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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. Kartica 1

    Pitanje

    Persian script: which direction do you read words?

    Odgovor

    From right to left.

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

  2. Kartica 2

    Pitanje

    Persian script: are short vowel sounds normally all written?

    Odgovor

    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. Kartica 3

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: سلام

    Odgovor

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

  4. Kartica 4

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Odgovor

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

  5. Kartica 5

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: بله

    Odgovor

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Kartica 6

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: نه

    Odgovor

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

  7. Kartica 7

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Odgovor

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

  8. Kartica 8

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Odgovor

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  9. Kartica 9

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Odgovor

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

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

  10. Kartica 10

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: خوب

    Odgovor

    Good; well.

    Pronunciation aid: khub.

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

  11. Kartica 11

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: این

    Odgovor

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Kartica 12

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: آن

    Odgovor

    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. Kartica 13

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: آره

    Odgovor

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

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

  14. Kartica 14

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Odgovor

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Kartica 15

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Odgovor

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Kartica 16

    Pitanje

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

    Odgovor

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  17. Kartica 17

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Odgovor

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Kartica 18

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: yes (neutral or polite)

    Odgovor

    بله

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

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

  19. Kartica 19

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Odgovor

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

  20. Kartica 20

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Odgovor

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

  21. Kartica 21

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: من

    Odgovor

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Kartica 22

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: تو

    Odgovor

    You (one person, familiar).

    Pronunciation aid: to.

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

  23. Kartica 23

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: شما

    Odgovor

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

  24. Kartica 24

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: او

    Odgovor

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

  25. Kartica 25

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: ما

    Odgovor

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

  26. Kartica 26

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: آنها

    Odgovor

    They; them (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: aanhaa.

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

  27. Kartica 27

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: دوست

    Odgovor

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

  28. Kartica 28

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Odgovor

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Kartica 29

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: مادر

    Odgovor

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

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

  30. Kartica 30

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: پدر

    Odgovor

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Kartica 31

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: بچه

    Odgovor

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Kartica 32

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: اونا

    Odgovor

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

  33. Kartica 33

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Odgovor

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

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

  34. Kartica 34

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Odgovor

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

  35. Kartica 35

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Odgovor

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Kartica 36

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Odgovor

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

  37. Kartica 37

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: آب

    Odgovor

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Kartica 38

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: چای

    Odgovor

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Kartica 39

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: نان

    Odgovor

    Bread (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  40. Kartica 40

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: برنج

    Odgovor

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

  41. Kartica 41

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Odgovor

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Kartica 42

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Odgovor

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Kartica 43

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: سیب

    Odgovor

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Kartica 44

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: شیر (as a drink)

    Odgovor

    Milk.

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  45. Kartica 45

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Odgovor

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

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

  46. Kartica 46

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: مرغ (as food)

    Odgovor

    Chicken.

    Pronunciation aid: morgh.

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

  47. Kartica 47

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: نمک

    Odgovor

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

  48. Kartica 48

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Odgovor

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

  49. Kartica 49

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: غذا

    Odgovor

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Kartica 50

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: نون

    Odgovor

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Kartica 51

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Odgovor

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Kartica 52

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Odgovor

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Kartica 53

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Odgovor

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  54. Kartica 54

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: bread (standard written noun)

    Odgovor

    نان

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  55. Kartica 55

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: خانه

    Odgovor

    House; home (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  56. Kartica 56

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Odgovor

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Kartica 57

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Odgovor

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Kartica 58

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: کجا

    Odgovor

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  59. Kartica 59

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Odgovor

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Kartica 60

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: بازار

    Odgovor

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

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

  61. Kartica 61

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Odgovor

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Kartica 62

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Odgovor

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

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

  63. Kartica 63

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Odgovor

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  64. Kartica 64

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: خونه

    Odgovor

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Kartica 65

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Odgovor

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Kartica 66

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Odgovor

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Kartica 67

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Odgovor

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Kartica 68

    Pitanje

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

    Odgovor

    خانه

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  69. Kartica 69

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Odgovor

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

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

  70. Kartica 70

    Pitanje

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

    Odgovor

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

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

  71. Kartica 71

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: روز

    Odgovor

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

  72. Kartica 72

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: شب

    Odgovor

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Kartica 73

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: صبح

    Odgovor

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Kartica 74

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: عصر

    Odgovor

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

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

  75. Kartica 75

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: امروز

    Odgovor

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  76. Kartica 76

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: فردا

    Odgovor

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  77. Kartica 77

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Odgovor

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

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

  78. Kartica 78

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: الان

    Odgovor

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Kartica 79

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: بعداً

    Odgovor

    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. Kartica 80

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: هفته

    Odgovor

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Kartica 81

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: سال

    Odgovor

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Kartica 82

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Odgovor

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Kartica 83

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Odgovor

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  84. Kartica 84

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Odgovor

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  85. Kartica 85

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Odgovor

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Kartica 86

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: خودکار (on a writing desk)

    Odgovor

    Pen (writing instrument).

    Pronunciation aid: khodkaar.

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

  87. Kartica 87

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Odgovor

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Kartica 88

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: کلید

    Odgovor

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Kartica 89

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Odgovor

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Kartica 90

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Odgovor

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Kartica 91

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: میز

    Odgovor

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Kartica 92

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Odgovor

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Kartica 93

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: در (a household object)

    Odgovor

    Door.

    Pronunciation aid: dar.

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

  94. Kartica 94

    Pitanje

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Odgovor

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

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

  95. Kartica 95

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Odgovor

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Kartica 96

    Pitanje

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Odgovor

    کلید

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید در — the door key.

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Persian Vocabulary Flashcards: Everyday Words and Short Exchanges

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