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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. Karta 1

    Pytanie

    Persian script: which direction do you read words?

    Odpowiedź

    From right to left.

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

  2. Karta 2

    Pytanie

    Persian script: are short vowel sounds normally all written?

    Odpowiedź

    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. Karta 3

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: سلام

    Odpowiedź

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

  4. Karta 4

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Odpowiedź

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

  5. Karta 5

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: بله

    Odpowiedź

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Karta 6

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: نه

    Odpowiedź

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

  7. Karta 7

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Odpowiedź

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

  8. Karta 8

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Odpowiedź

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  9. Karta 9

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Odpowiedź

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

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

  10. Karta 10

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: خوب

    Odpowiedź

    Good; well.

    Pronunciation aid: khub.

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

  11. Karta 11

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: این

    Odpowiedź

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Karta 12

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: آن

    Odpowiedź

    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. Karta 13

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: آره

    Odpowiedź

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

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

  14. Karta 14

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Odpowiedź

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Karta 15

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Odpowiedź

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Karta 16

    Pytanie

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

    Odpowiedź

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  17. Karta 17

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Odpowiedź

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Karta 18

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: yes (neutral or polite)

    Odpowiedź

    بله

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

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

  19. Karta 19

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Odpowiedź

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

  20. Karta 20

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Odpowiedź

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

  21. Karta 21

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: من

    Odpowiedź

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Karta 22

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: تو

    Odpowiedź

    You (one person, familiar).

    Pronunciation aid: to.

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

  23. Karta 23

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: شما

    Odpowiedź

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

  24. Karta 24

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: او

    Odpowiedź

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

  25. Karta 25

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: ما

    Odpowiedź

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

  26. Karta 26

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: آنها

    Odpowiedź

    They; them (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: aanhaa.

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

  27. Karta 27

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: دوست

    Odpowiedź

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

  28. Karta 28

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Odpowiedź

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Karta 29

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: مادر

    Odpowiedź

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

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

  30. Karta 30

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: پدر

    Odpowiedź

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Karta 31

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: بچه

    Odpowiedź

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Karta 32

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: اونا

    Odpowiedź

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

  33. Karta 33

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Odpowiedź

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

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

  34. Karta 34

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Odpowiedź

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

  35. Karta 35

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Odpowiedź

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Karta 36

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Odpowiedź

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

  37. Karta 37

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: آب

    Odpowiedź

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Karta 38

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: چای

    Odpowiedź

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Karta 39

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: نان

    Odpowiedź

    Bread (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  40. Karta 40

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: برنج

    Odpowiedź

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

  41. Karta 41

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Odpowiedź

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Karta 42

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Odpowiedź

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Karta 43

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: سیب

    Odpowiedź

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Karta 44

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: شیر (as a drink)

    Odpowiedź

    Milk.

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  45. Karta 45

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Odpowiedź

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

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

  46. Karta 46

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: مرغ (as food)

    Odpowiedź

    Chicken.

    Pronunciation aid: morgh.

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

  47. Karta 47

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: نمک

    Odpowiedź

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

  48. Karta 48

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Odpowiedź

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

  49. Karta 49

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: غذا

    Odpowiedź

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Karta 50

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: نون

    Odpowiedź

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Karta 51

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Odpowiedź

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Karta 52

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Odpowiedź

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Karta 53

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Odpowiedź

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  54. Karta 54

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: bread (standard written noun)

    Odpowiedź

    نان

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  55. Karta 55

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: خانه

    Odpowiedź

    House; home (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  56. Karta 56

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Odpowiedź

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Karta 57

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Odpowiedź

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Karta 58

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: کجا

    Odpowiedź

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  59. Karta 59

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Odpowiedź

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Karta 60

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: بازار

    Odpowiedź

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

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

  61. Karta 61

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Odpowiedź

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Karta 62

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Odpowiedź

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

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

  63. Karta 63

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Odpowiedź

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  64. Karta 64

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: خونه

    Odpowiedź

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Karta 65

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Odpowiedź

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Karta 66

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Odpowiedź

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Karta 67

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Odpowiedź

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Karta 68

    Pytanie

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

    Odpowiedź

    خانه

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  69. Karta 69

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Odpowiedź

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

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

  70. Karta 70

    Pytanie

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

    Odpowiedź

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

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

  71. Karta 71

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: روز

    Odpowiedź

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

  72. Karta 72

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: شب

    Odpowiedź

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Karta 73

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: صبح

    Odpowiedź

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Karta 74

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: عصر

    Odpowiedź

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

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

  75. Karta 75

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: امروز

    Odpowiedź

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  76. Karta 76

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: فردا

    Odpowiedź

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  77. Karta 77

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Odpowiedź

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

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

  78. Karta 78

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: الان

    Odpowiedź

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Karta 79

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: بعداً

    Odpowiedź

    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. Karta 80

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: هفته

    Odpowiedź

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Karta 81

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: سال

    Odpowiedź

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Karta 82

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Odpowiedź

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Karta 83

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Odpowiedź

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  84. Karta 84

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Odpowiedź

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  85. Karta 85

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Odpowiedź

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Karta 86

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: خودکار (on a writing desk)

    Odpowiedź

    Pen (writing instrument).

    Pronunciation aid: khodkaar.

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

  87. Karta 87

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Odpowiedź

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Karta 88

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: کلید

    Odpowiedź

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Karta 89

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Odpowiedź

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Karta 90

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Odpowiedź

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Karta 91

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: میز

    Odpowiedź

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Karta 92

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Odpowiedź

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Karta 93

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: در (a household object)

    Odpowiedź

    Door.

    Pronunciation aid: dar.

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

  94. Karta 94

    Pytanie

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Odpowiedź

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

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

  95. Karta 95

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Odpowiedź

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Karta 96

    Pytanie

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Odpowiedź

    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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