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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.

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  1. Ikhadi 1

    Umbuzo

    Persian script: which direction do you read words?

    Impendulo

    From right to left.

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

  2. Ikhadi 2

    Umbuzo

    Persian script: are short vowel sounds normally all written?

    Impendulo

    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. Ikhadi 3

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: سلام

    Impendulo

    Hello.

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use as a general greeting.

  4. Ikhadi 4

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: خداحافظ

    Impendulo

    Goodbye.

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when parting.

  5. Ikhadi 5

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: بله

    Impendulo

    Yes.

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

    A neutral or polite yes.

  6. Ikhadi 6

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: نه

    Impendulo

    No.

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    A basic negative reply.

  7. Ikhadi 7

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: لطفاً

    Impendulo

    Please.

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Example: آب، لطفاً. — Water, please.

  8. Ikhadi 8

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: ممنونم

    Impendulo

    Thank you.

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  9. Ikhadi 9

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: ببخشید

    Impendulo

    Excuse me; sorry.

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

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

  10. Ikhadi 10

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: خوب

    Impendulo

    Good; well.

    Pronunciation aid: khub.

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

  11. Ikhadi 11

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: این

    Impendulo

    This; this one.

    Pronunciation aid: in.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  12. Ikhadi 12

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: آن

    Impendulo

    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. Ikhadi 13

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: آره

    Impendulo

    Yes (informal).

    Pronunciation aid: aare.

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

  14. Ikhadi 14

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: hello (general greeting)

    Impendulo

    سلام

    Pronunciation aid: salaam.

    Use when meeting someone.

  15. Ikhadi 15

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: please (polite request word)

    Impendulo

    لطفاً

    Pronunciation aid: lotfan.

    Also commonly written لطفا without the final diacritic.

  16. Ikhadi 16

    Umbuzo

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

    Impendulo

    ممنونم

    Pronunciation aid: mamnunam.

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

  17. Ikhadi 17

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: excuse me (politely get attention)

    Impendulo

    ببخشید

    Pronunciation aid: bebakhshid.

    For example, before asking a stranger a question.

  18. Ikhadi 18

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: yes (neutral or polite)

    Impendulo

    بله

    Pronunciation aid: bale.

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

  19. Ikhadi 19

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: no (basic reply)

    Impendulo

    نه

    Pronunciation aid: na.

    For a short negative answer.

  20. Ikhadi 20

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: goodbye (general farewell)

    Impendulo

    خداحافظ

    Pronunciation aid: khodaahaafez.

    Use when leaving.

  21. Ikhadi 21

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: من

    Impendulo

    I; me.

    Pronunciation aid: man.

    Example: من اینجا هستم. — I am here.

  22. Ikhadi 22

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: تو

    Impendulo

    You (one person, familiar).

    Pronunciation aid: to.

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

  23. Ikhadi 23

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: شما

    Impendulo

    You (polite singular or plural).

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    Use for several people, or respectfully for one person.

  24. Ikhadi 24

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: او

    Impendulo

    He; she (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: u.

    Persian does not distinguish he and she in this pronoun.

  25. Ikhadi 25

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: ما

    Impendulo

    We; us.

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما اینجا هستیم. — We are here.

  26. Ikhadi 26

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: آنها

    Impendulo

    They; them (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: aanhaa.

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

  27. Ikhadi 27

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: دوست

    Impendulo

    Friend.

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: دوست من — my friend.

  28. Ikhadi 28

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: خانواده

    Impendulo

    Family.

    Pronunciation aid: khaanevaade.

    Example: خانوادهٔ من — my family.

  29. Ikhadi 29

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: مادر

    Impendulo

    Mother (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: maadar.

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

  30. Ikhadi 30

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: پدر

    Impendulo

    Father (standard noun).

    Pronunciation aid: pedar.

    بابا, baabaa, is the familiar word dad.

  31. Ikhadi 31

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: بچه

    Impendulo

    Child; kid.

    Pronunciation aid: bache.

    A common everyday noun for a child.

  32. Ikhadi 32

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: اونا

    Impendulo

    They; them (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: unaa.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian; standard written آنها is aanhaa.

  33. Ikhadi 33

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: I (subject pronoun)

    Impendulo

    من

    Pronunciation aid: man.

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

  34. Ikhadi 34

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: you (address one stranger politely)

    Impendulo

    شما

    Pronunciation aid: shomaa.

    The same pronoun also addresses several people.

  35. Ikhadi 35

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: we (subject pronoun)

    Impendulo

    ما

    Pronunciation aid: maa.

    Example: ما آماده هستیم. — We are ready.

  36. Ikhadi 36

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: friend (one person)

    Impendulo

    دوست

    Pronunciation aid: dust.

    Example: یک دوست — one friend.

  37. Ikhadi 37

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: آب

    Impendulo

    Water.

    Pronunciation aid: aab.

    Example: آب سرد — cold water.

  38. Ikhadi 38

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: چای

    Impendulo

    Tea.

    Pronunciation aid: chaay.

    Example: چای گرم — warm tea.

  39. Ikhadi 39

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: نان

    Impendulo

    Bread (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  40. Ikhadi 40

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: برنج

    Impendulo

    Rice.

    Pronunciation aid: berenj.

    Example: برنج و مرغ — rice and chicken.

  41. Ikhadi 41

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: پنیر

    Impendulo

    Cheese.

    Pronunciation aid: panir.

    Example: نان و پنیر — bread and cheese.

  42. Ikhadi 42

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: تخم‌مرغ

    Impendulo

    Egg (hen’s egg).

    Pronunciation aid: tokhm-e morgh.

    An ordinary food word; also written تخم مرغ.

  43. Ikhadi 43

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: سیب

    Impendulo

    Apple.

    Pronunciation aid: sib.

    Example: یک سیب — one apple.

  44. Ikhadi 44

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: شیر (as a drink)

    Impendulo

    Milk.

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  45. Ikhadi 45

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: گوشت

    Impendulo

    Meat.

    Pronunciation aid: gusht.

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

  46. Ikhadi 46

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: مرغ (as food)

    Impendulo

    Chicken.

    Pronunciation aid: morgh.

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

  47. Ikhadi 47

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: نمک

    Impendulo

    Salt.

    Pronunciation aid: namak.

    Example: کمی نمک — a little salt.

  48. Ikhadi 48

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: صبحانه

    Impendulo

    Breakfast.

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Example: وقت صبحانه — breakfast time.

  49. Ikhadi 49

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: غذا

    Impendulo

    Food; a meal.

    Pronunciation aid: ghazaa.

    Example: غذای گرم — hot food.

  50. Ikhadi 50

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: نون

    Impendulo

    Bread (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: nun.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written نان is naan.

  51. Ikhadi 51

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: water, please (short request)

    Impendulo

    آب، لطفاً.

    Pronunciation aid: aab, lotfan.

    A simple request when choosing a drink.

  52. Ikhadi 52

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: breakfast (the meal)

    Impendulo

    صبحانه

    Pronunciation aid: sobhaane.

    Use for the morning meal.

  53. Ikhadi 53

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: milk (the drink)

    Impendulo

    شیر

    Pronunciation aid: shir.

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

  54. Ikhadi 54

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: bread (standard written noun)

    Impendulo

    نان

    Pronunciation aid: naan.

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

  55. Ikhadi 55

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: خانه

    Impendulo

    House; home (standard written form).

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  56. Ikhadi 56

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: اتاق

    Impendulo

    Room.

    Pronunciation aid: otaagh.

    Example: اتاق کوچک — a small room.

  57. Ikhadi 57

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: خیابان

    Impendulo

    Street; avenue.

    Pronunciation aid: khiyaabaan.

    Example: این خیابان — this street.

  58. Ikhadi 58

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: کجا

    Impendulo

    Where?

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  59. Ikhadi 59

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: مغازه

    Impendulo

    Shop; store.

    Pronunciation aid: maghaaze.

    Example: مغازهٔ کوچک — a small shop.

  60. Ikhadi 60

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: بازار

    Impendulo

    Market; bazaar.

    Pronunciation aid: baazaar.

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

  61. Ikhadi 61

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: بیمارستان

    Impendulo

    Hospital.

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan.

    Standard pronunciation shown; colloquial bimaarestun is also heard.

  62. Ikhadi 62

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: داروخانه

    Impendulo

    Pharmacy.

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

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

  63. Ikhadi 63

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: where? (question word)

    Impendulo

    کجا؟

    Pronunciation aid: kojaa.

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

  64. Ikhadi 64

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: خونه

    Impendulo

    House; home (colloquial).

    Pronunciation aid: khune.

    Ordinary spoken Iranian Persian. Standard written خانه is khaane.

  65. Ikhadi 65

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: ایستگاه

    Impendulo

    Station; stop (for transport).

    Pronunciation aid: istgaah.

    Example: ایستگاه اتوبوس — bus stop.

  66. Ikhadi 66

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: نزدیک

    Impendulo

    Near; nearby.

    Pronunciation aid: nazdik.

    Example: نزدیک بازار — near the market.

  67. Ikhadi 67

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: pharmacy (standard written noun)

    Impendulo

    داروخانه

    Pronunciation aid: daarukhaane.

    A place to obtain medicines; standard reading shown.

  68. Ikhadi 68

    Umbuzo

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

    Impendulo

    خانه

    Pronunciation aid: khaane.

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

  69. Ikhadi 69

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: اینجا

    Impendulo

    Here.

    Pronunciation aid: injaa.

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

  70. Ikhadi 70

    Umbuzo

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

    Impendulo

    بیمارستان کجاست؟

    Pronunciation aid: bimaarestaan kojaast.

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

  71. Ikhadi 71

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: روز

    Impendulo

    Day.

    Pronunciation aid: ruz.

    Example: یک روز — one day.

  72. Ikhadi 72

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: شب

    Impendulo

    Night.

    Pronunciation aid: shab.

    Example: شب سرد — a cold night.

  73. Ikhadi 73

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: صبح

    Impendulo

    Morning.

    Pronunciation aid: sobh.

    Example: صبح زود — early in the morning.

  74. Ikhadi 74

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: عصر

    Impendulo

    Late afternoon; early evening.

    Pronunciation aid: asr.

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

  75. Ikhadi 75

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: امروز

    Impendulo

    Today.

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  76. Ikhadi 76

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: فردا

    Impendulo

    Tomorrow.

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  77. Ikhadi 77

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: دیروز

    Impendulo

    Yesterday.

    Pronunciation aid: diruz.

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

  78. Ikhadi 78

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: الان

    Impendulo

    Now; right now.

    Pronunciation aid: alaan.

    Example: الان نه. — Not now.

  79. Ikhadi 79

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: بعداً

    Impendulo

    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. Ikhadi 80

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: هفته

    Impendulo

    Week.

    Pronunciation aid: hafte.

    Example: یک هفته — one week.

  81. Ikhadi 81

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: سال

    Impendulo

    Year.

    Pronunciation aid: saal.

    Example: یک سال — one year.

  82. Ikhadi 82

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: دقیقه

    Impendulo

    Minute (unit of time).

    Pronunciation aid: daghighe.

    Example: پنج دقیقه — five minutes.

  83. Ikhadi 83

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: today (this day)

    Impendulo

    امروز

    Pronunciation aid: emruz.

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

  84. Ikhadi 84

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: tomorrow (the next day)

    Impendulo

    فردا

    Pronunciation aid: fardaa.

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

  85. Ikhadi 85

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: کتاب

    Impendulo

    Book.

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: این کتاب — this book.

  86. Ikhadi 86

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: خودکار (on a writing desk)

    Impendulo

    Pen (writing instrument).

    Pronunciation aid: khodkaar.

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

  87. Ikhadi 87

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: کاغذ

    Impendulo

    Paper.

    Pronunciation aid: kaaghaz.

    Example: یک برگ کاغذ — one sheet of paper.

  88. Ikhadi 88

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: کلید

    Impendulo

    Key (for a lock).

    Pronunciation aid: kelid.

    Example: کلید خانه — the house key.

  89. Ikhadi 89

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: تلفن

    Impendulo

    Telephone; phone.

    Pronunciation aid: telefon.

    Example: شمارهٔ تلفن — telephone number.

  90. Ikhadi 90

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: کیف (for carrying belongings)

    Impendulo

    Bag (everyday carrying bag).

    Pronunciation aid: kif.

    The exact kind of bag depends on context.

  91. Ikhadi 91

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: میز

    Impendulo

    Table; desk.

    Pronunciation aid: miz.

    Example: روی میز — on the table.

  92. Ikhadi 92

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: صندلی

    Impendulo

    Chair.

    Pronunciation aid: sandali.

    Example: این صندلی — this chair.

  93. Ikhadi 93

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: در (a household object)

    Impendulo

    Door.

    Pronunciation aid: dar.

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

  94. Ikhadi 94

    Umbuzo

    Persian → English: پنجره

    Impendulo

    Window.

    Pronunciation aid: panjere.

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

  95. Ikhadi 95

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: book (a thing to read)

    Impendulo

    کتاب

    Pronunciation aid: ketaab.

    Example: یک کتاب — one book.

  96. Ikhadi 96

    Umbuzo

    English → Persian: key (for opening a door)

    Impendulo

    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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