Persian

Persian - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Persian language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

صفر

sefr

zero

1

یک

yek

one

2

دو

do

two

3

سه

se

three

4

چهار

chahār

four

5

پنج

panj

five

6

شش

shish

six

7

هفت

haft

seven

8

هشت

hasht

eight

9

نه

noh

nine

10

ده

dah

ten

11

یازده

yāzdah

eleven

12

دوازده

davāzdah

twelve

13

سیزده

sizdah

thirteen

14

چهارده

chahārdah

fourteen

15

پانزده

pānzdah

fifteen

16

شانزده

shānzdah

sixteen

17

هفده

hafdah

seventeen

18

هجده

hejdah

eighteen

19

نوزده

nūzdah

nineteen

20

بیست

bist

twenty

30

سی

si

thirty

40

چهل

chehel

forty

50

پنجاه

panjāh

fifty

60

شصت

shast

sixty

70

هفتاد

haftād

seventy

80

هشتاد

hashtād

eighty

90

نود

navad

ninety

100

صد

sad

hundred

1K

هزار

hezār

thousand

1M

میلیون

miliun

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

سفید

sefid

white

سیاه

siyâh

black

🔴

قرمز

qermez

red

🔵

آبی

âbi

blue

🟡

زرد

zard

yellow

🟢

سبز

sabz

green

🟣

بنفش

banafsh

purple

🟤

قهوه ای

qahve'i

brown

🟠

نارنجی

nāranjī

orange

🌸

صورتی

surati

pink

طلایی

talāyi

gold

🌑

نقره ای

noqre'i

silver

☁️

خاکستری

khākestarī

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

🐶

سگ

sag

dog

🐱

گربه

gorbe

cat

🐴

اسب

asb

horse

🐮

گاو

gāv

cow

🐷

خوک

khūk

pig

🐦

پرنده

parande

bird

🐟

ماهی

māhi

fish

🐭

موش

mūsh

mouse

🦊

روباه

rūbāh

fox

🐇

خرگوش

khargūsh

rabbit

🐻

خرس

khers

bear

🐼

پاندا

pāndā

panda

🐨

کوالا

koālā

koala

🐘

فیل

fīl

elephant

🐢

لاک پشت

lāk-posht

turtle

🦒

زرافه

zarāfe

giraffe

🦆

اردک

ordak

duck

🕷️

عنکبوت

ankabūt

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

خانواده

khānevāde

family

🧔

مرد

mard

man

👩

زن

zan

woman

👦

پسر

pesar

boy

👧

دختر

dokhtar

girl

👶

کودک

kudak

child

👨‍🦳

پدر

pedar

father

👩‍🦳

مادر

mādar

mother

👴

پدربزرگ

pedarbozorg

grandfather

👵

مادربزرگ

mādarbozorg

grandmother

🧑‍🦰

برادر

barādar

brother

👩‍🦱

خواهر

khāhar

sister

🧑

دوست

dust

friend

👥

مردم

mardom

people

🙋

شخص

shakhs

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

🏠

خانه

khāne

house

🏢

ساختمان

sākhtemān

building

🏫

مدرسه

madrese

school

🏪

فروشگاه

forūshgāh

store

🛣️

جاده

jāde

road

🌆

شهر

shahr

city

🌳

درخت

derakht

tree

💧

آب

āb

water

☀️

خورشید

khorshid

sun

☁️

ابر

abr

cloud

📚

کتاب

ketāb

book

🖊️

قلم

qalam

pen

📱

تلفن

telefon

phone

🔑

کلید

kelid

key

🚗

ماشین

māshin

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

🍎

سیب

sib

apple

🍌

موز

mowz

banana

🍞

نان

nān

bread

🧀

پنیر

panir

cheese

🥩

گوشت

gusht

meat

🥛

شیر

shīr

milk

قهوه

qahve

coffee

🍵

چای

chāy

tea

💧

آب

āb

water

🍺

آبجو

ābju

beer

🍷

شراب

sharāb

wine

🍽️

غذا

ghazā

food

🍳

تخم مرغ

tokhm-e

egg

🍚

برنج

berenj

rice

🥕

سبزیجات

sabzijāt

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

☀️

روز

ruz

day

🌙

شب

shab

night

ساعت

sā'at

hour

🗓️

هفته

hafte

week

📅

ماه

māh

month

🗓️

سال

sāl

year

🗓️

دوشنبه

doshanbe

Monday

🗓️

سه شنبه

seshanbe

Tuesday

🗓️

چهارشنبه

chahārshanbe

Wednesday

🗓️

پنجشنبه

panjshanbe

Thursday

🗓️

جمعه

jomʿe

Friday

🗓️

شنبه

shanbe

Saturday

🗓️

یکشنبه

yekshanbe

Sunday

🌅

صبح

sobh

morning

🌆

عصر

asr

evening

🕛

حالا

hālā

now

🔜

به زودی

be

soon

🕒

زمان

zamān

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

🗣️

صحبت کردن

sohbat

to speak

🚶

راه رفتن

rāh

to walk

🏃

دویدن

davīdan

to run

🍽️

خوردن

khordan

to eat

🍷

نوشیدن

nūshīdan

to drink

😴

خوابیدن

khābīdan

to sleep

📖

خواندن

khāndan

to read

✍️

نوشتن

neveshtan

to write

👀

دیدن

dīdan

to see

👂

شنیدن

shenīdan

to hear

💭

فکر کردن

fekr

to think

🤔

دانستن

dānestan

to know

❤️

دوست داشتن

dūst

to love

👍

دوست داشتن

dūst

to like

👋

آمدن

āmadan

to come

🚪

باز کردن

bāz

to open

🔒

بستن

bastan

to close

💡

یاد گرفتن

yād

to learn

دادن

dādan

to give

💸

خریدن

kharīdan

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

😊

خوشحال

khoshhāl

happy

😢

غمگین

ghamgin

sad

😠

عصبانی

asabānī

angry

👍

خوب

khūb

good

👎

بد

bad

bad

⬆️

بزرگ

bozorg

big

⬇️

کوچک

koochak

small

🆕

جدید

jadīd

new

🕰️

قدیمی

qadīmī

old

💯

بسیاری

basyārī

many

🤏

کمی

kamī

few

🥵

گرم

garm

hot

🥶

سرد

sard

cold

💪

قوی

qavī

strong

👶

ضعیف

ḍaʿīf

weak

زیبا

zībā

beautiful

👹

زشت

zesht

ugly

صحیح

ṣaḥīḥ

correct

اشتباه

eshtebāh

wrong

سریع

sarīʿ

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

و

va

and

➡️

اما

ammā

but

👉

یا

or

🤔

زیرا

zīrā

because

👉

بنابراین

banābarīn

so

🤨

با این حال

however

🤔

بنابراین

banābarīn

therefore

همچنین

hamchenīn

also

🕒

هنگامی که

hangāmi

when

🤔

اگر

agar

if

🕒

قبل

qabl

before

🕒

بعد

baʿd

after

🕒

از آنجا که

az

since

🕒

در حالی که

dar

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

👨‍🏫

معلم

mo'allem

teacher

🧑‍⚕️

دکتر

doktor

doctor

👩‍💻

مهندس

mohandes

engineer

👨‍🍳

آشپز

āshpaz

chef

🧑‍🌾

کشاورز

keshāvarz

farmer

👮

افسر پلیس

afsar-e

police officer

🧑‍🎨

هنرمند

honarmand

artist

🧑‍💼

کارمند اداری

kārmand-e

office worker

🔬

دانشمند

dāneshmand

scientist

🛒

فروشنده

forūshande

salesperson

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