexts.

The sequence moves through basics (20), people (16), food (18), places (16), time (14) and everyday things (12). Each topic introduces words before selected production prompts. Related forward, reverse and colloquial variants are separated by at least three unrelated cards; later spacing is set by the review scheduler. Every card uses the tag persian.

Standard spellings keep their standard readings: خانه is khaane, while explicitly colloquial خونه is khune; likewise نان naan / نون nun and آنها aanhaa / اونا unaa. آره aare is an informal yes. Polite and familiar you are distinguished. Short contexts select meanings of ambiguous spellings such as شیر (milk as a drink) and در (door as an object).

Sound aids are approximate, not IPA, reversible letter transliteration, or audio. a ≈ cat; e ≈ bed; o is a short pure o; aa ≈ father (a back vowel); i ≈ machine; u ≈ food. sh ≈ ship; ch ≈ chair; kh is like ch in Scots loch; gh is a voiced sound made at the back of the mouth, with no exact English equivalent; y ≈ yes; j ≈ jam; g is always hard. An apostrophe marks a brief catch before d in ba'dan; both a sounds use the short vowel. Stress and fine sound differences are not marked. Persian words read right to left; short vowels are usually unwritten.

Selected production cards help recall useful greetings, polite requests, pronouns, places and objects. There is no automatic reversal of every word, exhaustive vocabulary or alphabet course, grammar syllabus, audio or listening assessment, literary Persian, Dari or Tajik coverage, exam alignment, or promise of reading or conversation mastery. An English answer on a recognition card is the selected sense, not a claim that a word has only one meaning.

AI-assisted original selection, prompts, answers, contexts, organization and generated cover by Flashcards Open Source App. Individual language facts and script/register guidance were checked with UT Austin Persian Online and dictionary entries. No course prose, source examples, protected vocabulary inventory, third-party image or private learner collection was copied. CC0 applies only to our original wording, organization, metadata and generated media to the extent applicable rights exist; language facts and referenced sources retain their own status. Independent educational material; no affiliation with or endorsement by the referenced institutions.

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  1. Targeta 1

    Pregunta

    Persian script: which direction do you read words?

    Resposta

    From right to left.

    Numbers inside Persian text can follow a different direction. This deck uses modern Iranian Persian spellings.

  2. Targeta 2

    Pregunta

    Persian script: are short vowel sounds normally all written?

    Resposta

    No. Short vowels are usually left unwritten.

    Learn a word’s script together with its sound. Back-side Latin letters here are approximate sound aids, not IPA or a reversible letter transliteration; they cannot replace audio.

  3. Targeta 3

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: سلام

    Resposta

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

  4. Targeta 4

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Resposta

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

  5. Targeta 5

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: بله

    Resposta

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Targeta 6

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: نه

    Resposta

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

  7. Targeta 7

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Resposta

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

  8. Targeta 8

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Resposta

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

    A common expression of thanks; literally, I am grateful.

  9. Targeta 9

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Resposta

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    Use to get someone’s attention politely or apologize for a small mistake.

  10. Targeta 10

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: خوب

    Resposta

    Good; well.

    Pronunciation aid: khub.

    Example: خوب است. — It is good. This is the standard written form of the sentence.

  11. Targeta 11

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: این

    Resposta

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Targeta 12

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: آن

    Resposta

    That; that one (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: aan.

    Often اون, un, in ordinary colloquial Iranian Persian. The written word here is read aan.

  13. Targeta 13

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: آره

    Resposta

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

    Colloquial Iranian Persian; بله, bale, is more neutral or polite.

  14. Targeta 14

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Resposta

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Targeta 15

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Resposta

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Targeta 16

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: thank you (use ‘I am grateful’)

    Resposta

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

    متشکرم, moteshakkeram, is another standard way to thank someone.

  17. Targeta 17

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Resposta

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Targeta 18

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: yes (neutral or polite)

    Resposta

    بله

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    Informal آره, aare, also means yes, but is less suitable for this cue.

  19. Targeta 19

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Resposta

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

  20. Targeta 20

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Resposta

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

  21. Targeta 21

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: من

    Resposta

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Targeta 22

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: تو

    Resposta

    You (one person, familiar).

    Pronunciation aid: to.

    Use with a friend or someone you address familiarly; شما is the polite alternative.

  23. Targeta 23

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: شما

    Resposta

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

  24. Targeta 24

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: او

    Resposta

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

  25. Targeta 25

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: ما

    Resposta

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

  26. Targeta 26

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: آنها

    Resposta

    They; them (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: aanhaa.

    A colloquial form is اونا, unaa. Do not read the standard spelling as unaa.

  27. Targeta 27

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: دوست

    Resposta

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

  28. Targeta 28

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Resposta

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Targeta 29

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: مادر

    Resposta

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

    مامان, maamaan, is the familiar word mum/mom.

  30. Targeta 30

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: پدر

    Resposta

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Targeta 31

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: بچه

    Resposta

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Targeta 32

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: اونا

    Resposta

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

  33. Targeta 33

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Resposta

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من دانشجو هستم. — I am a student.

  34. Targeta 34

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Resposta

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

  35. Targeta 35

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Resposta

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Targeta 36

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Resposta

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

  37. Targeta 37

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: آب

    Resposta

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Targeta 38

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: چای

    Resposta

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Targeta 39

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: نان

    Resposta

    Bread (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

    The everyday spoken form نون is nun; this standard spelling is read naan.

  40. Targeta 40

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: برنج

    Resposta

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

  41. Targeta 41

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Resposta

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Targeta 42

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Resposta

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Targeta 43

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: سیب

    Resposta

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Targeta 44

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: شیر (as a drink)

    Resposta

    Milk.

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

    This spelling also has other meanings, including lion and tap/faucet; the drink context selects milk.

  45. Targeta 45

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Resposta

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

    Use for meat as food; the word alone does not specify the animal.

  46. Targeta 46

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: مرغ (as food)

    Resposta

    Chicken.

    Pronunciation aid: morgh.

    For example: مرغ و برنج — chicken and rice. In other contexts مرغ can refer to a hen or bird.

  47. Targeta 47

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: نمک

    Resposta

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

  48. Targeta 48

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Resposta

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

  49. Targeta 49

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: غذا

    Resposta

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Targeta 50

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: نون

    Resposta

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Targeta 51

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Resposta

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Targeta 52

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Resposta

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Targeta 53

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Resposta

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

    The drink cue distinguishes it from other words with the same spelling.

  54. Targeta 54

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: bread (standard written noun)

    Resposta

    نان

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

    Colloquial نون, nun, is common in speech; the cue asks for standard spelling.

  55. Targeta 55

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: خانه

    Resposta

    House; home (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

    The colloquial form خونه is khune. Keep this spelling and its standard reading together.

  56. Targeta 56

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Resposta

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Targeta 57

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Resposta

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Targeta 58

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: کجا

    Resposta

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

    Example: کجا هستید؟ — Where are you? (polite or plural).

  59. Targeta 59

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Resposta

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Targeta 60

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: بازار

    Resposta

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

    Example: بازار نزدیک است. — The market is nearby.

  61. Targeta 61

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Resposta

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Targeta 62

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Resposta

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    Example: داروخانه باز است. — The pharmacy is open. Standard pronunciation shown.

  63. Targeta 63

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Resposta

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

    For a full place question: کجاست؟ — Where is it?

  64. Targeta 64

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: خونه

    Resposta

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Targeta 65

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Resposta

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Targeta 66

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Resposta

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Targeta 67

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Resposta

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Targeta 68

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: home / house (standard written noun)

    Resposta

    خانه

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

    Colloquial خونه, khune, is common in speech; the cue asks for standard spelling.

  69. Targeta 69

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Resposta

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

    Example: اینجا خوب است. — It is good here.

  70. Targeta 70

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: where is the hospital? (standard written question)

    Resposta

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

    کجاست combines کجا (where) with است (is).

  71. Targeta 71

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: روز

    Resposta

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

  72. Targeta 72

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: شب

    Resposta

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Targeta 73

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: صبح

    Resposta

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Targeta 74

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: عصر

    Resposta

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

    An approximate part of the day, not a fixed clock time.

  75. Targeta 75

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: امروز

    Resposta

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

    Example: امروز اینجا هستم. — I am here today.

  76. Targeta 76

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: فردا

    Resposta

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

    Example: فردا می‌آیم. — I will come tomorrow. Standard written sentence.

  77. Targeta 77

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Resposta

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

    Example: دیروز اینجا بودم. — I was here yesterday.

  78. Targeta 78

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: الان

    Resposta

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Targeta 79

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: بعداً

    Resposta

    Later.

    Pronunciation aid: ba'dan; the apostrophe marks a brief catch before d, and both a sounds use the short vowel.

    Also commonly written بعدا without the final diacritic.

  80. Targeta 80

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: هفته

    Resposta

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Targeta 81

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: سال

    Resposta

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Targeta 82

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Resposta

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Targeta 83

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Resposta

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

    Example: امروز وقت دارم. — I have time today.

  84. Targeta 84

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Resposta

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

    Example: فردا وقت دارم. — I have time tomorrow.

  85. Targeta 85

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Resposta

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Targeta 86

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: خودکار (on a writing desk)

    Resposta

    Pen (writing instrument).

    Pronunciation aid: khodkaar.

    In other contexts خودکار also means automatic; this noun use means pen.

  87. Targeta 87

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Resposta

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Targeta 88

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: کلید

    Resposta

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Targeta 89

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Resposta

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Targeta 90

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Resposta

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Targeta 91

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: میز

    Resposta

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Targeta 92

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Resposta

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Targeta 93

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: در (a household object)

    Resposta

    Door.

    Pronunciation aid: dar.

    The same spelling can also be a preposition meaning in/at; the object cue selects door.

  94. Targeta 94

    Pregunta

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Resposta

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

    Example: پنجره باز است. — The window is open.

  95. Targeta 95

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Resposta

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Targeta 96

    Pregunta

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Resposta

    کلید

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید در — the door key.

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