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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.

Kartičky v tomto balíčku

  1. Kartička 1

    Otázka

    Persian script: which direction do you read words?

    Odpoveď

    From right to left.

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

  2. Kartička 2

    Otázka

    Persian script: are short vowel sounds normally all written?

    Odpoveď

    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. Kartička 3

    Otázka

    Persian → English: سلام

    Odpoveď

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

  4. Kartička 4

    Otázka

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Odpoveď

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

  5. Kartička 5

    Otázka

    Persian → English: بله

    Odpoveď

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Kartička 6

    Otázka

    Persian → English: نه

    Odpoveď

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

  7. Kartička 7

    Otázka

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Odpoveď

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

  8. Kartička 8

    Otázka

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Odpoveď

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  9. Kartička 9

    Otázka

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Odpoveď

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

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

  10. Kartička 10

    Otázka

    Persian → English: خوب

    Odpoveď

    Good; well.

    Pronunciation aid: khub.

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

  11. Kartička 11

    Otázka

    Persian → English: این

    Odpoveď

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Kartička 12

    Otázka

    Persian → English: آن

    Odpoveď

    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. Kartička 13

    Otázka

    Persian → English: آره

    Odpoveď

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

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

  14. Kartička 14

    Otázka

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Odpoveď

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Kartička 15

    Otázka

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Odpoveď

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Kartička 16

    Otázka

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

    Odpoveď

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  17. Kartička 17

    Otázka

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Odpoveď

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Kartička 18

    Otázka

    English → Persian: yes (neutral or polite)

    Odpoveď

    بله

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

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

  19. Kartička 19

    Otázka

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Odpoveď

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

  20. Kartička 20

    Otázka

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Odpoveď

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

  21. Kartička 21

    Otázka

    Persian → English: من

    Odpoveď

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Kartička 22

    Otázka

    Persian → English: تو

    Odpoveď

    You (one person, familiar).

    Pronunciation aid: to.

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

  23. Kartička 23

    Otázka

    Persian → English: شما

    Odpoveď

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

  24. Kartička 24

    Otázka

    Persian → English: او

    Odpoveď

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

  25. Kartička 25

    Otázka

    Persian → English: ما

    Odpoveď

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

  26. Kartička 26

    Otázka

    Persian → English: آنها

    Odpoveď

    They; them (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: aanhaa.

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

  27. Kartička 27

    Otázka

    Persian → English: دوست

    Odpoveď

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

  28. Kartička 28

    Otázka

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Odpoveď

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Kartička 29

    Otázka

    Persian → English: مادر

    Odpoveď

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

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

  30. Kartička 30

    Otázka

    Persian → English: پدر

    Odpoveď

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Kartička 31

    Otázka

    Persian → English: بچه

    Odpoveď

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Kartička 32

    Otázka

    Persian → English: اونا

    Odpoveď

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

  33. Kartička 33

    Otázka

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Odpoveď

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

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

  34. Kartička 34

    Otázka

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Odpoveď

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

  35. Kartička 35

    Otázka

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Odpoveď

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Kartička 36

    Otázka

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Odpoveď

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

  37. Kartička 37

    Otázka

    Persian → English: آب

    Odpoveď

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Kartička 38

    Otázka

    Persian → English: چای

    Odpoveď

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Kartička 39

    Otázka

    Persian → English: نان

    Odpoveď

    Bread (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  40. Kartička 40

    Otázka

    Persian → English: برنج

    Odpoveď

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

  41. Kartička 41

    Otázka

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Odpoveď

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Kartička 42

    Otázka

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Odpoveď

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Kartička 43

    Otázka

    Persian → English: سیب

    Odpoveď

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Kartička 44

    Otázka

    Persian → English: شیر (as a drink)

    Odpoveď

    Milk.

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  45. Kartička 45

    Otázka

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Odpoveď

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

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

  46. Kartička 46

    Otázka

    Persian → English: مرغ (as food)

    Odpoveď

    Chicken.

    Pronunciation aid: morgh.

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

  47. Kartička 47

    Otázka

    Persian → English: نمک

    Odpoveď

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

  48. Kartička 48

    Otázka

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Odpoveď

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

  49. Kartička 49

    Otázka

    Persian → English: غذا

    Odpoveď

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Kartička 50

    Otázka

    Persian → English: نون

    Odpoveď

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Kartička 51

    Otázka

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Odpoveď

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Kartička 52

    Otázka

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Odpoveď

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Kartička 53

    Otázka

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Odpoveď

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  54. Kartička 54

    Otázka

    English → Persian: bread (standard written noun)

    Odpoveď

    نان

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  55. Kartička 55

    Otázka

    Persian → English: خانه

    Odpoveď

    House; home (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  56. Kartička 56

    Otázka

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Odpoveď

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Kartička 57

    Otázka

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Odpoveď

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Kartička 58

    Otázka

    Persian → English: کجا

    Odpoveď

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  59. Kartička 59

    Otázka

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Odpoveď

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Kartička 60

    Otázka

    Persian → English: بازار

    Odpoveď

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

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

  61. Kartička 61

    Otázka

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Odpoveď

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Kartička 62

    Otázka

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Odpoveď

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

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

  63. Kartička 63

    Otázka

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Odpoveď

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  64. Kartička 64

    Otázka

    Persian → English: خونه

    Odpoveď

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Kartička 65

    Otázka

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Odpoveď

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Kartička 66

    Otázka

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Odpoveď

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Kartička 67

    Otázka

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Odpoveď

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Kartička 68

    Otázka

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

    Odpoveď

    خانه

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  69. Kartička 69

    Otázka

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Odpoveď

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

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

  70. Kartička 70

    Otázka

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

    Odpoveď

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

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

  71. Kartička 71

    Otázka

    Persian → English: روز

    Odpoveď

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

  72. Kartička 72

    Otázka

    Persian → English: شب

    Odpoveď

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Kartička 73

    Otázka

    Persian → English: صبح

    Odpoveď

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Kartička 74

    Otázka

    Persian → English: عصر

    Odpoveď

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

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

  75. Kartička 75

    Otázka

    Persian → English: امروز

    Odpoveď

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  76. Kartička 76

    Otázka

    Persian → English: فردا

    Odpoveď

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  77. Kartička 77

    Otázka

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Odpoveď

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

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

  78. Kartička 78

    Otázka

    Persian → English: الان

    Odpoveď

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Kartička 79

    Otázka

    Persian → English: بعداً

    Odpoveď

    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. Kartička 80

    Otázka

    Persian → English: هفته

    Odpoveď

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Kartička 81

    Otázka

    Persian → English: سال

    Odpoveď

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Kartička 82

    Otázka

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Odpoveď

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Kartička 83

    Otázka

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Odpoveď

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  84. Kartička 84

    Otázka

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Odpoveď

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  85. Kartička 85

    Otázka

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Odpoveď

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Kartička 86

    Otázka

    Persian → English: خودکار (on a writing desk)

    Odpoveď

    Pen (writing instrument).

    Pronunciation aid: khodkaar.

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

  87. Kartička 87

    Otázka

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Odpoveď

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Kartička 88

    Otázka

    Persian → English: کلید

    Odpoveď

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Kartička 89

    Otázka

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Odpoveď

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Kartička 90

    Otázka

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Odpoveď

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Kartička 91

    Otázka

    Persian → English: میز

    Odpoveď

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Kartička 92

    Otázka

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Odpoveď

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Kartička 93

    Otázka

    Persian → English: در (a household object)

    Odpoveď

    Door.

    Pronunciation aid: dar.

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

  94. Kartička 94

    Otázka

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Odpoveď

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

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

  95. Kartička 95

    Otázka

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Odpoveď

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Kartička 96

    Otázka

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Odpoveď

    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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