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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. Kaart 1

    Küsimus

    Persian script: which direction do you read words?

    Vastus

    From right to left.

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

  2. Kaart 2

    Küsimus

    Persian script: are short vowel sounds normally all written?

    Vastus

    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. Kaart 3

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: سلام

    Vastus

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

  4. Kaart 4

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Vastus

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

  5. Kaart 5

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: بله

    Vastus

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Kaart 6

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: نه

    Vastus

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

  7. Kaart 7

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Vastus

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

  8. Kaart 8

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Vastus

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  9. Kaart 9

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Vastus

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

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

  10. Kaart 10

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: خوب

    Vastus

    Good; well.

    Pronunciation aid: khub.

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

  11. Kaart 11

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: این

    Vastus

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Kaart 12

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: آن

    Vastus

    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. Kaart 13

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: آره

    Vastus

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

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

  14. Kaart 14

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Vastus

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Kaart 15

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Vastus

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Kaart 16

    Küsimus

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

    Vastus

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  17. Kaart 17

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Vastus

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Kaart 18

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: yes (neutral or polite)

    Vastus

    بله

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

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

  19. Kaart 19

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Vastus

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

  20. Kaart 20

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Vastus

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

  21. Kaart 21

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: من

    Vastus

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Kaart 22

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: تو

    Vastus

    You (one person, familiar).

    Pronunciation aid: to.

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

  23. Kaart 23

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: شما

    Vastus

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

  24. Kaart 24

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: او

    Vastus

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

  25. Kaart 25

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: ما

    Vastus

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

  26. Kaart 26

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: آنها

    Vastus

    They; them (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: aanhaa.

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

  27. Kaart 27

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: دوست

    Vastus

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

  28. Kaart 28

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Vastus

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Kaart 29

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: مادر

    Vastus

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

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

  30. Kaart 30

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: پدر

    Vastus

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Kaart 31

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: بچه

    Vastus

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Kaart 32

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: اونا

    Vastus

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

  33. Kaart 33

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Vastus

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

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

  34. Kaart 34

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Vastus

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

  35. Kaart 35

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Vastus

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Kaart 36

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Vastus

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

  37. Kaart 37

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: آب

    Vastus

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Kaart 38

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: چای

    Vastus

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Kaart 39

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: نان

    Vastus

    Bread (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  40. Kaart 40

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: برنج

    Vastus

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

  41. Kaart 41

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Vastus

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Kaart 42

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Vastus

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Kaart 43

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: سیب

    Vastus

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Kaart 44

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: شیر (as a drink)

    Vastus

    Milk.

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  45. Kaart 45

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Vastus

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

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

  46. Kaart 46

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: مرغ (as food)

    Vastus

    Chicken.

    Pronunciation aid: morgh.

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

  47. Kaart 47

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: نمک

    Vastus

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

  48. Kaart 48

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Vastus

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

  49. Kaart 49

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: غذا

    Vastus

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Kaart 50

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: نون

    Vastus

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Kaart 51

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Vastus

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Kaart 52

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Vastus

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Kaart 53

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Vastus

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  54. Kaart 54

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: bread (standard written noun)

    Vastus

    نان

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  55. Kaart 55

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: خانه

    Vastus

    House; home (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  56. Kaart 56

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Vastus

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Kaart 57

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Vastus

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Kaart 58

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: کجا

    Vastus

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  59. Kaart 59

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Vastus

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Kaart 60

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: بازار

    Vastus

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

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

  61. Kaart 61

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Vastus

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Kaart 62

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Vastus

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

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

  63. Kaart 63

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Vastus

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  64. Kaart 64

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: خونه

    Vastus

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Kaart 65

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Vastus

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Kaart 66

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Vastus

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Kaart 67

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Vastus

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Kaart 68

    Küsimus

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

    Vastus

    خانه

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  69. Kaart 69

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Vastus

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

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

  70. Kaart 70

    Küsimus

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

    Vastus

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

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

  71. Kaart 71

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: روز

    Vastus

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

  72. Kaart 72

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: شب

    Vastus

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Kaart 73

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: صبح

    Vastus

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Kaart 74

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: عصر

    Vastus

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

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

  75. Kaart 75

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: امروز

    Vastus

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  76. Kaart 76

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: فردا

    Vastus

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  77. Kaart 77

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Vastus

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

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

  78. Kaart 78

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: الان

    Vastus

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Kaart 79

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: بعداً

    Vastus

    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. Kaart 80

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: هفته

    Vastus

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Kaart 81

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: سال

    Vastus

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Kaart 82

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Vastus

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Kaart 83

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Vastus

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  84. Kaart 84

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Vastus

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  85. Kaart 85

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Vastus

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Kaart 86

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: خودکار (on a writing desk)

    Vastus

    Pen (writing instrument).

    Pronunciation aid: khodkaar.

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

  87. Kaart 87

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Vastus

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Kaart 88

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: کلید

    Vastus

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Kaart 89

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Vastus

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Kaart 90

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Vastus

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Kaart 91

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: میز

    Vastus

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Kaart 92

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Vastus

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Kaart 93

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: در (a household object)

    Vastus

    Door.

    Pronunciation aid: dar.

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

  94. Kaart 94

    Küsimus

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Vastus

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

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

  95. Kaart 95

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Vastus

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Kaart 96

    Küsimus

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Vastus

    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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