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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. Spjald 1

    Spurning

    Persian script: which direction do you read words?

    Svar

    From right to left.

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

  2. Spjald 2

    Spurning

    Persian script: are short vowel sounds normally all written?

    Svar

    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. Spjald 3

    Spurning

    Persian → English: سلام

    Svar

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

  4. Spjald 4

    Spurning

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Svar

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

  5. Spjald 5

    Spurning

    Persian → English: بله

    Svar

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Spjald 6

    Spurning

    Persian → English: نه

    Svar

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

  7. Spjald 7

    Spurning

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Svar

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

  8. Spjald 8

    Spurning

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Svar

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  9. Spjald 9

    Spurning

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Svar

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

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

  10. Spjald 10

    Spurning

    Persian → English: خوب

    Svar

    Good; well.

    Pronunciation aid: khub.

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

  11. Spjald 11

    Spurning

    Persian → English: این

    Svar

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Spjald 12

    Spurning

    Persian → English: آن

    Svar

    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. Spjald 13

    Spurning

    Persian → English: آره

    Svar

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

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

  14. Spjald 14

    Spurning

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Svar

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Spjald 15

    Spurning

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Svar

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Spjald 16

    Spurning

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

    Svar

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  17. Spjald 17

    Spurning

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Svar

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Spjald 18

    Spurning

    English → Persian: yes (neutral or polite)

    Svar

    بله

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

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

  19. Spjald 19

    Spurning

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Svar

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

  20. Spjald 20

    Spurning

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Svar

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

  21. Spjald 21

    Spurning

    Persian → English: من

    Svar

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Spjald 22

    Spurning

    Persian → English: تو

    Svar

    You (one person, familiar).

    Pronunciation aid: to.

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

  23. Spjald 23

    Spurning

    Persian → English: شما

    Svar

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

  24. Spjald 24

    Spurning

    Persian → English: او

    Svar

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

  25. Spjald 25

    Spurning

    Persian → English: ما

    Svar

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

  26. Spjald 26

    Spurning

    Persian → English: آنها

    Svar

    They; them (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: aanhaa.

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

  27. Spjald 27

    Spurning

    Persian → English: دوست

    Svar

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

  28. Spjald 28

    Spurning

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Svar

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Spjald 29

    Spurning

    Persian → English: مادر

    Svar

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

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

  30. Spjald 30

    Spurning

    Persian → English: پدر

    Svar

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Spjald 31

    Spurning

    Persian → English: بچه

    Svar

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Spjald 32

    Spurning

    Persian → English: اونا

    Svar

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

  33. Spjald 33

    Spurning

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Svar

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

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

  34. Spjald 34

    Spurning

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Svar

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

  35. Spjald 35

    Spurning

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Svar

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Spjald 36

    Spurning

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Svar

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

  37. Spjald 37

    Spurning

    Persian → English: آب

    Svar

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Spjald 38

    Spurning

    Persian → English: چای

    Svar

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Spjald 39

    Spurning

    Persian → English: نان

    Svar

    Bread (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  40. Spjald 40

    Spurning

    Persian → English: برنج

    Svar

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

  41. Spjald 41

    Spurning

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Svar

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Spjald 42

    Spurning

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Svar

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Spjald 43

    Spurning

    Persian → English: سیب

    Svar

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Spjald 44

    Spurning

    Persian → English: شیر (as a drink)

    Svar

    Milk.

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  45. Spjald 45

    Spurning

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Svar

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

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

  46. Spjald 46

    Spurning

    Persian → English: مرغ (as food)

    Svar

    Chicken.

    Pronunciation aid: morgh.

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

  47. Spjald 47

    Spurning

    Persian → English: نمک

    Svar

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

  48. Spjald 48

    Spurning

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Svar

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

  49. Spjald 49

    Spurning

    Persian → English: غذا

    Svar

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Spjald 50

    Spurning

    Persian → English: نون

    Svar

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Spjald 51

    Spurning

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Svar

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Spjald 52

    Spurning

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Svar

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Spjald 53

    Spurning

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Svar

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  54. Spjald 54

    Spurning

    English → Persian: bread (standard written noun)

    Svar

    نان

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  55. Spjald 55

    Spurning

    Persian → English: خانه

    Svar

    House; home (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  56. Spjald 56

    Spurning

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Svar

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Spjald 57

    Spurning

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Svar

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Spjald 58

    Spurning

    Persian → English: کجا

    Svar

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  59. Spjald 59

    Spurning

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Svar

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Spjald 60

    Spurning

    Persian → English: بازار

    Svar

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

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

  61. Spjald 61

    Spurning

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Svar

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Spjald 62

    Spurning

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Svar

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

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

  63. Spjald 63

    Spurning

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Svar

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  64. Spjald 64

    Spurning

    Persian → English: خونه

    Svar

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Spjald 65

    Spurning

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Svar

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Spjald 66

    Spurning

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Svar

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Spjald 67

    Spurning

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Svar

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Spjald 68

    Spurning

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

    Svar

    خانه

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  69. Spjald 69

    Spurning

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Svar

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

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

  70. Spjald 70

    Spurning

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

    Svar

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

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

  71. Spjald 71

    Spurning

    Persian → English: روز

    Svar

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

  72. Spjald 72

    Spurning

    Persian → English: شب

    Svar

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Spjald 73

    Spurning

    Persian → English: صبح

    Svar

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Spjald 74

    Spurning

    Persian → English: عصر

    Svar

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

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

  75. Spjald 75

    Spurning

    Persian → English: امروز

    Svar

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  76. Spjald 76

    Spurning

    Persian → English: فردا

    Svar

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  77. Spjald 77

    Spurning

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Svar

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

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

  78. Spjald 78

    Spurning

    Persian → English: الان

    Svar

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Spjald 79

    Spurning

    Persian → English: بعداً

    Svar

    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. Spjald 80

    Spurning

    Persian → English: هفته

    Svar

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Spjald 81

    Spurning

    Persian → English: سال

    Svar

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Spjald 82

    Spurning

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Svar

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Spjald 83

    Spurning

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Svar

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  84. Spjald 84

    Spurning

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Svar

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  85. Spjald 85

    Spurning

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Svar

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Spjald 86

    Spurning

    Persian → English: خودکار (on a writing desk)

    Svar

    Pen (writing instrument).

    Pronunciation aid: khodkaar.

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

  87. Spjald 87

    Spurning

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Svar

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Spjald 88

    Spurning

    Persian → English: کلید

    Svar

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Spjald 89

    Spurning

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Svar

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Spjald 90

    Spurning

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Svar

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Spjald 91

    Spurning

    Persian → English: میز

    Svar

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Spjald 92

    Spurning

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Svar

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Spjald 93

    Spurning

    Persian → English: در (a household object)

    Svar

    Door.

    Pronunciation aid: dar.

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

  94. Spjald 94

    Spurning

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Svar

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

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

  95. Spjald 95

    Spurning

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Svar

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Spjald 96

    Spurning

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Svar

    کلید

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید در — the door key.

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