Nouns represent people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to refer to somebody or something. Memorize the Farsi nouns below and you’ll be well equipped for almost every basic conversation.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Persian (Farsi)“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Nouns

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Important nouns

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
childکودکkudakfa_child
manمردmardfa_man
womanزنzanfa_woman
familyخانوادهkhanevadehfa_family
town / cityشهر
شهرستان		shahr
shahrestan		fa_town_city
countryکشورkeshvarfa_country
worldجهانjahanfa_world
houseخانهkhanefa_house
carماشینmashinfa_car
street / roadخیابان
جاده		khiaban
jadeh		fa_street_road
shopفروشگاه
مغازه		forushgah
maghaze		fa_shop
doorدرdarfa_door
tableمیزjadvalfa_table
chairصندلیsandalifa_chair
windowپنجرهpanjerehfa_window
newspaperروزنامهruznamefa_newspaper
bookکتابketabfa_book
penخودکارkhodkarfa_pen
bagکیفkiffa_bag
rucksackساکsakfa_purse
happinessشادیkhosh halifa_happiness
loveعشقeshghfa_love
flowerگلgolfa_flower
ballتوپtupfa_ball
workکارkarfa_work
vacationمرخصیmorakhasifa_vacation
passportگذرنامهgozarnamehfa_passport
languageزبانzabanfa_language
questionسوالsoalfa_question
answerجواب دادنjavab dadanfa_answer
beginning / startشروعaghazfa_beginning_start
endپایانpayanfa_end_noun

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