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Food and drinks are a recurring talking point, not only while eating out on vacation. So let’s learn the most common words and phrases related to this topic.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Persian (Farsi)“.
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Basic Food & Spices
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| bread [Sg] | نان | nan | breads [Pl] | نان ها | nanha |
| roll | نان ساندویچی | nane sandevichi | |
| butter | کره | kare | |
| cheese | پنیر | panir | |
| honey | عسل | asal | |
| jam [Sg] | مربا | moraba | jams [Pl] | مربا ها | morabaha |
| egg [Sg] | تخم مرغ | tokhme morgh | eggs [Pl] | تخم مرغ ها | tokhme morgh ha |
| noodles | رشته ها | reshte ha | |
| rice | برنج | berenj | |
| yoghurt [Sg] | ماست | mast | yoghurts [Pl] | ماست ها | mastha |
| sugar | شکر | shekar | |
| salt | نمک | namak | |
| pepper | فلفل | felfel | |
| spice [Sg] | ادویه | adviye | spices [Pl] | ادویه ها | adviye ha |
| oil | روغن | roghan |
Basic Words & Phrases
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| (to) eat | خوردن | khordan | |
| food | غذا | ghaza | |
| (to) drink | نوشیدن | nushidan | |
| drink [Sg] | نوشیدنی | nushidani | drinks [Pl] | نوشیدنی ها | nushidani ha |
| hungry | گرسنه | gorosne | |
| hunger | گرسنگی | gorosnegi | |
| thirsty | تشنه | teshne | |
| thirst | تشنگی | teshnegi | |
| (to) cook | پختن | pokhtan | |
| (to) taste | چشیدن | cheshidan | |
| tasty | خوش مزه | khosh maze | |
| delicious | خوش طعم | khosh tam | |
| Bon appetit! / Enjoy your meal! | نوش جان | nushe jan | |
| Cheers! / To your health! | سلامتی | salamati | |
| breakfast | صبحانه | sobhane | |
| lunch | ناهار | nahar | |
| dinner | شام | sham | |
| restaurant | رستوران | resturan | |
| bar | میکده | meykade | |
| café | کافه | kafe |
Dishes
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| soup [Sg] | سوپ | sup | soups [Pl] | سوپ ها | supha |
| salad [Sg] | سالاد | salad | salads [Pl] | سالادها | saladha |
| french fries / chips | سیب زمینی سرخ کرده چیپس | sib zamini sorkh karde chips |
Dishes & Cutlery
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| cutlery | کارد و چنگال | kard o changal | |
| fork | چنگال | changal | |
| spoon | قاشق | ghashogh | |
| knife | چاقو | chaghu | |
| plate | بشقاب | boshghab | |
| glass | لیوان | livan | |
| cup | فنجان | fenjan | |
| mug | لیوان | livan |
Drinks
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| water | آب | ab | |
| mineral water | آب معدنی | abe madani | |
| soda water / sparkling water | آب گازدار | abe gazdar | |
| still water | آب راکد | abe raked | |
| juice [Sg] | آبمیوه | abmive | juices [Pl] | آبمیوه ها |
| beer | آبجو | abjo | |
| wine | شراب | sharab | |
| champagne | شامپاین | shampayn | |
| cocktail | کوکتل | koktel | |
| milk | شیر | shir | |
| cocoa | کاکائو | kakao | |
| coffee | قهوه | ghahve | |
| tea | چای | chay |
Flavors
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweet | شیرین | shirin | |
| sour | ترش | torsh | |
| spicy | تند | tond | |
| salty | با نمک | ba namak | |
| bitter | تلخ | talkh |
Fruit & Vegetables
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| fruit | میوه | mive | |
| vegetables | سبزیجات | sabzijat | |
| apple [Sg] | سیب | sib | apples [Pl] | سیب ها | sibha |
| orange [Sg] | پرتغال | porteghal | oranges [Pl] | پرتغال ها | porteghal ha |
| strawberry [Sg] | توت فرنگی | tut farangi | strawberries [Pl] | توت فرنگی ها | tut farangi ha |
| banana [Sg] | موز | moz | bananas [Pl] | موز ها | moz ha |
| potato [Sg] | سیب زمینی | sib zamini | potatoes [Pl] | سیب زمینی ها | sib zaminiha |
| cucumber [Sg] | خیار | khiar | cucumbers [Pl] | خیارها | khiarha |
Meat & Sausages
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| meat | گوشت | gusht | |
| sausage [Sg] | سوسیس | susis | sausages [Pl] | سوسیس ها | susis ha |
| small sausage [Sg] | سوسیس کوچک | susise kuchak | small sausages [Pl] | سوسیس های کوچک | susis haye kuchak |
| ham | ژامبون | zhambon | |
| chicken | مرغ | morgh | |
| fish | ماهی | mahi | |
| beef | گاو | gav | |
| lamb | بره | bare |
Sweets
| English | Persian (Farsi) | Persian (Farsi) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| chocolate | شکلات | shokolat | |
| pie | پای | pay | |
| cake [Sg] | کیک | keyk | cakes [Pl] | کیک ها | keykha |
| biscuit [Sg] | بیسکوییت | biskuyit | biscuits [Pl] | بیسکوییت ها | biskuyit ha |
| icecream | بستنی | bastani |
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