This vocabulary lesson will teach you the Persian (Farsi) words for buildings, monuments, streets and vehicles, as well as talking about different modes of public transportation.

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

Cities & Traffic in Persian (Farsi)

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Shops, Buildings and Institutions

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
shopفروشگاه
مغازه		forushgah
maghaze
department storeسوپرمارکتsuper market
kioskدکهdake
bakeryشیرینی پزیshirini pazi
confectioneryقنادیghanadi
butcher’sقصابیghasabi
marketمغازهmaghaze
libraryکتابخانهketabkhane
churchکلیساkelisa
cinemaسینماsinama
theaterتئاترteatr
hotelهتلhotel
bankبانکbank
schoolمدرسهmadrese
universityدانشگاهdaneshgah
kindergartenمهدکودکmahde kudak
chemist’s / drugstoreداروساز
داروفروشی		darusaz
daru forushi
hospitalبیمارستانbimarestan

Cities and Places

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
town / cityشهر
شهرستان		shahr
shahrestan
houseخانهkhane
buildingساختمانsakhteman
street / roadکوچه
جاده		kache
jade
avenueخیابانkhiaban
bridgeپلpol
center/city centerمرکزmarkez
crossingمعبرmabar
squareمیدانmeydan
parkپارکpark
landmark / sightمکان دیدنی
منظره		makane didani
manzare
monumentبنای تاریخیbanaye tarikhi

Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
vehicleوسیلهvasile
carماشینmashin
trainقطارghatar
busاتوبوسotobus
tramواگنvagon
metroمتروmetro
bicycleدوچرخهdocharkhe
motorbikeموتورسیکلتmotorsiklet
taxiتاکسیtaksi
airplaneهواپیماhavapeyma
shipکشتیkeshti
(train) stationایستگاهistgah
main stationایستگاه اصلیistgahe asli
stopایستist
station / stopایستگاه
ایست		istgah
ist
parking areaپارکینگparking
petrol stationپمپ بنزینpompe benzin
(to) go by carبا ماشین رفتنba mashin raftan
(to) go by motorbikeبا موتورسیکلت رفتنba motor siklet raftan
(to) go by bikeبا دوچرخه رفتنba docharkhe raftan
(to) go by busبا اتوبوس رفتنba otobus raftan
(to) go by metroبا مترو رفتنba metro raftan

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