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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. Karte 1

    Frage

    Persian script: which direction do you read words?

    Antwort

    From right to left.

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

  2. Karte 2

    Frage

    Persian script: are short vowel sounds normally all written?

    Antwort

    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. Karte 3

    Frage

    Persian → English: سلام

    Antwort

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

  4. Karte 4

    Frage

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Antwort

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

  5. Karte 5

    Frage

    Persian → English: بله

    Antwort

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Karte 6

    Frage

    Persian → English: نه

    Antwort

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

  7. Karte 7

    Frage

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Antwort

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

  8. Karte 8

    Frage

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Antwort

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  9. Karte 9

    Frage

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Antwort

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

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

  10. Karte 10

    Frage

    Persian → English: خوب

    Antwort

    Good; well.

    Pronunciation aid: khub.

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

  11. Karte 11

    Frage

    Persian → English: این

    Antwort

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Karte 12

    Frage

    Persian → English: آن

    Antwort

    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. Karte 13

    Frage

    Persian → English: آره

    Antwort

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

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

  14. Karte 14

    Frage

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Antwort

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Karte 15

    Frage

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Antwort

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Karte 16

    Frage

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

    Antwort

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  17. Karte 17

    Frage

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Antwort

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Karte 18

    Frage

    English → Persian: yes (neutral or polite)

    Antwort

    بله

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

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

  19. Karte 19

    Frage

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Antwort

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

  20. Karte 20

    Frage

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Antwort

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

  21. Karte 21

    Frage

    Persian → English: من

    Antwort

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Karte 22

    Frage

    Persian → English: تو

    Antwort

    You (one person, familiar).

    Pronunciation aid: to.

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

  23. Karte 23

    Frage

    Persian → English: شما

    Antwort

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

  24. Karte 24

    Frage

    Persian → English: او

    Antwort

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

  25. Karte 25

    Frage

    Persian → English: ما

    Antwort

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

  26. Karte 26

    Frage

    Persian → English: آنها

    Antwort

    They; them (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: aanhaa.

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

  27. Karte 27

    Frage

    Persian → English: دوست

    Antwort

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

  28. Karte 28

    Frage

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Antwort

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Karte 29

    Frage

    Persian → English: مادر

    Antwort

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

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

  30. Karte 30

    Frage

    Persian → English: پدر

    Antwort

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Karte 31

    Frage

    Persian → English: بچه

    Antwort

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Karte 32

    Frage

    Persian → English: اونا

    Antwort

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

  33. Karte 33

    Frage

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Antwort

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

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

  34. Karte 34

    Frage

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Antwort

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

  35. Karte 35

    Frage

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Antwort

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Karte 36

    Frage

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Antwort

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

  37. Karte 37

    Frage

    Persian → English: آب

    Antwort

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Karte 38

    Frage

    Persian → English: چای

    Antwort

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Karte 39

    Frage

    Persian → English: نان

    Antwort

    Bread (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  40. Karte 40

    Frage

    Persian → English: برنج

    Antwort

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

  41. Karte 41

    Frage

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Antwort

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Karte 42

    Frage

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Antwort

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Karte 43

    Frage

    Persian → English: سیب

    Antwort

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Karte 44

    Frage

    Persian → English: شیر (as a drink)

    Antwort

    Milk.

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  45. Karte 45

    Frage

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Antwort

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

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

  46. Karte 46

    Frage

    Persian → English: مرغ (as food)

    Antwort

    Chicken.

    Pronunciation aid: morgh.

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

  47. Karte 47

    Frage

    Persian → English: نمک

    Antwort

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

  48. Karte 48

    Frage

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Antwort

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

  49. Karte 49

    Frage

    Persian → English: غذا

    Antwort

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Karte 50

    Frage

    Persian → English: نون

    Antwort

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Karte 51

    Frage

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Antwort

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Karte 52

    Frage

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Antwort

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Karte 53

    Frage

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Antwort

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  54. Karte 54

    Frage

    English → Persian: bread (standard written noun)

    Antwort

    نان

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  55. Karte 55

    Frage

    Persian → English: خانه

    Antwort

    House; home (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  56. Karte 56

    Frage

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Antwort

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Karte 57

    Frage

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Antwort

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Karte 58

    Frage

    Persian → English: کجا

    Antwort

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  59. Karte 59

    Frage

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Antwort

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Karte 60

    Frage

    Persian → English: بازار

    Antwort

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

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

  61. Karte 61

    Frage

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Antwort

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Karte 62

    Frage

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Antwort

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

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

  63. Karte 63

    Frage

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Antwort

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  64. Karte 64

    Frage

    Persian → English: خونه

    Antwort

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Karte 65

    Frage

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Antwort

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Karte 66

    Frage

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Antwort

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Karte 67

    Frage

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Antwort

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Karte 68

    Frage

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

    Antwort

    خانه

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  69. Karte 69

    Frage

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Antwort

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

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

  70. Karte 70

    Frage

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

    Antwort

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

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

  71. Karte 71

    Frage

    Persian → English: روز

    Antwort

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

  72. Karte 72

    Frage

    Persian → English: شب

    Antwort

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Karte 73

    Frage

    Persian → English: صبح

    Antwort

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Karte 74

    Frage

    Persian → English: عصر

    Antwort

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

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

  75. Karte 75

    Frage

    Persian → English: امروز

    Antwort

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  76. Karte 76

    Frage

    Persian → English: فردا

    Antwort

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  77. Karte 77

    Frage

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Antwort

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

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

  78. Karte 78

    Frage

    Persian → English: الان

    Antwort

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Karte 79

    Frage

    Persian → English: بعداً

    Antwort

    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. Karte 80

    Frage

    Persian → English: هفته

    Antwort

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Karte 81

    Frage

    Persian → English: سال

    Antwort

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Karte 82

    Frage

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Antwort

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Karte 83

    Frage

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Antwort

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  84. Karte 84

    Frage

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Antwort

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  85. Karte 85

    Frage

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Antwort

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Karte 86

    Frage

    Persian → English: خودکار (on a writing desk)

    Antwort

    Pen (writing instrument).

    Pronunciation aid: khodkaar.

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

  87. Karte 87

    Frage

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Antwort

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Karte 88

    Frage

    Persian → English: کلید

    Antwort

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Karte 89

    Frage

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Antwort

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Karte 90

    Frage

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Antwort

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Karte 91

    Frage

    Persian → English: میز

    Antwort

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Karte 92

    Frage

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Antwort

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Karte 93

    Frage

    Persian → English: در (a household object)

    Antwort

    Door.

    Pronunciation aid: dar.

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

  94. Karte 94

    Frage

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Antwort

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

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

  95. Karte 95

    Frage

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Antwort

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Karte 96

    Frage

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Antwort

    کلید

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید در — the door key.

Illustration of a glass of tea, flatbread, a pomegranate and a plain blue notebook on a sunlit table beside a turquoise tile accent.

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Persian Vocabulary Flashcards: Everyday Words and Short Exchanges

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