Unit 2 Flashcards
māh
Month
fasl
Season
hafté
Week
roozhāyé hafté
days of the week
jānviyé
January
fevriyé
February
mārs
March
āvril
April
meh
May
zhu’an
June
zhu’iyé
July
oot
August
septembre
September
octobre
October
novembre
November
decembre
December
bahār
Spring
tābestoon
Summer
pā’yeez
Autumn
zemestoon
Winter
aval
First
dovom
Second
sad
100
deeveest
200
hezār
1000
beest
20
see
30
chehel
40
panjāh
50
shast
60
haftād
70
hashtād
80
navad
90
sugar
shekar
sugar cube
ghand
ice
yakh
flavored water
sharbat
soft drink
nooshābé
fruit juice
āb meevé
beer
āb jō
wine
sharāb
more
beeshtar
boiled water
āb-é joosh
mineral water
āb-é ma’dani
tap water
āb-é sheer
please help yourself
befarmāyeen
I think
fekr meekonam
center of town
vasaté shahr
pool
estakhr
Church
keleesā
synagogue
keneesé
post office
edaré-yé post
Welcome (informal)
khosh āmadee!
please/help yourself
befarmā
please have a seat
befarmā besheen
Are you hungry?
gorosné-yee?
Are you thirsty?
teshné-yee?
I just ate
tāzé khordam
No, I’m not thirsty
na, teshné neestam
Yes, I’m thirsty.
balé, teshnam-é
breakfast
sobhooné
lunch
nāhār
afternoon snack
asrooné
dinner
shām
Please come to/help yourself to dinner. (formal)
befarmāyeen shām
Please come to/help yourself to dinner. (informal)
befarmā shām
Lunch is ready.
nāhār hāzer-é
Dinner is ready.
shām hāzer-é
hosting
pazeerāyee
honey
asal
jam
morabā
walnuts
gerdoo
bread and feta
noon ō paneer
rice
berenj
stew
khoresh
greens/herbs
sabzee
yogurt
māst
pepper
felfel
dessert
desser
thank you expression (formal)
dastetoon dard nakoné
thank you expression (informal)
dastet dard nakoné
thank you for hosting
mamnoon az pazeerāyeetoon
I must start slowly leaving
bāyad yavāsh yavāsh beram
I had a great time
khayli khosh gozasht
food
ghazā
I hope your head doesn’t hurt (expression also meaning ‘You’re welcome’ in response to dastetoon dard nakone)
saretoon dard nakone
party
mehmoonee
guest
mehmoon
color
rang
colors
rang’hā
black
seeyāh
white
sefeed
red
ghermez
orange
nāranjee
yellow
zard
green
sabz
blue
ābee
purple
banafsh
brown
ghahveyee
chicken
morgh
chickens
morgh’hā
This chicken is white.
een morgh sefeed-é.
white chicken
morghé sefeed
These chickens are black.
een morgh’hā seeyāh-an.
black chickens
morgh’hāyé seeyāh
I have one (a) white chicken.
man yé morghé sefeed dāram.
I have three black chickens.
man sé morghé seeyāh dāram.
small
koocheek
smaller
koocheektar
smallest
koocheektareen
big
bozorg
bigger
bozorgtar
biggest
bozorgtareen
quick
ferz
quicker
ferztar
quickest
ferztareen
slow
kond
slower
kondtar
slowest
kondtareen
nice looking
ghashang
nicer looking
ghashangtar
nicest looking
ghashangtareen
ugly
zesht
ugler
zeshtar
ugliest
zeshtareen
This red chicken is slow, but that yellow chicken is slower.
een morghé sorkh kond-é, vali oon morghé zard kondtar-é.
expensive
geroon
most expensive
geroontareen
more expensive
geroontar
cheap
arzoon
cheaper
arzoontar
cheapest
arzoontareen
car
māsheen
which (one)
kodoom
time / watch
sā’at
What time is it?
sā’at chand-é?
half
neem
quarter
robh
The time is one o’clock
sā’at yek-é
The time is four thirty
sā’at chāhār o neem-é
The time is one fifteen
sā’at yek o robh-é
The time is fifteen to one
sā’at yé robh bé yek-é
minute
dagheeghé
The time is ten ten
sā’at dah o dah da’eegh-ast
The time is ten to ten
sā’at dah da’eeghé bé dah-é
weather
havā
How is the weather?
havā chetor-é?
How is the weather today?
emrooz havā chetor-é?
How is the weather right now?
alān havā chetor-é?
The weather is good
havā khoob-é
warm
garm
cold
sard
The weather is warm
havā garm-é
sun
āftāb
The weather is sunny
havā āftābee-yé
dry
khoshk
humid
martoob
rain
bāroon
snow
barf
it’s raining (now)
daré bāroon meeyād
how (much)
cheghadr
it’s not cold
sard neest
hail
tagarg
the weather is stormy
havā toofāneeyé
the weather is mild
havā molāyemé
handsome
khoshteep
I am single
(man) mojaradam
I have a wife
(man) zan dāram
I have a husband
(man) shohar dāram
I have a girlfriend
(man) doost dokhtar dāram
I have a boyfriend
(man) doost pesar dāram
I have a fiancé
(man) nāmzad dāram
angel
fereshté
sweet
sheereen / nāz
truthfully
vālā
season
fasl