Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Farsi conversations.
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Persian (Farsi)“.
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Important verbs
English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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(to) be | بودن | budan | fa_be |
(to) have | داشتن | dashtan | fa_have |
(to) do / (to) make | کردن ساختن | kardan sakhtan | fa_do_make |
can / (to) know how to | توانستن | tavanestan | fa_can |
(to) know (how) | دانستن | danestan | fa_know_how |
(to) know / (to) be acquainted with | شناختن | shenakhtan | fa_know_be_acquainted_with |
(to) understand | فهمیدن | fahmidan | fa_understand |
(to) speak / (to) talk | صحبت کردن حرف زدن | sohbat kardan harf zadan | fa_speak_talk |
(to) listen to | گوش دادن | gush dadan | fa_listen_to |
(to) hear | شنیدن | shenidan | fa_hear |
(to) see | دیدن | didan | fa_see |
(to) feel | احساس کردن | ehsas kardan | fa_feel |
(to) live | زندگی کردن | zendegi kardan | fa_live |
(to) want | خواستن | khastan | fa_want |
(to) need | نیاز داشتن | niaz dashtan | fa_need |
(to) like | دوست داشتن | dust dashtan | fa_like |
(to) love | عشق ورزیدن | eshgh varzidan | fa_love |
(to) give | دادن | dadan | fa_give |
(to) take | گرفتن | gereftan | fa_take |
(to) play | بازی کردن | bazi kardan | fa_play |
(to) laugh | خندیدن | khandidan | fa_laugh |
(to) come | آمدن | amadan | fa_come |
(to) go | رفتن | raftan | fa_go |
(to) go by […] | راندن | randan | fa_go_by |
(to) write | نوشتن | neveshtan | fa_write |
(to) read | خواندن | khandan | fa_read |
(to) count | شمردن | shemordan | fa_count |
(to) pronounce | تلفظ کردن | talaffoz kardan | fa_pronounce |
(to) spell | هجی کردن | heji kardan | fa_spell |
(to) conjugate | صرف کردن | sarf kardan | fa_conjugate |
(to) remember | یاد آوردن | yad avardan | fa_remember |
(to) forget | فراموش کردن | faramosh kardan | fa_forget |
(to) eat | خوردن | khordan | fa_eat |
(to) try | سعی کردن | saai kardan | fa_try |
(to) use | استفاده کردن | estefade kardan | fa_use |
(to) open | باز کردن | baz kardan | fa_open |
(to) close | بستن | bastan | fa_close |
(to) greet / (to) welcome | خوش امد گفتن | khosh amd goftan | fa_greet_welcome |
(to) begin | شروع کردن | shoru kardan | fa_begin |
(to) end | تمام کردن | tamam kardan | fa_end |
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(to) end
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