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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. Carte 1

    Question

    Persian script: which direction do you read words?

    Réponse

    From right to left.

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

  2. Carte 2

    Question

    Persian script: are short vowel sounds normally all written?

    Réponse

    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.

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    Question

    Persian → English: سلام

    Réponse

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

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    Question

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Réponse

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

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    Question

    Persian → English: بله

    Réponse

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Carte 6

    Question

    Persian → English: نه

    Réponse

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

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    Question

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Réponse

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

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    Question

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Réponse

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  9. Carte 9

    Question

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Réponse

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

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

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    Question

    Persian → English: خوب

    Réponse

    Good; well.

    Pronunciation aid: khub.

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

  11. Carte 11

    Question

    Persian → English: این

    Réponse

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Carte 12

    Question

    Persian → English: آن

    Réponse

    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. Carte 13

    Question

    Persian → English: آره

    Réponse

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

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

  14. Carte 14

    Question

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Réponse

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Carte 15

    Question

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Réponse

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Carte 16

    Question

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

    Réponse

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

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    Question

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Réponse

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Carte 18

    Question

    English → Persian: yes (neutral or polite)

    Réponse

    بله

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

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

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    Question

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Réponse

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

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    Question

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Réponse

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

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    Question

    Persian → English: من

    Réponse

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Carte 22

    Question

    Persian → English: تو

    Réponse

    You (one person, familiar).

    Pronunciation aid: to.

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

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    Question

    Persian → English: شما

    Réponse

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

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    Question

    Persian → English: او

    Réponse

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

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    Question

    Persian → English: ما

    Réponse

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

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    Question

    Persian → English: آنها

    Réponse

    They; them (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: aanhaa.

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

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    Question

    Persian → English: دوست

    Réponse

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

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    Question

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Réponse

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Carte 29

    Question

    Persian → English: مادر

    Réponse

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

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

  30. Carte 30

    Question

    Persian → English: پدر

    Réponse

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Carte 31

    Question

    Persian → English: بچه

    Réponse

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Carte 32

    Question

    Persian → English: اونا

    Réponse

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

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    Question

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Réponse

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

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

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    Question

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Réponse

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

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    Question

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Réponse

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Carte 36

    Question

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Réponse

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

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    Question

    Persian → English: آب

    Réponse

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Carte 38

    Question

    Persian → English: چای

    Réponse

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Carte 39

    Question

    Persian → English: نان

    Réponse

    Bread (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

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    Question

    Persian → English: برنج

    Réponse

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

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    Question

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Réponse

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Carte 42

    Question

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Réponse

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Carte 43

    Question

    Persian → English: سیب

    Réponse

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Carte 44

    Question

    Persian → English: شیر (as a drink)

    Réponse

    Milk.

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  45. Carte 45

    Question

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Réponse

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

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

  46. Carte 46

    Question

    Persian → English: مرغ (as food)

    Réponse

    Chicken.

    Pronunciation aid: morgh.

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

  47. Carte 47

    Question

    Persian → English: نمک

    Réponse

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

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    Question

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Réponse

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

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    Question

    Persian → English: غذا

    Réponse

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Carte 50

    Question

    Persian → English: نون

    Réponse

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Carte 51

    Question

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Réponse

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Carte 52

    Question

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Réponse

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Carte 53

    Question

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Réponse

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  54. Carte 54

    Question

    English → Persian: bread (standard written noun)

    Réponse

    نان

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  55. Carte 55

    Question

    Persian → English: خانه

    Réponse

    House; home (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  56. Carte 56

    Question

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Réponse

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Carte 57

    Question

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Réponse

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Carte 58

    Question

    Persian → English: کجا

    Réponse

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  59. Carte 59

    Question

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Réponse

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Carte 60

    Question

    Persian → English: بازار

    Réponse

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

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

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    Question

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Réponse

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Carte 62

    Question

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Réponse

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

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

  63. Carte 63

    Question

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Réponse

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  64. Carte 64

    Question

    Persian → English: خونه

    Réponse

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Carte 65

    Question

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Réponse

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Carte 66

    Question

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Réponse

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Carte 67

    Question

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Réponse

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Carte 68

    Question

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

    Réponse

    خانه

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  69. Carte 69

    Question

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Réponse

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

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

  70. Carte 70

    Question

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

    Réponse

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

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

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    Question

    Persian → English: روز

    Réponse

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

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    Question

    Persian → English: شب

    Réponse

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Carte 73

    Question

    Persian → English: صبح

    Réponse

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Carte 74

    Question

    Persian → English: عصر

    Réponse

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

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

  75. Carte 75

    Question

    Persian → English: امروز

    Réponse

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  76. Carte 76

    Question

    Persian → English: فردا

    Réponse

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  77. Carte 77

    Question

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Réponse

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

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

  78. Carte 78

    Question

    Persian → English: الان

    Réponse

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Carte 79

    Question

    Persian → English: بعداً

    Réponse

    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. Carte 80

    Question

    Persian → English: هفته

    Réponse

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Carte 81

    Question

    Persian → English: سال

    Réponse

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Carte 82

    Question

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Réponse

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Carte 83

    Question

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Réponse

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  84. Carte 84

    Question

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Réponse

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  85. Carte 85

    Question

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Réponse

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Carte 86

    Question

    Persian → English: خودکار (on a writing desk)

    Réponse

    Pen (writing instrument).

    Pronunciation aid: khodkaar.

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

  87. Carte 87

    Question

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Réponse

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Carte 88

    Question

    Persian → English: کلید

    Réponse

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Carte 89

    Question

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Réponse

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Carte 90

    Question

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Réponse

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Carte 91

    Question

    Persian → English: میز

    Réponse

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Carte 92

    Question

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Réponse

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Carte 93

    Question

    Persian → English: در (a household object)

    Réponse

    Door.

    Pronunciation aid: dar.

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

  94. Carte 94

    Question

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Réponse

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

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

  95. Carte 95

    Question

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Réponse

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Carte 96

    Question

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Réponse

    کلید

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید در — the door key.

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