We’ll now learn talking about parts of the human body as well as some useful Persian (Farsi) words and phrases related to Health and Illnesses. Let’s hope you’ll never need them, but better be prepared than sorry as they say…

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

Body & Health in Persian (Farsi)

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The Body

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
body [Sg]بدنbadan
bodies [Pl]بدن هاbadan ha
head [Sg]سرsar
heads [Pl]سر هاsarha
face [Sg]صورتsurat
faces [Pl]صورت هاsurat ha
eye [Sg]چشمcheshm
eyes [Pl]چشم هاcheshm ha
ear [Sg]گوشgush
ears [Pl]گوش هاgush ha
nose [Sg]دماغdamagh
noses [Pl]دماغ هاdamagh ha
mouth [Sg]دهانdahan
mouths [Pl]دهان هاdahan ha
tongue [Sg]زبانzaban
tongues [Pl]زبان هاzabanha
neck [Sg]گردنgardan
necks [Pl]گردن هاgardan ha
chest [Sg]سینهsine
chests [Pl]سینه هاsine ha
back / shoulderپشت
شانه		posht
shane
stomach [Sg]شکمshekam
stomachs [Pl]شکم هاshekam ha
heart [Sg]قلبghalb
hearts [Pl]قلب هاghalb ha
arm [Sg]بازوbazu
arms [Pl]بازوهاbazu ha
elbow [Sg]آرنجaranj
elbows [Pl]آرنج هاaranj ha
hand [Sg]دستdast
hands [Pl]دست هاdastha
right handراست دستrast dast
left handچپ دستchap dast
finger [Sg]انگشتangosht
fingers [Pl]انگشت هاangosht ha
leg [Sg]پاpa
legs [Pl]پاهاpaha
foot [Sg]پاpa
feet [Pl]پاهاpaha
skinپوستpust
hairموmu
tooth [Sg]دندانdandan
teeth [Pl]دندان هاdandan ha
bloodخونkhun

Health & Illnesses

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
healthyسالمsalem
ill / sickمریض
بیمار		mariz
ache [Sg]دردdard
aches [Pl]دردهاdard ha
My [...] aches. / My [...] hurts.من درد میکند […][…] man dard mikonad
My [...] ache. / My [...] hurt.من درد میکنند […][…] man dard mikonand
I have a stomach ache.دل درد دارمdel dard daram
My legs hurt.پای من درد می کندpaye man dard mikonad
doctorدکترdoktor
medical office / doctor’s surgeryدرمانگاه
جراحی دکتر		darmangah
jarahiye doktor
chemist’s / drugstoreداروساز هاdarusaz ha
hospitalبیمارستانbimarestan
illness / maladyبیماری
مرض		bimari
maraz

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