This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Persian language, including around 200 words.
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
صفر
sefrzero
1
یک
yekone
2
دو
dotwo
3
سه
sethree
4
چهار
chahārfour
5
پنج
panjfive
6
شش
shishsix
7
هفت
haftseven
8
هشت
hashteight
9
نه
nohnine
10
ده
dahten
11
یازده
yāzdaheleven
12
دوازده
davāzdahtwelve
13
سیزده
sizdahthirteen
14
چهارده
chahārdahfourteen
15
پانزده
pānzdahfifteen
16
شانزده
shānzdahsixteen
17
هفده
hafdahseventeen
18
هجده
hejdaheighteen
19
نوزده
nūzdahnineteen
20
بیست
bisttwenty
30
سی
sithirty
40
چهل
chehelforty
50
پنجاه
panjāhfifty
60
شصت
shastsixty
70
هفتاد
haftādseventy
80
هشتاد
hashtādeighty
90
نود
navadninety
100
صد
sadhundred
1K
هزار
hezārthousand
1M
میلیون
miliunmillion
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
سفید
sefidwhite
⚫
سیاه
siyâhblack
🔴
قرمز
qermezred
🔵
آبی
âbiblue
🟡
زرد
zardyellow
🟢
سبز
sabzgreen
🟣
بنفش
banafshpurple
🟤
قهوه ای
qahve'ibrown
🟠
نارنجی
nāranjīorange
🌸
صورتی
suratipink
⭐
طلایی
talāyigold
🌑
نقره ای
noqre'isilver
☁️
خاکستری
khākestarīgrey
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
سگ
sagdog
🐱
گربه
gorbecat
🐴
اسب
asbhorse
🐮
گاو
gāvcow
🐷
خوک
khūkpig
🐦
پرنده
parandebird
🐟
ماهی
māhifish
🐭
موش
mūshmouse
🦊
روباه
rūbāhfox
🐇
خرگوش
khargūshrabbit
🐻
خرس
khersbear
🐼
پاندا
pāndāpanda
🐨
کوالا
koālākoala
🐘
فیل
fīlelephant
🐢
لاک پشت
lāk-poshtturtle
🦒
زرافه
zarāfegiraffe
🦆
اردک
ordakduck
🕷️
عنکبوت
ankabūtspider
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
خانواده
khānevādefamily
🧔
مرد
mardman
👩
زن
zanwoman
👦
پسر
pesarboy
👧
دختر
dokhtargirl
👶
کودک
kudakchild
👨🦳
پدر
pedarfather
👩🦳
مادر
mādarmother
👴
پدربزرگ
pedarbozorggrandfather
👵
مادربزرگ
mādarbozorggrandmother
🧑🦰
برادر
barādarbrother
👩🦱
خواهر
khāharsister
🧑
دوست
dustfriend
👥
مردم
mardompeople
🙋
شخص
shakhsperson
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
خانه
khānehouse
🏢
ساختمان
sākhtemānbuilding
🏫
مدرسه
madreseschool
🏪
فروشگاه
forūshgāhstore
🛣️
جاده
jāderoad
🌆
شهر
shahrcity
🌳
درخت
derakhttree
💧
آب
ābwater
☀️
خورشید
khorshidsun
☁️
ابر
abrcloud
📚
کتاب
ketābbook
🖊️
قلم
qalampen
📱
تلفن
telefonphone
🔑
کلید
kelidkey
🚗
ماشین
māshincar
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
سیب
sibapple
🍌
موز
mowzbanana
🍞
نان
nānbread
🧀
پنیر
panircheese
🥩
گوشت
gushtmeat
🥛
شیر
shīrmilk
☕
قهوه
qahvecoffee
🍵
چای
chāytea
💧
آب
ābwater
🍺
آبجو
ābjubeer
🍷
شراب
sharābwine
🍽️
غذا
ghazāfood
🍳
تخم مرغ
tokhm-eegg
🍚
برنج
berenjrice
🥕
سبزیجات
sabzijātvegetables
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
روز
ruzday
🌙
شب
shabnight
⏰
ساعت
sā'athour
🗓️
هفته
hafteweek
📅
ماه
māhmonth
🗓️
سال
sālyear
🗓️
دوشنبه
doshanbeMonday
🗓️
سه شنبه
seshanbeTuesday
🗓️
چهارشنبه
chahārshanbeWednesday
🗓️
پنجشنبه
panjshanbeThursday
🗓️
جمعه
jomʿeFriday
🗓️
شنبه
shanbeSaturday
🗓️
یکشنبه
yekshanbeSunday
🌅
صبح
sobhmorning
🌆
عصر
asrevening
🕛
حالا
hālānow
🔜
به زودی
besoon
🕒
زمان
zamāntime
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
صحبت کردن
sohbatto speak
🚶
راه رفتن
rāhto walk
🏃
دویدن
davīdanto run
🍽️
خوردن
khordanto eat
🍷
نوشیدن
nūshīdanto drink
😴
خوابیدن
khābīdanto sleep
📖
خواندن
khāndanto read
✍️
نوشتن
neveshtanto write
👀
دیدن
dīdanto see
👂
شنیدن
shenīdanto hear
💭
فکر کردن
fekrto think
🤔
دانستن
dānestanto know
❤️
دوست داشتن
dūstto love
👍
دوست داشتن
dūstto like
👋
آمدن
āmadanto come
🚪
باز کردن
bāzto open
🔒
بستن
bastanto close
💡
یاد گرفتن
yādto learn
➕
دادن
dādanto give
💸
خریدن
kharīdanto buy
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
خوشحال
khoshhālhappy
😢
غمگین
ghamginsad
😠
عصبانی
asabānīangry
👍
خوب
khūbgood
👎
بد
badbad
⬆️
بزرگ
bozorgbig
⬇️
کوچک
koochaksmall
🆕
جدید
jadīdnew
🕰️
قدیمی
qadīmīold
💯
بسیاری
basyārīmany
🤏
کمی
kamīfew
🥵
گرم
garmhot
🥶
سرد
sardcold
💪
قوی
qavīstrong
👶
ضعیف
ḍaʿīfweak
✨
زیبا
zībābeautiful
👹
زشت
zeshtugly
✅
صحیح
ṣaḥīḥcorrect
❌
اشتباه
eshtebāhwrong
⚡
سریع
sarīʿfast
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
و
vaand
➡️
اما
ammābut
👉
یا
yāor
🤔
زیرا
zīrābecause
👉
بنابراین
banābarīnso
🤨
با این حال
bāhowever
🤔
بنابراین
banābarīntherefore
➕
همچنین
hamchenīnalso
🕒
هنگامی که
hangāmiwhen
🤔
اگر
agarif
🕒
قبل
qablbefore
🕒
بعد
baʿdafter
🕒
از آنجا که
azsince
🕒
در حالی که
darwhile
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
معلم
mo'allemteacher
🧑⚕️
دکتر
doktordoctor
👩💻
مهندس
mohandesengineer
👨🍳
آشپز
āshpazchef
🧑🌾
کشاورز
keshāvarzfarmer
👮
افسر پلیس
afsar-epolice officer
🧑🎨
هنرمند
honarmandartist
🧑💼
کارمند اداری
kārmand-eoffice worker
🔬
دانشمند
dāneshmandscientist
🛒
فروشنده
forūshandesalesperson
Congratulations! You've just learned over 200 essential Persian words. This list is a fantastic starting point, but remember that consistency is key to true fluency.
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