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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. Fișa 1

    Întrebare

    Persian script: which direction do you read words?

    Răspuns

    From right to left.

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

  2. Fișa 2

    Întrebare

    Persian script: are short vowel sounds normally all written?

    Răspuns

    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. Fișa 3

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: سلام

    Răspuns

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

  4. Fișa 4

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Răspuns

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

  5. Fișa 5

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: بله

    Răspuns

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Fișa 6

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: نه

    Răspuns

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

  7. Fișa 7

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Răspuns

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

  8. Fișa 8

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Răspuns

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  9. Fișa 9

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Răspuns

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

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

  10. Fișa 10

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: خوب

    Răspuns

    Good; well.

    Pronunciation aid: khub.

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

  11. Fișa 11

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: این

    Răspuns

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Fișa 12

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: آن

    Răspuns

    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. Fișa 13

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: آره

    Răspuns

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

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

  14. Fișa 14

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Răspuns

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Fișa 15

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Răspuns

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Fișa 16

    Întrebare

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

    Răspuns

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  17. Fișa 17

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Răspuns

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Fișa 18

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: yes (neutral or polite)

    Răspuns

    بله

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

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

  19. Fișa 19

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Răspuns

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

  20. Fișa 20

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Răspuns

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

  21. Fișa 21

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: من

    Răspuns

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Fișa 22

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: تو

    Răspuns

    You (one person, familiar).

    Pronunciation aid: to.

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

  23. Fișa 23

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: شما

    Răspuns

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

  24. Fișa 24

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: او

    Răspuns

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

  25. Fișa 25

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: ما

    Răspuns

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

  26. Fișa 26

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: آنها

    Răspuns

    They; them (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: aanhaa.

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

  27. Fișa 27

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: دوست

    Răspuns

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

  28. Fișa 28

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Răspuns

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Fișa 29

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: مادر

    Răspuns

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

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

  30. Fișa 30

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: پدر

    Răspuns

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Fișa 31

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: بچه

    Răspuns

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Fișa 32

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: اونا

    Răspuns

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

  33. Fișa 33

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Răspuns

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

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

  34. Fișa 34

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Răspuns

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

  35. Fișa 35

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Răspuns

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Fișa 36

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Răspuns

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

  37. Fișa 37

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: آب

    Răspuns

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Fișa 38

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: چای

    Răspuns

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Fișa 39

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: نان

    Răspuns

    Bread (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  40. Fișa 40

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: برنج

    Răspuns

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

  41. Fișa 41

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Răspuns

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Fișa 42

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Răspuns

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Fișa 43

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: سیب

    Răspuns

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Fișa 44

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: شیر (as a drink)

    Răspuns

    Milk.

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  45. Fișa 45

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Răspuns

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

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

  46. Fișa 46

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: مرغ (as food)

    Răspuns

    Chicken.

    Pronunciation aid: morgh.

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

  47. Fișa 47

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: نمک

    Răspuns

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

  48. Fișa 48

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Răspuns

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

  49. Fișa 49

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: غذا

    Răspuns

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Fișa 50

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: نون

    Răspuns

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Fișa 51

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Răspuns

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Fișa 52

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Răspuns

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Fișa 53

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Răspuns

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  54. Fișa 54

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: bread (standard written noun)

    Răspuns

    نان

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  55. Fișa 55

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: خانه

    Răspuns

    House; home (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  56. Fișa 56

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Răspuns

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Fișa 57

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Răspuns

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Fișa 58

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: کجا

    Răspuns

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  59. Fișa 59

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Răspuns

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Fișa 60

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: بازار

    Răspuns

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

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

  61. Fișa 61

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Răspuns

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Fișa 62

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Răspuns

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

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

  63. Fișa 63

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Răspuns

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  64. Fișa 64

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: خونه

    Răspuns

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Fișa 65

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Răspuns

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Fișa 66

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Răspuns

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Fișa 67

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Răspuns

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Fișa 68

    Întrebare

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

    Răspuns

    خانه

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  69. Fișa 69

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Răspuns

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

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

  70. Fișa 70

    Întrebare

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

    Răspuns

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

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

  71. Fișa 71

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: روز

    Răspuns

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

  72. Fișa 72

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: شب

    Răspuns

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Fișa 73

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: صبح

    Răspuns

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Fișa 74

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: عصر

    Răspuns

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

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

  75. Fișa 75

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: امروز

    Răspuns

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  76. Fișa 76

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: فردا

    Răspuns

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  77. Fișa 77

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Răspuns

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

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

  78. Fișa 78

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: الان

    Răspuns

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Fișa 79

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: بعداً

    Răspuns

    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. Fișa 80

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: هفته

    Răspuns

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Fișa 81

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: سال

    Răspuns

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Fișa 82

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Răspuns

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Fișa 83

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Răspuns

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  84. Fișa 84

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Răspuns

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  85. Fișa 85

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Răspuns

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Fișa 86

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: خودکار (on a writing desk)

    Răspuns

    Pen (writing instrument).

    Pronunciation aid: khodkaar.

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

  87. Fișa 87

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Răspuns

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Fișa 88

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: کلید

    Răspuns

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Fișa 89

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Răspuns

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Fișa 90

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Răspuns

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Fișa 91

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: میز

    Răspuns

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Fișa 92

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Răspuns

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Fișa 93

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: در (a household object)

    Răspuns

    Door.

    Pronunciation aid: dar.

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

  94. Fișa 94

    Întrebare

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Răspuns

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

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

  95. Fișa 95

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Răspuns

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Fișa 96

    Întrebare

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Răspuns

    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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