Let’s talk about people, jobs and professions. These words and phrases will help you when talking about yourself and others, or when you’re planning to apply for a new job abroad.

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

People & Professions in Persian (Farsi)

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People

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
human (being) / personانسان
آدم		ensan
adam
people / humansمردم
انسان ها		mardom
ensan ha
womanزنzan
manمردmard
childکودکkudak
girlدخترdokhtar
boyپسرpesar

Professions

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
professionشغلshoghl
employee / workerکارمند
کارگر		karmand
kargar
clerk / officialکارمند اداریkarmande edari
colleagueهمکارhamkar
pensioner / retireeمسمتری بگیر
بازنشسته		mostamari begir
baz neshaste
unemployed person / jobseeker [Sg]شخص بیکارshakse bikar
karju
unemployed persons / jobseekers [Pl]کارجو
doctorدکترdoktor
journalistروزنامه نگارruzname negar
engineerمهندسmohandes
bossرئیسrayis
directorکارگردانkargardan
managerمدیرmodir
secretaryمنشیmonshi
driverرانندهranande
farmerکشاورزkeshavarz
bakerنانواnanva
salesman (m), saleswoman (f) [Sg]فروشنده آقاforushande agha (m), forushande khanom (f)
salesmen (m), saleswomen (f) [Pl]فروشنده خانم
nurseپرستارparastar
policeman (m), policewoman (f)پلیس مرد, پلیس زنpolise man (m), polise zan (f)
cook / chefسرآشپزsar ashpaz
teacher (m), female teacher (f)معلم, معلم خانمmoalem (m), moaleme khanom (f)
shoemaker [Sg]کفاشkafash
shoemakers [Pl]کفاش هاkafash ha
watchmaker [Sg]ساعت سازsaat saz
watchmakers [Pl]ساعت سازهاsaat saz ha

Work & Application

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) workکار کردنkar kardan
work / job [Sg]کارkar
shoghl
work / job [Pl]شغل
workplaceمحل کارmahale kar
employment / occupationاستخدام
اشتغال		estekhdam
eshteghal
officeادارهedare
factoryکارخانهkarkhane
construction siteمحل ساخت و سازmahale sakhto saz
salaryدستمزدdastmozd
(to) earnکسب کردنkasb kardan
(to) look for a jobدنبال کار گشتنdonbale kar gashtan
(to) find a jobکار پیدا کردنkar peyda kardan
job interviewمصاحبه کاریmosahebeye kari
CVرزومهrezume
educationتحصیلاتtahsilat
experienceتجربهtajrobe

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