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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. Kort 1

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 2

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 3

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: سلام

    Svar

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

  4. Kort 4

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Svar

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

  5. Kort 5

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: بله

    Svar

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Kort 6

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: نه

    Svar

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

  7. Kort 7

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Svar

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

  8. Kort 8

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Svar

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  9. Kort 9

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Svar

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

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

  10. Kort 10

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 11

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: این

    Svar

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Kort 12

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 13

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: آره

    Svar

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

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

  14. Kort 14

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Svar

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Kort 15

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Svar

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Kort 16

    Spørsmål

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

    Svar

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  17. Kort 17

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Svar

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Kort 18

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 19

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Svar

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

  20. Kort 20

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Svar

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

  21. Kort 21

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: من

    Svar

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Kort 22

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 23

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: شما

    Svar

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

  24. Kort 24

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: او

    Svar

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

  25. Kort 25

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: ما

    Svar

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

  26. Kort 26

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 27

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: دوست

    Svar

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

  28. Kort 28

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Svar

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Kort 29

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: مادر

    Svar

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

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

  30. Kort 30

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: پدر

    Svar

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Kort 31

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: بچه

    Svar

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Kort 32

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: اونا

    Svar

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

  33. Kort 33

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Svar

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

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

  34. Kort 34

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Svar

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

  35. Kort 35

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Svar

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Kort 36

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Svar

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

  37. Kort 37

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: آب

    Svar

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Kort 38

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: چای

    Svar

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Kort 39

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 40

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: برنج

    Svar

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

  41. Kort 41

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Svar

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Kort 42

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Svar

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Kort 43

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: سیب

    Svar

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Kort 44

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 45

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Svar

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

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

  46. Kort 46

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 47

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: نمک

    Svar

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

  48. Kort 48

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Svar

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

  49. Kort 49

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: غذا

    Svar

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Kort 50

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: نون

    Svar

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Kort 51

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Svar

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Kort 52

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Svar

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Kort 53

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Svar

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  54. Kort 54

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 55

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 56

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Svar

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Kort 57

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Svar

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Kort 58

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: کجا

    Svar

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  59. Kort 59

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Svar

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Kort 60

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: بازار

    Svar

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

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

  61. Kort 61

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Svar

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Kort 62

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Svar

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

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

  63. Kort 63

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Svar

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  64. Kort 64

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: خونه

    Svar

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Kort 65

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Svar

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Kort 66

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Svar

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Kort 67

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Svar

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Kort 68

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 69

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Svar

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

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

  70. Kort 70

    Spørsmål

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

    Svar

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

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

  71. Kort 71

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: روز

    Svar

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

  72. Kort 72

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: شب

    Svar

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Kort 73

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: صبح

    Svar

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Kort 74

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: عصر

    Svar

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

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

  75. Kort 75

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: امروز

    Svar

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  76. Kort 76

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: فردا

    Svar

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  77. Kort 77

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Svar

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

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

  78. Kort 78

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: الان

    Svar

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Kort 79

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 80

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: هفته

    Svar

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Kort 81

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: سال

    Svar

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Kort 82

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Svar

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Kort 83

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Svar

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  84. Kort 84

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Svar

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  85. Kort 85

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Svar

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Kort 86

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 87

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Svar

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Kort 88

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: کلید

    Svar

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Kort 89

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Svar

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Kort 90

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Svar

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Kort 91

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: میز

    Svar

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Kort 92

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Svar

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Kort 93

    Spørsmål

    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. Kort 94

    Spørsmål

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Svar

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

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

  95. Kort 95

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Svar

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Kort 96

    Spørsmål

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Svar

    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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