Beginning Farsi Flashcards
Good afternoon
Asr bekhair
Good afternoon
Asr bekhair
Goodbye
Khoda Hafez
Goodbye for now
Fe-lan
In hopes of seeing you again
Be o-me-day deedar
Until later 
Ta ba’ad
Until tomorrow
Ta fardah
My name is …
Esme man David hast
Pleased to meet you
Khoshvaghtam
Greetings
Dorood!
Safe journey; Bon voyage
Safar bekhayr
Goodbye, God keep you safe
Khoda negah-dar
See you
Me-bee-na-met
To eat
Chordan
What do you want to eat?
Chee michai bochoree
House
Kho-nay
Street
Khai-ah-boon
Pleased to meet you
Khosh vaktam
How old are you?
Chan saul eh tay
Year
Saul
I see…
Me be nam…
I don’t know
Neh me do nam
Where are you from?
Toe alay khoja yee
Where is he from?
Oon alay khojast
What do you want to eat for lunch?
Nahar chee me chai bochoree (or bochoreed for more than one person)
This is my brother
Een barodare man-e
My son
My daughter
Pesare man
Dokhtare man
How old is he/she?
How old are you?
Chan-saul-ay-shay
Chan saul a-tay?
Day
Days
Rooz
Rooz-ha
Month
Mah
Year
Saul
Week
Haft-tay
Great
Ah-lee
What’s the news?
Or What’s up?
Chay khabar
How’s it going?
Chetor peesh meer-ay
Thank you
Mam-noon-am
Merci
Motoshakerem
Until later
Ta bad
And you?
Va shoma
I am from…
Man az…hastam
Busy
Mash-ghul
See you
Me-bee-na-met
Yeah
Ah-ray
Live
Zen-day-gee
In
Dar
I live in … (place)
(Man) dar … (place) zendehgee mikonam
I do
Mikonam
Where do you live? Informal
Where do you live? Formal
To khoja zendehgee mikonee?
Shoma ko-jah zendehgee mikoneen?
But
Val-lee
Or
Amma
Well done
Ah-sant
Now
Ha-la or al-an
I am from Iran, but now I live in America
Man as iran hastam va-lay ha-la dar US zendayghee mikonam
Spouse
Ham-sahr
News
Khabar
Akhbar is plural
Later
Bah-dan
Go to sleep
To sleep
I’m sleeping
He is sleeping
I want to sleep
Boro bekhab
Khabedan
Khabedam
Khabeday
Mikham bekhabam
Last night
Di-shab
Nothing
He-chee
I don’t want anything
Hechee nemicham
Noon
Zohr
Very good
Ah-fah-reen
Or
Kheli khoob
Beautiful or nice
Ghashang
To sleep
Kha-be-dan
He is sleeping
Kha-be-day
I am 67 years old
Man shast o haft saul-ay-may
Moon
Mah
Bread
Noon
To visit (see)
Didar
 I see a house.
Man khooneh ra mibinam
To see
Didan
My name is…
ending in a consonant
Ending in a Vowel
Esmam…e or esmayman
Esmam…-st
Cold
Sard
Warm
Garm
Hot
Dagh
Tired
Khastay
To do
We do
Kardan
Mikoneem
We make dinner
Sham dorost mikoneem
Yesterday I made dinner
Today I make dinner 
Dirooz sham dorost kardam
Emrooz sham dorost mikonam
Sick
I was sick
Beemar or mareez
Man mareez boodam
Man beemar boodam
Everybody
Hamay
Or hamay-gee (hard g)
Newspaper
Rooz namay
Letter in mail
Namay
Finished
Tamoom shoday
Close
Nazdeek
Small
Koocheek
Smaller
Koocheek-tar
Smallest
Koocheektareen
Big
Bozorg
Bigger
Biggest
Bozorg-tar
Bozorg-tareen
Quick
Quicker
Quickest
Ferz
Ferztar
Ferztareen
Slow
Slower
Slowest 
Kond or yavash
Kondtar or yavashtar
Kondtareen or yavashtareen
Nice looking
Nicer looking
Nicest looking 
Ghashang
Ghashang-tar
Ghashang-tareen
Ugly
Zesht
Expensive
Geroon
Cheap
Arzoon
Car
Machine
Gas
Benzene
Book
Books 
Kaytahb
Kaytab ha
Better
Best
Behtar
Behtareen
Sick
Beemar
Or mareez
To make
Dorost kardan
Correct
Dorost
Cloud
Ahbr
Not so much
Nahzeeyad
A little
Yeh kami
A lot
Zee-yahd
Letter (mail)
Namay
Awake
Beedar
Enough
Basay
Also
Hamcheneen
Pain
Dard
Dark outside
Tarik
Sit down (command)
Besheen
I am hungry
Hungry
Goshnam
Goshnay
Or
Ya
You do
Koneed
What are you going to do?
Michaid qikar koneed
Shopping
Khareed
With me
With us
Do you want to go with me?
Bahman
Bahma
Mikhai bahman biyaid
Would you like to come with us?
Michaid bahma biyaid?
With who?
Bakee?
Your wife
Khanoomaytoon
My wife
Khanoomam
Me too
Manam
I’m going too
Manam miyam
Sometimes
Bah-zee-vakh-tah
If
Ah-gar
Thirsty
I am thirsty
He is thirsty
Are you thirsty?
Tayshneh
man tayshnamay
Oo tayshneshay
To tayshnetay
Maybe
Shy-yat
Tired
Hastay
Tired
Khaste
Tired
Khaste
Happy
Khoshhal
Hungry
Goshne or
Gorosne
Thirsty
Teshne
Angry
Asabahni
Sad
Narahat
Name
Esm
