🇮🇷 Persian vocabulary
The 300 most common Persian words
Learn these first: they make up a big share of everything you'll read. Ranked by frequency, with meanings, romanization and examples for the top 50.
| # | Persian | Romanization | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | که می‌دانم که خسته‌ای. — I know that you're tired. | ke | that; which, who | conjunction |
| 2 | رو کتاب رو بده. — Give me the book. | ro | (colloquial object marker, = را) | particle |
| 3 | من من دانشجو هستم. — I am a student. | man | I, me | pronoun |
| 4 | به به خانه رفتم. — I went home. | be | to; at | preposition |
| 5 | و من و برادرم. — My brother and I. | va | and | conjunction |
| 6 | تو تو کجایی؟ — Where are you? | to | you (informal); in | pronoun |
| 7 | از از ایران آمده‌ام. — I've come from Iran. | az | from; than; of | preposition |
| 8 | اون اون کیه؟ — Who is that? | un | that; he, she (colloquial) | pronoun |
| 9 | این این کتاب من است. — This is my book. | in | this | pronoun |
| 10 | یه یه چای می‌خوام. — I want a tea. | ye | a, one (colloquial) | determiner |
| 11 | با با دوستم رفتم. — I went with my friend. | bā | with | preposition |
| 12 | در او در تهران زندگی می‌کند. — He lives in Tehran. | dar | in, at; door | preposition |
| 13 | نه نه، ممنون. — No, thanks. | na | no; not | interjection |
| 14 | ما ما دوست هستیم. — We are friends. | mā | we, us | pronoun |
| 15 | هم من هم می‌آیم. — I'm coming too. | ham | also, too; both | adverb |
| 16 | بود هوا سرد بود. — The weather was cold. | bud | was | verb |
| 17 | باشه باشه، فردا می‌بینمت. — OK, see you tomorrow. | bāshe | OK, all right (colloquial) | interjection |
| 18 | تا تا فردا صبر کن. — Wait until tomorrow. | tā | until; to; so that | preposition |
| 19 | چی چی گفتی؟ — What did you say? | chi | what (colloquial) | pronoun |
| 20 | باید باید بروم. — I have to go. | bāyad | must, should | verb |
| 21 | خیلی خیلی ممنون. — Thank you very much. | kheyli | very; a lot | adverb |
| 22 | فکر فکر می‌کنم درست است. — I think it's right. | fekr | thought; (فکر کردن) to think | noun |
| 23 | آره آره، می‌دونم. — Yeah, I know. | āre | yes, yeah (colloquial) | interjection |
| 24 | برای این برای توست. — This is for you. | barāye | for | preposition |
| 25 | خب خب، بریم. — Well, let's go. | khob | well, OK | interjection |
| 26 | فقط فقط یک دقیقه. — Just one minute. | faqat | only, just | adverb |
| 27 | شما شما کجا زندگی می‌کنید؟ — Where do you live? | shomā | you (plural, polite) | pronoun |
| 28 | همه همه اینجا هستند. — Everyone is here. | hame | all, everyone | pronoun |
| 29 | اگه اگه وقت داری، بیا. — If you have time, come. | age | if (colloquial) | conjunction |
| 30 | داشتن یک برادر دارم. — I have one brother. | dāshtan | to have | verb |
| 31 | دیگه دیگه نمی‌خوام. — I don't want it anymore. | dige | anymore; other; already (colloquial) | adverb |
| 32 | کار کار زیادی دارم. — I have a lot of work. | kār | work, job | noun |
| 33 | اینجا بیا اینجا. — Come here. | injā | here | adverb |
| 34 | نیست اینجا نیست. — It isn't here. | nist | is not | verb |
| 35 | چه چه روز خوبی! — What a nice day! | che | what; how (exclamation) | pronoun |
| 36 | پس پس کی می‌آیی؟ — So when are you coming? | pas | so, then; back | conjunction |
| 37 | اما خسته‌ام، اما خوشحالم. — I'm tired, but happy. | ammā | but | conjunction |
| 38 | چرا چرا دیر آمدی؟ — Why did you come late? | cherā | why | adverb |
| 39 | خوب حالم خوب است. — I'm well. | khub | good, well | adjective |
| 40 | کردن چه کار می‌کنی؟ — What are you doing? | kardan | to do, to make | verb |
| 41 | چیزی چیزی نگفت. — He didn't say anything. | chizi | something, anything | pronoun |
| 42 | حالا حالا وقتش است. — Now is the time. | hālā | now | adverb |
| 43 | ولی می‌خواستم بیایم ولی نشد. — I wanted to come, but it didn't work out. | vali | but | conjunction |
| 44 | الان الان کجایی؟ — Where are you right now? | alān | now, right now | adverb |
| 45 | توی توی اتاق است. — It's in the room. | tu-ye | in, inside (colloquial) | preposition |
| 46 | هر هر روز ورزش می‌کنم. — I exercise every day. | har | every, each | determiner |
| 47 | اونا اونا کجان؟ — Where are they? | unā | they (colloquial) | pronoun |
| 48 | شدن هوا تاریک شد. — It got dark. | shodan | to become; to happen | verb |
| 49 | یک یک سیب خوردم. — I ate an apple. | yek | one; a | number |
| 50 | ای ای خدا! — Oh God! | ey | oh, O; hey | interjection |
| 51 | اوه | uh | oh | interjection |
| 52 | بچه | bachche | child, kid | noun |
| 53 | هست | hast | is, there is | verb |
| 54 | مثل | mesl | like, as | preposition |
| 55 | وقتی | vaqti | when | conjunction |
| 56 | دوست | dust | friend; (دوست داشتن) to like | noun |
| 57 | دست | dast | hand | noun |
| 58 | حرف | harf | word, talk | noun |
| 59 | خونه | khune | house, home (colloquial) | noun |
| 60 | یا | yā | or | conjunction |
| 61 | واسه | vāse | for (colloquial) | preposition |
| 62 | بله | bale | yes (polite) | interjection |
| 63 | سلام | salām | hello | interjection |
| 64 | چون | chon | because | conjunction |
| 65 | رفتن | raftan | to go | verb |
| 66 | را | rā | (direct object marker) | particle |
| 67 | اینکه | inke | that (+ clause) | conjunction |
| 68 | هیچ | hich | no, none, any | determiner |
| 69 | اونجا | unjā | there (colloquial) | adverb |
| 70 | بعد | ba'd | after; then | adverb |
| 71 | انجام | anjām | doing, performing (انجام دادن: to do) | noun |
| 72 | درست | dorost | correct, right; properly | adjective |
| 73 | همین | hamin | this very, this same | pronoun |
| 74 | پیدا | peydā | found (پیدا کردن: to find) | adjective |
| 75 | دو | do | two | number |
| 76 | وقت | vaqt | time | noun |
| 77 | است | ast | is | verb |
| 78 | هی | hey | hey | interjection |
| 79 | آمدن | āmadan | to come | verb |
| 80 | ندارد | nadārad | doesn't have | verb |
| 81 | خودت | khodet | yourself | pronoun |
| 82 | هنوز | hanuz | still, yet | adverb |
| 83 | سر | sar | head; top; at | noun |
| 84 | خواستن | khāstan | to want | verb |
| 85 | روز | ruz | day | noun |
| 86 | بیرون | birun | outside, out | adverb |
| 87 | کجا | kojā | where | adverb |
| 88 | مورد | mored | case, matter | noun |
| 89 | درسته | doroste | that's right (colloquial) | interjection |
| 90 | کسی | kasi | someone, anyone | pronoun |
| 91 | ممنون | mamnun | thanks, thankful | adjective |
| 92 | واقعاً | vāqe'an | really | adverb |
| 93 | کی | ki | who; when (colloquial) | pronoun |
| 94 | تمام | tamām | all, whole; finished | adjective |
| 95 | راه | rāh | way, road | noun |
| 96 | پیش | pish | before, ago; with, near | preposition |
| 97 | دونستن | dunestan | to know (colloquial) | verb |
| 98 | تنها | tanhā | alone; only | adjective |
| 99 | مرد | mard | man | noun |
| 100 | شاید | shāyad | maybe, perhaps | adverb |
| 101 | چند | chand | how many; a few | determiner |
| 102 | خودم | khodam | myself | pronoun |
| 103 | نظر | nazar | opinion, view | noun |
| 104 | چیز | chiz | thing | noun |
| 105 | سال | sāl | year | noun |
| 106 | کمک | komak | help | noun |
| 107 | دادن | dādan | to give | verb |
| 108 | دوباره | dobāre | again | adverb |
| 109 | زندگی | zendegi | life; (زندگی کردن) to live | noun |
| 110 | گفتن | goftan | to say, to tell | verb |
| 111 | چطور | chetor | how | adverb |
| 112 | نگاه | negāh | look, glance (نگاه کردن: to look) | noun |
| 113 | گفت | goft | he/she said | verb |
| 114 | گوش | gush | ear (گوش دادن: to listen) | noun |
| 115 | صحبت | sohbat | talk, conversation (صحبت کردن: to talk) | noun |
| 116 | پسر | pesar | boy, son | noun |
| 117 | قبل | qabl | before | adverb |
| 118 | آدم | ādam | person, human being | noun |
| 119 | شروع | shoru' | start, beginning (شروع کردن: to start) | noun |
| 120 | دانستن | dānestan | to know | verb |
| 121 | همیشه | hamishe | always | adverb |
| 122 | خانم | khānom | lady, Mrs.; wife | noun |
| 123 | قرار | qarār | appointment; arrangement (قرار است: is supposed to) | noun |
| 124 | حال | hāl | state, condition; present | noun |
| 125 | بی | bi | without (prefix) | preposition |
| 126 | تموم | tamum | finished, over (colloquial) | adjective |
| 127 | پول | pul | money | noun |
| 128 | خدا | khodā | God | noun |
| 129 | نفر | nafar | person (counter) | noun |
| 130 | بار | bār | time (occurrence); load | noun |
| 131 | بیشتر | bishtar | more | adverb |
| 132 | دیدن | didan | to see | verb |
| 133 | آقا | āqā | sir, Mr. | noun |
| 134 | صبر | sabr | patience (صبر کن: wait) | noun |
| 135 | درباره | darbāre-ye | about | preposition |
| 136 | همون | hamun | that same (colloquial) | pronoun |
| 137 | تونستن | tunestan | to be able to (colloquial) | verb |
| 138 | خاطر | khāter | sake (به خاطر: because of) | noun |
| 139 | امروز | emruz | today | adverb |
| 140 | وجود | vojud | existence | noun |
| 141 | قربان | qorbān | sir | noun |
| 142 | شب | shab | night | noun |
| 143 | دختر | dokhtar | girl, daughter | noun |
| 144 | اگر | agar | if | conjunction |
| 145 | استفاده | estefāde | use (استفاده کردن: to use) | noun |
| 146 | ممکن | momken | possible | adjective |
| 147 | خودش | khodesh | himself, herself | pronoun |
| 148 | مردم | mardom | people | noun |
| 149 | بدون | bedun-e | without | preposition |
| 150 | البته | albatte | of course | adverb |
| 151 | چیکار | chikār | what (to do) (colloquial) | pronoun |
| 152 | سه | se | three | number |
| 153 | مگه | mage | unless; (surprised question) really? (colloquial) | adverb |
| 154 | ساعت | sā'at | hour; clock, watch | noun |
| 155 | باز | bāz | open; again | adjective |
| 156 | بزرگ | bozorg | big, large | adjective |
| 157 | چقدر | cheqadr | how much | adverb |
| 158 | حتی | hattā | even | adverb |
| 159 | بازی | bāzi | game, play | noun |
| 160 | خواهش | khāhesh | request (خواهش می‌کنم: you're welcome; please) | noun |
| 161 | خوش | khosh | pleasant, happy | adjective |
| 162 | دنبال | donbāl | after (دنبال ... گشتن: to look for) | noun |
| 163 | اسم | esm | name | noun |
| 164 | کم | kam | little, few | adjective |
| 165 | پدر | pedar | father | noun |
| 166 | بالا | bālā | up, above | adverb |
| 167 | متاسفم | mote'assefam | I'm sorry | adjective |
| 168 | آماده | āmāde | ready | adjective |
| 169 | زنگ | zang | bell, ring (زنگ زدن: to call) | noun |
| 170 | گذاشتن | gozāshtan | to put; to let | verb |
| 171 | زنده | zende | alive | adjective |
| 172 | بابا | bābā | dad | noun |
| 173 | عزیزم | azizam | my dear | noun |
| 174 | اول | avval | first | adjective |
| 175 | جا | jā | place | noun |
| 176 | مامان | māmān | mom | noun |
| 177 | زن | zan | woman; wife | noun |
| 178 | او | u | he, she | pronoun |
| 179 | کنار | kenār | beside, side | noun |
| 180 | دور | dur | far; around | adjective |
| 181 | بعدش | ba'desh | after that, then | adverb |
| 182 | زود | zud | early; quickly | adverb |
| 183 | خبر | khabar | news | noun |
| 184 | بهتر | behtar | better | adjective |
| 185 | زمان | zamān | time | noun |
| 186 | ببخشید | bebakhshid | excuse me, sorry | interjection |
| 187 | شهر | shahr | city | noun |
| 188 | اتفاق | ettefāq | event (اتفاق افتادن: to happen) | noun |
| 189 | اجازه | ejāze | permission | noun |
| 190 | زدن | zadan | to hit; to strike | verb |
| 191 | یعنی | ya'ni | that is, I mean | conjunction |
| 192 | منظور | manzur | meaning, intention | noun |
| 193 | طرف | taraf | side; direction | noun |
| 194 | لطفاً | lotfan | please | adverb |
| 195 | دکتر | doktor | doctor | noun |
| 196 | نگه | negah | (نگه داشتن) to keep, to hold | noun |
| 197 | مهم | mohem | important | adjective |
| 198 | آروم | ārum | calm, quiet; slowly (colloquial) | adjective |
| 199 | سعی | sa'y | effort (سعی کردن: to try) | noun |
| 200 | اصلاً | aslan | at all; actually | adverb |
| 201 | لحظه | lahze | moment | noun |
| 202 | جواب | javāb | answer | noun |
| 203 | پشت | posht | behind; back | noun |
| 204 | فرار | farār | escape (فرار کردن: to run away) | noun |
| 205 | آب | āb | water | noun |
| 206 | خون | khun | blood | noun |
| 207 | نجات | nejāt | rescue (نجات دادن: to save) | noun |
| 208 | صبح | sobh | morning | noun |
| 209 | ماشین | māshin | car | noun |
| 210 | هفته | hafte | week | noun |
| 211 | مال | māl | property; belonging to | noun |
| 212 | لازم | lāzem | necessary | adjective |
| 213 | باور | bāvar | belief (باور کردن: to believe) | noun |
| 214 | احساس | ehsās | feeling (احساس کردن: to feel) | noun |
| 215 | ادامه | edāme | continuation (ادامه دادن: to continue) | noun |
| 216 | بد | bad | bad | adjective |
| 217 | اتاق | otāq | room | noun |
| 218 | داخل | dākhel | inside | adverb |
| 219 | اشتباه | eshtebāh | mistake; wrong | noun |
| 220 | نگران | negarān | worried | adjective |
| 221 | خانواده | khānevāde | family | noun |
| 222 | مشکل | moshkel | problem; difficult | noun |
| 223 | سمت | samt | direction, side | noun |
| 224 | هیچوقت | hichvaqt | never | adverb |
| 225 | امشب | emshab | tonight | adverb |
| 226 | وارد | vāred | entering (وارد شدن: to enter) | adjective |
| 227 | انتخاب | entekhāb | choice (انتخاب کردن: to choose) | noun |
| 228 | ازدواج | ezdevāj | marriage (ازدواج کردن: to marry) | noun |
| 229 | زیاد | ziyād | a lot, much | adjective |
| 230 | برنامه | barnāme | plan; program | noun |
| 231 | نیاز | niyāz | need | noun |
| 232 | پلیس | polis | police | noun |
| 233 | دقیقه | daqiqe | minute | noun |
| 234 | دنیا | donyā | world | noun |
| 235 | ماه | māh | month; moon | noun |
| 236 | حق | haqq | right; truth | noun |
| 237 | فردا | fardā | tomorrow | adverb |
| 238 | اندازه | andāze | size, amount | noun |
| 239 | حمله | hamle | attack | noun |
| 240 | زمین | zamin | ground, earth | noun |
| 241 | یاد | yād | memory (یاد گرفتن: to learn) | noun |
| 242 | پایین | pāyin | down, below | adverb |
| 243 | متوجه | motavajjeh | aware (متوجه شدن: to understand) | adjective |
| 244 | مطمئن | motma'en | sure, certain | adjective |
| 245 | مرگ | marg | death | noun |
| 246 | نقشه | naqshe | map; plan | noun |
| 247 | عوض | avaz | change (عوض کردن: to change) | noun |
| 248 | اعتماد | e'temād | trust | noun |
| 249 | قول | qol | promise | noun |
| 250 | تازه | tāze | fresh, new; just | adjective |
| 251 | جنگ | jang | war | noun |
| 252 | تماس | tamās | contact (تماس گرفتن: to call) | noun |
| 253 | ممنونم | mamnunam | thank you | interjection |
| 254 | انگار | engār | as if, it seems | adverb |
| 255 | حرکت | harakat | movement (حرکت کردن: to move) | noun |
| 256 | حس | hes | sense, feeling | noun |
| 257 | موقع | moqe' | time, moment | noun |
| 258 | مادر | mādar | mother | noun |
| 259 | روی | ru-ye | on | preposition |
| 260 | دروغ | dorugh | lie | noun |
| 261 | گم | gom | lost (گم شدن: to get lost) | adjective |
| 262 | لباس | lebās | clothes, dress | noun |
| 263 | رفیق | rafiq | friend, buddy | noun |
| 264 | عشق | eshq | love | noun |
| 265 | هرگز | hargez | never | adverb |
| 266 | جان | jān | life; dear | noun |
| 267 | قبول | qabul | acceptance (قبول کردن: to accept) | noun |
| 268 | مرده | morde | dead | adjective |
| 269 | موضوع | mozu' | subject, matter | noun |
| 270 | بهترین | behtarin | best | adjective |
| 271 | حتماً | hatman | definitely, surely | adverb |
| 272 | مجبور | majbur | forced, obliged | adjective |
| 273 | شماره | shomāre | number | noun |
| 274 | منتظر | montazer | waiting | adjective |
| 275 | گروه | goruh | group | noun |
| 276 | جمع | jam' | gathered; sum | adjective |
| 277 | عاشق | āsheq | in love; lover | adjective |
| 278 | احمق | ahmaq | stupid; fool | adjective |
| 279 | گذشته | gozashte | past | noun |
| 280 | کاملاً | kāmelan | completely | adverb |
| 281 | مدرسه | madrese | school | noun |
| 282 | خوشحال | khoshhāl | happy, glad | adjective |
| 283 | بلند | boland | tall, high; loud | adjective |
| 284 | سخت | sakht | hard, difficult | adjective |
| 285 | زیر | zir-e | under | preposition |
| 286 | داستان | dāstān | story | noun |
| 287 | آخرین | ākharin | last | adjective |
| 288 | درد | dard | pain | noun |
| 289 | چشم | cheshm | eye; certainly (polite reply) | noun |
| 290 | جدید | jadid | new | adjective |
| 291 | فراموش | farāmush | forgotten (فراموش کردن: to forget) | adjective |
| 292 | راست | rāst | right; true | adjective |
| 293 | رئیس | ra'is | boss, head | noun |
| 294 | حقیقت | haqiqat | truth | noun |
| 295 | سوال | so'āl | question | noun |
| 296 | کتاب | ketāb | book | noun |
| 297 | غذا | ghazā | food | noun |
| 298 | صدا | sedā | voice, sound | noun |
| 299 | سریع | sari' | fast, quick | adjective |
| 300 | چهار | chahār | four | number |
Frequency ranking based on OpenSubtitles 2018 subtitles (hermitdave/FrequencyWords).
Questions
What are the most common Persian words?
The top ten are که (that; which), رو ((colloquial object marker), من (I), به (to; at), و (and), تو (you (informal); in), از (from; than; of), اون (that; he), این (this), یه (a).
How many Persian words do I need to know?
The few hundred most frequent words make up a large share of any everyday text, which is why they're the best place to start. To read graded stories comfortably you need roughly 1,000–2,000; for unadapted books, several thousand. Test yourself with the Persian vocabulary size test.
Where does this list come from?
The ranking is based on OpenSubtitles 2018 subtitles (hermitdave/FrequencyWords), cleaned by hand to remove names, fragments and noise, with meanings added for learners.