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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

    Vraag

    Persian script: which direction do you read words?

    Antwoord

    From right to left.

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

  2. Kaart 2

    Vraag

    Persian script: are short vowel sounds normally all written?

    Antwoord

    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

    Vraag

    Persian → English: سلام

    Antwoord

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

  4. Kaart 4

    Vraag

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Antwoord

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

  5. Kaart 5

    Vraag

    Persian → English: بله

    Antwoord

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Kaart 6

    Vraag

    Persian → English: نه

    Antwoord

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

  7. Kaart 7

    Vraag

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Antwoord

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

  8. Kaart 8

    Vraag

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Antwoord

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  9. Kaart 9

    Vraag

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Antwoord

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

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

  10. Kaart 10

    Vraag

    Persian → English: خوب

    Antwoord

    Good; well.

    Pronunciation aid: khub.

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

  11. Kaart 11

    Vraag

    Persian → English: این

    Antwoord

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Kaart 12

    Vraag

    Persian → English: آن

    Antwoord

    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

    Vraag

    Persian → English: آره

    Antwoord

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

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

  14. Kaart 14

    Vraag

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Antwoord

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Kaart 15

    Vraag

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Antwoord

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Kaart 16

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  17. Kaart 17

    Vraag

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Antwoord

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Kaart 18

    Vraag

    English → Persian: yes (neutral or polite)

    Antwoord

    بله

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

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

  19. Kaart 19

    Vraag

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Antwoord

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

  20. Kaart 20

    Vraag

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Antwoord

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

  21. Kaart 21

    Vraag

    Persian → English: من

    Antwoord

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Kaart 22

    Vraag

    Persian → English: تو

    Antwoord

    You (one person, familiar).

    Pronunciation aid: to.

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

  23. Kaart 23

    Vraag

    Persian → English: شما

    Antwoord

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

  24. Kaart 24

    Vraag

    Persian → English: او

    Antwoord

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

  25. Kaart 25

    Vraag

    Persian → English: ما

    Antwoord

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

  26. Kaart 26

    Vraag

    Persian → English: آنها

    Antwoord

    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

    Vraag

    Persian → English: دوست

    Antwoord

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

  28. Kaart 28

    Vraag

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Antwoord

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Kaart 29

    Vraag

    Persian → English: مادر

    Antwoord

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

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

  30. Kaart 30

    Vraag

    Persian → English: پدر

    Antwoord

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Kaart 31

    Vraag

    Persian → English: بچه

    Antwoord

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Kaart 32

    Vraag

    Persian → English: اونا

    Antwoord

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

  33. Kaart 33

    Vraag

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Antwoord

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

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

  34. Kaart 34

    Vraag

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Antwoord

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

  35. Kaart 35

    Vraag

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Antwoord

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Kaart 36

    Vraag

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Antwoord

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

  37. Kaart 37

    Vraag

    Persian → English: آب

    Antwoord

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Kaart 38

    Vraag

    Persian → English: چای

    Antwoord

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Kaart 39

    Vraag

    Persian → English: نان

    Antwoord

    Bread (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  40. Kaart 40

    Vraag

    Persian → English: برنج

    Antwoord

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

  41. Kaart 41

    Vraag

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Antwoord

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Kaart 42

    Vraag

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Antwoord

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Kaart 43

    Vraag

    Persian → English: سیب

    Antwoord

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Kaart 44

    Vraag

    Persian → English: شیر (as a drink)

    Antwoord

    Milk.

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  45. Kaart 45

    Vraag

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Antwoord

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

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

  46. Kaart 46

    Vraag

    Persian → English: مرغ (as food)

    Antwoord

    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

    Vraag

    Persian → English: نمک

    Antwoord

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

  48. Kaart 48

    Vraag

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Antwoord

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

  49. Kaart 49

    Vraag

    Persian → English: غذا

    Antwoord

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Kaart 50

    Vraag

    Persian → English: نون

    Antwoord

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Kaart 51

    Vraag

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Antwoord

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Kaart 52

    Vraag

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Antwoord

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Kaart 53

    Vraag

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Antwoord

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  54. Kaart 54

    Vraag

    English → Persian: bread (standard written noun)

    Antwoord

    نان

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  55. Kaart 55

    Vraag

    Persian → English: خانه

    Antwoord

    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

    Vraag

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Antwoord

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Kaart 57

    Vraag

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Antwoord

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Kaart 58

    Vraag

    Persian → English: کجا

    Antwoord

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  59. Kaart 59

    Vraag

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Antwoord

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Kaart 60

    Vraag

    Persian → English: بازار

    Antwoord

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

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

  61. Kaart 61

    Vraag

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Antwoord

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Kaart 62

    Vraag

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Antwoord

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

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

  63. Kaart 63

    Vraag

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Antwoord

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  64. Kaart 64

    Vraag

    Persian → English: خونه

    Antwoord

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Kaart 65

    Vraag

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Antwoord

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Kaart 66

    Vraag

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Antwoord

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Kaart 67

    Vraag

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Antwoord

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Kaart 68

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    خانه

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  69. Kaart 69

    Vraag

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Antwoord

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

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

  70. Kaart 70

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

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

  71. Kaart 71

    Vraag

    Persian → English: روز

    Antwoord

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

  72. Kaart 72

    Vraag

    Persian → English: شب

    Antwoord

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Kaart 73

    Vraag

    Persian → English: صبح

    Antwoord

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Kaart 74

    Vraag

    Persian → English: عصر

    Antwoord

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

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

  75. Kaart 75

    Vraag

    Persian → English: امروز

    Antwoord

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  76. Kaart 76

    Vraag

    Persian → English: فردا

    Antwoord

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  77. Kaart 77

    Vraag

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Antwoord

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

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

  78. Kaart 78

    Vraag

    Persian → English: الان

    Antwoord

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Kaart 79

    Vraag

    Persian → English: بعداً

    Antwoord

    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

    Vraag

    Persian → English: هفته

    Antwoord

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Kaart 81

    Vraag

    Persian → English: سال

    Antwoord

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Kaart 82

    Vraag

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Antwoord

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Kaart 83

    Vraag

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Antwoord

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  84. Kaart 84

    Vraag

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Antwoord

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  85. Kaart 85

    Vraag

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Antwoord

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Kaart 86

    Vraag

    Persian → English: خودکار (on a writing desk)

    Antwoord

    Pen (writing instrument).

    Pronunciation aid: khodkaar.

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

  87. Kaart 87

    Vraag

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Antwoord

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Kaart 88

    Vraag

    Persian → English: کلید

    Antwoord

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Kaart 89

    Vraag

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Antwoord

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Kaart 90

    Vraag

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Antwoord

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Kaart 91

    Vraag

    Persian → English: میز

    Antwoord

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Kaart 92

    Vraag

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Antwoord

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Kaart 93

    Vraag

    Persian → English: در (a household object)

    Antwoord

    Door.

    Pronunciation aid: dar.

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

  94. Kaart 94

    Vraag

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Antwoord

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

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

  95. Kaart 95

    Vraag

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Antwoord

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Kaart 96

    Vraag

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Antwoord

    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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