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TM 30-326
PERSIAN
INTRODUCT ORY SERIES
U OF NT LIBRARIES 76203
TM 30-326
PERSIAN
A GUIDE TO THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE
WAR DEPARTMENT
Washington 25, D.C., 13 September 1943.
TM 30-326, Persian Language Guide, to be used
with the Introductory Series Language Records,
is published for military personnel only, and
is not to be republished in whole or in part
without the consent of the War Department.
[A.G. 300.7 (3 Mar 43) ]
By order of the Secretary of War:
G. C. MARSHALL,
Chief of Staff.
off icia l :
J. A. ULIO,
Major General,
The Adjutant General.
DISTRIBUTION:
X.
(For explanation of symbols, see FM 21-6.)
CONTENTS
PAGE
How to Use the Records and Guide....................... 5
Hints on Pronunciation........................................... 7
Special Points........................................................... 8
Useful Words and Phrases....................................... 11
Greetings and General Phrases....................... 11
Location............................................................ 13
Directions.......................................................... 14
Numbers............................................................ 15
What's This?..................................................... 18
Asking for Things .......................................... 18
Foods....................................... 19
Money................................................................ 21
Time...................................... 22
Other Useful Phrases........................................ 25
Additional Expressions............................................ 26
Fill-in Sentences....................................................... 30
Important Signs........................................................ 44
Alphabetical Word List.......................................... 48
AS SOON AS I
TURN MY BACK
THOSE GUYS
GET A GAME
PERSIAN LANGUAGE GUIDE
Persian is spoken by some 12 million people in
Persia (Iran) and by about 3 million in Afghanistan.
This Language Guide will enable you to ask directions,
buy things or order a meal wherever Persian is spoken.
Knowing a little of the language will also help you
get along with the people, for they will naturally be
pleased to see a stranger showing enough interest in
them to try to learn their language.
How to Use the Records and Guide
This Guide is not intended to give you a complete
command of Persian. For a thorough course write to
the United States Armed Forces Institute, Madison,
Wisconsin. This handbook will, however, enable you
to carry on simple conversations in the language.
The records that go with this Guide give you a
number of the most important words and phrases in
Persian. Read the section called Hints on Pronunciation
and then listen to the records until you know the
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YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR
EARS EVEN MORE THAN
YOUR EYES/
Useful Words and Phrases by heart. Repeat each word
out loud right after you hear it and say it exactly the
way the Persian speaker does. Imitate the pronunciation
as closely as you can, just as you might mimic
someone who has an unusual accent. Try to get every
detail of the pronunciation, even the rhythm and
intonation. Follow the words in your Guide but use
them only as a reminder; if you hear something different
from what you see written, go by what you hear.
Remember that you can’t get the sound of a language
from the printed word alone—you have to use youi
ears even more than your eyes. If you don’t have the
records and can’t get a Persian speaker to pronounce
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aw b!
REPEAT EACH WORD OUT LOUD
SOMEBODY
oiva nim a
/drink-- h«'$
/driving.**’6
' nu+s /
the words, you will have to rely on the Hints on
Pronunciation alone.
By the time you have practiced the Useful Words and
Phrases several times, you will know what sound each
letter stands for in the Guide. You will then be able
to pronounce the Additional Expressions even though
you have not actually heard them and you will be
able to form sentences of your own by using the
section called Fill-In Sentences.
Hints on Pronunciation
All the words and phrases are written in a spelling
that you read like English. Each letter or combination
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of letters is used for the sound it usually stands for
in English and it always stands for that sound. Thus,
oo is always pronounced as it is in too, boot, tooth,
roost, never as anything else. Say these words and then
pronounce the vowel sound by itself. That is the sound
you must use every time you see oo in the Persian
column. If you should use some other sound—for
example, the sound of oo in blood—you might be
misunderstood.
Syllables that are accented—that is, pronounced
louder than others—are written in capital letters.
Curved lines (_) are used to show sounds that are
pronounced together without any break; for example,
awb-JO^oo meaning “beer,” CHAW^ee meaning “tea.”
Special Points
Here are a few points to note as you listen to the
records:
A as in cat, bag, tan. Example: HAFT meaning
“seven,” NA meaning “no.”
Ear EH as in let, less, bed. Example: YEK meaning
“one,” SEH meaning “three.”
0 or OH as in go, oh, note but don’t drawl it the way
we do in English. Since it is not drawled it
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The words are
written in a simpl ¡Fie J
spelling, like tnis...
BUTTE.... BJfOOT
PHOENIX-— FEE-niks
PHILADELPHIA—fil -a -DELF-ija
POUGHKEEPSIE —po-KIP-see
SIOUX CITY... SOO SIT-ee
WORCESTER...WOOST-ur
SCHENECTADY- ska-NFKT-a-Jee
the SYL Ia-bles that
are pro-NOU NEED
LOUD-er are in
CAP-it-al LEHers
sounds somewhat like the aw in law. Example:
DOH meaning “two.”
KH is like the sound you make when you clear your
throat to spit. Example: khaw-NOHM meaning
“Madam” or “Miss.”
GH is like the sound you make when you gargle.
Example: gha-ZAW meaning “food.”
K stands for a ¿-sound pronounced very far back
in the throat. Example: ka^h-VEH meaning
“coffee.”
stands for an ¿-sound after a vowel. Example:
NO^,H meaning “nine.”
J stands for the sound we have in measure,
division, usual, azjire. Example: bawn-DAW J
meaning “bandage.” A J not underlined stands
for the sound in judge. Example: PANJ meaning
“five.”
Q— Jfl -- h - h -w
CUT IT SHORT/
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
The following is the exact wording of the Persian
Language Records issued with this Guide.
These records give you a few useful phrases in
Persian. To learn to say these phrases so that you will
be understood, imitate the sounds exactly as you hear
them. You will hear the English first, followed by the
Persian; then repeat the Persian out loud, and say it
good and loud. Remember! Repeat every Persian phrase
right after you hear it.
In the Persian Language Guide which should be used
with these records, all the phrases you will hear are
written in a spelling which you read like English.
Listen to the records six or seven times and you
will know the phrases by heart.
GREETINGS AND GENERAL PHRASES
English Persian
Hello sa-LA WM
Sir aw-KA W
Mister Ali aw-KA W-yeh a-LEE
Madam or Miss khaw-NOHM
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You have just heard a sound you must practice. It
is written kh in your Language Guide and sounds like
clearing your throat when you have to spit. Listen
again and repeat: kbaw-NOHM, kbaw-NOHM. Try just
the sound again: kb, kh.
English Persian
How are you? HA W-leh sho-MA W cho
TO^oo-rast?
Very well KHA Y-lee KHOO-bast
Please khaw-HESH mee-ko-nam
Excuse me BEB-akh-sheed
Thank you
Do you understand?
mam-NOO-nam
MEE-fa^h-meed?
Yes BA -leh
No NA
I understand MEE-faJi-mam
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English
I don’t understand
Speak slowly
Repeat
Persian
na-MEE-fa^h-mam
ya-VAWSH HARF bez-a-need
tek-RA WR ko-need
LOCATION
When you need directions to get somewhere, you
first name the place and add the word meaning
“Where is it?’’
Where is it? ko-JAWST?
restaurant resl-o-RA IVN
Where is the restaurant? rest-o-RA WN-ko-jawst?
English
hotel
Where is the hotel?
station
Where is the station?
toilet
Where is the toilet?
Persian
ho-TEL
ho-TEL ko-jawst?
eest-GA W^H
eest-GA W^H ko-jawst?
mo-sta-RA W^H
mo-sta-RA W^H ko-jawst?
In English we never hear an ¿-sound at the end of
a word or syllable, but there are many of them in
Persian. They are shown in your Guide by h with a
curved line before it.
DIRECTIONS
The answer to your question “Where is such and
such?” may be “To the right” or “To the left” or
“Straight ahead,” so you need to know these phrases:
To the right
To the left
Straight ahead
DAST-eh RAW ST
DAST-eh CHAP
RA WST bo-ro^oo
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WHAT ARE THESE DIRECTIONS IN PERSIAN?
To the Right To the Left Straight Ahead
It is sometimes useful to say “Show me.”
English Persian
Show me neh-SHA WN bed-eh-heed
If you are driving and ask the distance to another
town it will be given you in kilometers, not miles.
Kilometer kee-lo-METR
One kilometer equals % of a mile.
NUMBERS
You need to know the numbers.
One YEK
Two DOH
Three SEH
Four cheh-HA WR
Five PANJ
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YEK
English
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty
Persian
SHEESH
HAFT
HASHT
NO^H
DA^H
yawz-DA^H
da-vawz-DA ^H
seez-DA^H
cheh-hawr-DA^H
pohnz-DA^H
shohnz-DA^H
heev-DA^H
heej-DA^H
nooz-DA^H
BEEST
For “twenty-one,” “twenty-two” etc., you add the
syllable o to the word for “twenty” and then add the
words for “one,” “two” etc.
Twenty-one BEEST-o YEK
Twenty-two BEEST-o DOH
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English Persian
Thirty
Forty
Fifty
Sixty
Seventy
Eighty
Ninety
One hundred
SEE
cheh-HEL
pan-J A W^H
SHA ST
haf-TAWD
hash-TAWD
na-VAD
SAD
One thousand heh-ZA WR
WHAT’S THIS?
When you want to know the name of something,
you can say “What’s this?’’ and point to the thing
you mean.
this EEN
what is it? CHEEST?
What’s this? EEN CHEEST?
ASKING FOR THINGS
When you want something, you use the word “I
want’’ and put the word you need before it.
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English Persian
I want MEE-khaw-ham
cigarettes
I want cigarettes
see-GA WR
see-GA WR mee-khaw-ham
food gha-ZA W
I want food gha-ZA W mee-khaw-ham
You have just heard another sound you must practice.
It is written gh in your Guide and sounds like a
gentle gargle. Listen again and repeat: &ha-ZAWy
gha-ZAW. Try just the sound again: gh, gh.
FOODS
Here are the words for some of the things you may
require.
bread NAWN
butter ka-REH
meat GOOSHT
fish maw-HEE
soup SOOP
Persian style soup
with meat and vegetables
awb-GOOSHT
eggs TOHKH-meh MORGH
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English
cheese
fruit
vegetables
potatoes
beans
carrots
tomatoes
steamed rice with or without
meat and vegetables
sugar
salt
Persian
pa-NEER
mee- VEH
sab-ZEE
SEEB za-mee-NEE
loo-bee-YAW
ha-VEE J
GO^oo-jeh fa-rang-GEE
po-LO^oo
sheh-KAR
na-MAK
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English Persian
pepper
milk
fel-FEL
SHEER
beer awb-JO^oo
water AWB
a glass of beer
a cup of tea
a cup of coffee
yek gee-LA WSS awb-JO^oo
yek fen-J A WN CHA W^ee
yek fen-J A WN kaji- VEH
You have just heard another sound you must
practice. It is written k with a dot under it. It is a k
pronounced far back in the throat. Listen again and
repeat: ka^h-VEH, ka^h-VEH. Try just the sound
again: k.
MONEY
To find out how much things cost you say:
How much? CHAND?
The answer will be given you in dee-NAWR,
ree-AWL and too-MAWN. One hundred dee-NAWR
equals one ree-AWL. Ten ree-AWL equals one too-
MAWN. A too-MAWN is normally worth about 40
cents in American money.
TIME
When you want to know what time it is, you say
really “Hour, how much it is?”
English Persian
What time is it? saw-A T CHAND ast?
“One o’clock” is “the hour o£ one.”
One o’clock saw-A T-eh YEK
Two o’clock saw-A T-eh DOH
“Ten past three” is “three and ten minutes.”
Ten past three SEH-wo DA AH da-free-K.EH
“Quarter past four” is “four and quarter.”
Quarter past four cheh-HA WR-o ROHB
“Half past five” is “five and half.”
Half past five PA NJ-o NEEM
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WHAT TIME IS IT IN PERSIAN?
English Persian
“Quarter to six” is “six, quarter less.”
Quarter to six SHEESH rohb KA M
“Ten to seven” is “seven, ten minutes less.”
Ten minutes of seven HAFT, DA H da-kee-keh
KAM
When you want to know when a movie starts or
when a train leaves, you say:
when KA Y
movie see-na-MA W
start sho-ROO mee-sha-vad
When does the movie start? KA Y see-na-MA W sho-ROO
mee-sha-vad?
train RA W-heh aw-HA N
leave ha-ra-KAT mee-ko-nad
When does the train leave? KA Y RA W-heh aw-HA N hara-
KA T mee-ko-nad?
Yesterday dee-ROOZ
Today em-ROOZ
Tomorrow far-DA W
The days of the week are:
Sunday yek-sham-EEH
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English Persian
Monday do-sham-BEH
Tuesday
Wednesday
sesh-am-BEH
cheh-hawr-sham-BEH
Thursday panj-sham-BEH
Friday johm-EH
Saturday sham-BEH
OTHER USEFUL PHRASES
The following phrases will be useful:
What is your name? ESS-meh sho-MAW
CHEEST?
My name is “John” ESS-meh MAN "John” ast
I am an American em-ree-kaw-EE hast-am
We are friends MA W DOOST hast-eem
What do you call “table”
(or anything else) in
Persian?
table-raw dar fawr-SEE CHEH
mee-goo-yand?
Good-by kho-DA W haw-FEZ
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ADDITIONAL EXPRESSIONS
English
Halt!
Stop!
Come here!
Right away or Quickly
Come quickly!
Go quickly!
I am hungry
I am thirsty
I am tired
I have lost my way
Persian
EEST!
BEH-eestl
BEE-aw een-JA W!
ZOOD
ZOOD BEE-aw!
ZOOD BO-ro^oo!
go-ro-SNEH hast-am
tesh-NEH hast-am
kha-STEH hast-am
RA W-ham-raw GOHM
kar-DEH am
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English
Help me!
Bring help!
Come in
Have a seat
Glad to meet you
I don’t know'
I think so
I don’t think so
Maybe
I will pay you
Persian
MA-raw ko-MAK ko-need!
ko-MAK BEE-aw-va-reed!
BEE-aw TOO
BEN-esh-een
KHAY-lee kho-SHVAKH-tam
az mo-law-IjCA W-teh sho-
MAW
NA-mee-daw-nam
ga-MA WN mee-ko-nam
ga-mawn NA-mee-ko-nam
SHA W-yad
POOL beh sho-MA W MEEdeh-
ham
English Persian
Where are the soldiers? sar-bawz-HAW ko-jaw HASTand?
Where are the American
soldiers? sar-bawz-HA W-yeh em-reekaw-
EE ko-jaw HAST-and?
Where is the town or city? SIIA^HR ko-jawst?
Where is it? ko-JA WST?
It is here een-JAWST
It is there awn-J A WST
Is it far? DOO-rast?
Is it near? naz-DEEK-ast?
How far is it? CHEH kadr DOO-rast?
Which way is north? shem-A WL ko-DA WM ta-rafast?
Which is the road to__ ? RA W-heh__ ko-DA W-mast?
Draw me a map nak-SHEH-ee ba-RA W-yeh
man BEK-ash
Take me there MA-raw ohn-jaw BEB-ar
Take me to a doctor MA-raw PEE-sheh dohk-TOR
BEB-ar
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English
Take me to the hospital
Danger!
Poison gas!
Take cover!
Watch out!
Wait a minute!
Persian
MA-raw beh ma-reez-khaw-
NEH BEB-ar
kha-TAR!
GA W-zeh'mass-MOO M!
beh pan-aw^Ji-GA W^H!
mohl-ta-FET bawsh!
KAD-ree SABR kohnl
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FILL-IN SENTENCES
In this section you will find a number of sentences,
each containing a blank space which can be filled in
with any one of the words in the list that follows.
For example, to say “Bring me some soap,” look for
the phrase “Bring me___“ in the English column
and find the Persian expression given beside it:
___ba-RAW-yeb man BEE-awr. Then look for “soap”
in the list that follows; the Persian is saw-BOON.
Put the word for “soap” in the blank space and you
get saw-BOON ba-RAW-yeh man BEE-awr.
Notice that the order of words in Persian is sometimes
different from the order in English. For example,
instead of “Bring me soap,” in Persian you say
“Soap bring me,” and instead of “Where is a barber?”
you say “Barber where is?”
English
I. want__
We want__
Give me__
Bring me__
Where can I find__ ?
Persian
___MEE-khaw-ham
___MEE-khaw-heem
___beh man BED-eh^Ji
___ba-RAW-yeh man BEE-aivr
__ ko-JA W pay-DA W meesha-
vad?
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English
I have__
We have__
We don’t have__
Have you__ ?
Persian
---- DA W-ram
---- DA W-reem
---- NA -daw-reem
---- DA W-reed?
Example
I want__ ---- MEE-khaw-ham
drinking water A W-beh khor-DA N
I want drinking water A W-beh khor-DA N MEEkhaw-
ham
apples SEEB
beef GOOSH-teh GAWV
boiled water A W-beh joo-shee-DEH
cabbage ka-LA M
chicken joo-JEH
chocolate sho-ko-LA WD
grapes ang-GOOR
lamb GOOSH-teh bar-REH
onions pee-A WZ
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(For other foods see pages 19-21F)
English Persian
pears go-law-BEE
peas no-KHOHD
pork GOOSH-teh KHOOG
veal GOOSH-teh goo-saw-LEH
a cup fen-J AWN
a fork chang-GA WL
a glass gee-LA WSS
a knife KAWRD
a plate pohsh-KA WB
a spoon kaw-SHOHK
a bed TAKH-teh KHA WB
a blanket pa-TOO
a mattress do-SHAK
a mosquito net pash-sheh-BA ND
a pillow baw-LESH
a room o-TAWK
a sheet ma-law-FEH
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English Persian
cigars see-gawr bar-GEE
a match or matches keb-REET
a pipe cho-POHK
tobacco too-TOON
ink mo-rak-KAB
paper kaw-GHAZ
a pen ka-LA M
a pencil meh-DA WD
a comb shaw-NEH
hot water AW-beh GA RM
razor blades TEE-gheh khohd-ta-RA WSH
a safety razor khohd-ta-RA WSH
a shaving brush for-CHA Y-eh ta-RA WSH
shaving soap saw-BOO-neh ta-RA WSH
soap saw-BOON
a toothbrush mess- VA WK
tooth paste kha-meer dan-DA WN
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WHICH IS IT IN PERSIAN?
COMB TOOTHBRUSH
1. maw-HEE
2. ka-REH
3. shaw-NEH
1. mess-VAWK
2. mee-VEH
3. meh-DAWD
WHICH IS WHICH?
RAZOR BLADES SAFETY RAZOR SHAVING BRUSH
khohd-ta-RAWSH
TEE-gheh khohd-ta-RAWSH
for-CHAY-eh ta-RAWSH
(Answers on page 34.)
English Persian
a towel ho^oo-LEH
a handkerchief dast-MA WL
a raincoat baw-raw-NEE
a shirt pee-raw-HA N
shoe laces BAN-deh KAFSH
shoe polish VAWKS
shoes KAPSH
shorts ZEER shal-vaw-REE
an undershirt ZEER pee-raw-ha-NEE
buttons dohg-MEH
a needle soo-ZAN
pins san-J AWE
thread NAKH
an aspirin aw-speh-REEN
a bandage bawn-DA WJ
cotton pam-BEH
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have my clothes washed leb-A W-sam-raw BESH-oo-
English Persian
a disinfectant ZED-deh o-foo-NEE
iodine YOHD
a laxative mohss-HEL
gasoline ben-ZEEN
I want to__ MEE-khaw-ham___
Example
I want to__ MEE-khaw-ham___
wash up
I want to wash up
buy it
BESH-oo-ram
MEE-khaw-ham BESH-oo-ram
BEKH-ar-am
eat or drink BEKH-o-ram
get a shave REE-sham-raw BET-a-rawsham
rand
have my hair cut SAR bez-a-nam
pay POOL bed-a-ham
rest est-eh-raw-HA T bek-o-nam
sleep
take a bath
BEKH-aw-bam
ham-MAWM bek-o-nam
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English Persian
Where is a__ ?
Where is the__ ? j
__ ko-jawst?
Example
Where is a__ ? __ ko-jawst?
barber sal-maw-NEE
Where is a barber? sal-maw-NEE ko-jawst?
dentist dan-dawn-SA WZ
doctor dohk-TOR
mechanic mee-kaw-NEEK
policeman pawss-BA WN
porter ham-MA WL
servant no^oo-KAR
shoemaker kafsh-DOOZ
tailor khay-YAWT
workman kawr-GA R
barracks sar-bawz-khaw-NEH
bridge POHL
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English Persian
bus o-to-BOOSS
camp or-doo-GA W^H
church kel-ee-SAW
city or town SHA^HR
clothing store dohk-KA W-neh leb-awss
for-oo-SHEE
drugstore da-vaw-khaw-NEH
garage gaiv-RA WJ
gas station ben-ZEEN-fo-roo-SHEE
grocery store dohk-KA W-neh bak-kaw-LEE
highway jawd-DEH
hospital ma-reez-khaw-NEH
house khaw-NEH
main street khee-aw-BA WN
market baw-ZA WR
nearest town naz-deek-ta-REEN SHA^HR
police station ka-lawn-ta-REE
post office pohst-khaw-NEH
railroad RA W-heh aw-HA N
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English Persian
river rood-khaiv-NEH
road RA W^H
settlement DEH^H
spring chash-MEH
telegraph office tel-eg-rawf khaw-NEH
telephone tel-eh-FOHN
well CHAW^H
I am__ ___hast-am
We are__ ---- hast-eem
He is__ ___hast
They are__ ___hast-and
Are you__ ? ---- hast-eed?
Example
I am__ ___hast-am
well KHOOB
I am well KHOOB hast-am
hungry go-ro-SNEH
sick naw-KHOHSH
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WHICH IS WHICH?
(Answers on pages 38 to 40.)
BRIDGE . BUS
TELEPHONE
RAW-heh ow-HAN
o-to-BOOSS
tel-eh-FOHN
POHL
English Persian
thirsty tesh-NEH
tired kha-STEH
wounded zakh-MEE
It is__ __ ast
Is it__ ? ___ast? |
It is not__ __ NEESE
This is__ EEN__ ast
That is__ A WN__ ast
English Persian
This is very }
This is too J BEN KHA Y-lee__ ast
This is not__ EEN__ NEEST
Example
It is not__ ___NEEST
good KHOOB
It is not good KHOOB NEEST
bad BAD
cheap ar-ZA WN
expensive geh-RA WN
clean PAWK
dirty ka-SEEF
cold SARD
warm GA RM
far DOOR
near naz-DEEK
large bo-ZORG
small koo-CHEK
much zee- YA WD
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IMPORTANT SIGNS
STOP (Traffic Signal)
STOP (Road Sign)
SLOW
GO SLOW
KEEP TO THE RIGHT
NO
NO
NO
PARKING
ADMITTANCE
SMOKING
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WOMEN
MEN
ENTRANCE
EXIT
CAUTION
DANGER
STATION
TRAFFIC PROHIBITED
IN THIS DIRECTION
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ALPHABETICAL WORD LIST
English
am
I am__
American
I am an American
Where are the American
soldiers?
apples
are
Are you__ ?
They are__
We are__
aspirin
bad
bandage
barber
barracks
Persian
A
---- hast-am
em-ree-kaw-EE
em-ree-kaw-EE hast-am
sar-bawz-HA W-yeh em-reekaw-
EE ko-jaw HAST-and?
SEEB
---- hast-eed?
---- hast-and
---- hast-eem
aw-speh-REEN
B
BAD
bawn-DA WJ
sal-maw-NEE
sar-bawz-khaw-NEH
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English Persian
bath
I want to take a bath
beans
bed
beef
beer
a glass of beer
blades
razor blades
blanket
boiled water
bread
bridge
bring
Bring help!
Bring me__
brush
shaving brush
toothbrush
MEE-khaiv-ham ham-MA WM
bek-o-nam
loo-bee- YA W
TAKH-teh KU A WB
GOOSH-teh GA WV
awb-JO^oo
yek gee-LA F75S awb-JO^,oo
TEE-gheh khohd-ta-RAWSH
pa-TOO
A W-beh joo-shee-DEH
NAWN
POHL
ko-MAK BEE-aw-va-reed!
__ ba-RA W-yeh man BEE-awr
for-CHA Y-eh ta-RAWSH
mess- VA WK
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English
bus
butter
buttons
buy
I want to buy it
cabbage
camp
can
Where can I find__ ?
carrots
cheap
cheese
chicken
chocolate
church
cigarettes
I want cigarettes
Persian
o-to-BOOSS
ka-REH
dohg-MEH
MEE-khaw-ham BEKH-ar-am
c
ka-LA M
or-doo-GA W^H
---- ko-JA W pay-DA W mee-
' sha-vad?
ha- VEE J
ar-ZA WN
pa-NEER
joo-JEH
sho-ko-LA WD
kel-ee-SA W
see-GA WR
see-GA WR mee-khaw-ham
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cover
English Persian
cigars
city or town
Where is the city?
clean
see-gawr bar-GEE
SHAKUR
SHA^HR ko-jawst?
PA WK
clothing store dohk-KA W-neh leb-awss
for-oo-SHEE
coffee kaji- VEH
a cup of coffee
cold
yek fen-J A WN fraji- VEH
SARD
comb
Come!
shaw-NEH
BEE-aw!
Come here! BEE-aw een-JA W!
Come in! BEE-aw TOO!
Come quickly! ZOOD BEE-aw!
cotton pam-BEH
Take cover! beh pan-awJi-GA W^H!
cup fen-J A WN
a cup of coffee yek fen-J A WN kajt- VEH
a cup of tea yek fen-J A WN CHA W^ee
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English
Danger!
dentist
dirty
disinfectant
doctor
Take me to a doctor
draw
Draw me a map
drink
I want to drink
drinking water
drugstore
eat
I want to eat
eggs
eight
Persian
D
kha-TA RI
dan-dawn-SA WZ
ka-SEEF
ZED-deh o-foo-NEE
dohk-TOR
MA-raw PEE-sheh dohk-TOR
BEB-ar
nak-SHEH-ee ba-RA W-yeh
man BEK-ash
MEE-khaw-ham BEKH-o-ram
AW-beh khor-DAN
da-vaw-khaw-NEH
E
MEE-khaw-ham BEKH-o-ram
TOHKH-meh MORGH
HASHT
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WHAT IS IT IN PERSIAN?
WHICH IS WHICH?
BUTTONS EGGS
dohg-MEH
TOHKH-meh MORGH
(See Word List for answers.)
English Persian
eighteen heej-DA^H
eighty hash-TAWD
eleven yawz-DA^H
Excuse me BEB-akh-sheed
expensive geh-RA WN
F
far DOOR
Is it far? DOO-rast?
How far is it? CHEH kadr DOO-rast?
few KAM
fifteen pohnz-DA^H
fifty
find
pan-J A W^H
Where can I find__ ? ---- ko-JA W pay-DA W meesha-
vad?
fish maw-HEE
five PANJ
food gha-ZA W
I want food gha-ZA W mee-khaw-ham
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English
fork
forty
four
fourteen
Friday
friends
We are friends
fruit
garage
gas
Poison gas!
gas station
gasoline
Give me__
Glad to meet you
glass
a glass of beer
Persian
chang-GA WL
cheh-HEL
cheh-HA WR
cheh-hawr-DA^H
johm-EH
MA W DOOST hast-eem
mee- VEH
G
gaw-RA WJ
GA W-zeh mass-MOOM!
ben-ZEEN-fo-roo-SHEE
ben-ZEEN
___beh man BED-eh^,h
KHA Y-lee kho-SHVAKH-tam
az mo-law-KA W-teh sho-MA W
gee-LA WSS
yek gee-LAWSS
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English Persian
Go! BO-ro^oo!
Go quickly! ZOOD BO-ro^oo!
good KHOOB
Good-by kho-DAW haw-FEZ
grapes ang-GOOR
grocery store dohk-KA W-neh bak-kaw-LEE
hair H
I want to have my
hair cut MEE-khaw-ham SAR bez-anam
half NEEM
half past five PANJ-o NEEM
Halt! EEST1
handkerchief
have
dast-MA WL
I have__ ---- DA W-ram
We have__ ---- DA W-reem
We don’t have__ ---- NA -daw-reem
Have you__ ? ___DA W-reed?
he or she 00
He is__ ---- hast
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help
English Persian
Hello sa-LA WM
how
Help me! MA-raw ko-MAK ko-needl
Bring help! ko-MAK BEE-aw-va-reed!
here een-JA W
Come here! BEE-aw een-JA W1
It is here een-JA WST
highway jawd-DEH
hospital ma-reez-khaw-NEH
Take me to the hospital MA-raw beh ma-reez-khaw-
NEH BEB-ar
hot or warm GA RM
hot water AW-beh GA RM
hotel ho-TEL
Where is the hotel? ho-TEL ko-jawst?
house khaw-NEH
How are you? HA W-leh sho-MA W cho
TO^oo-rast?
How far is it? CHEH kadr DOO-rast?
How much? CHAND?
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I WISH 1 COULD UNDERSTAND
PERSIAN THAT GOOD/
English
hundred
hungry
I am hungry
I am an American
I am__
I don’t understand
I have__
I understand >
I want__
I want to__
ink
iodine
is
He is__
Is it__ ?
It is__
It is not__
Persian
SAD
go-ro-SNEH
go-ro-SNEH hast-am
I
em-ree-kaw-EE hast-am
---- hast-am
na-MEE-faJi-mam
---- DA W-ram
MEE-fa^h-mam
---- mee-khaw-ham
MEE-khaw-ham__
mo-rak-KAB
YOHD
___hast
___ast?
__ ast
__ NEEST
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it
English Persian
know
It is__ ___ast
Is it__ ? ___ast?
It is not__ ___NEEST
K
kilometer kee-lo-METR
knife KAWRD
leave
I don’t know NA-mee-daiv-nam
L
lamb GOOSH-teh bar-REH
large bo-ZORG
laxative mohss-HEL
When does the train
leave? • KA Y RA W-heh aw-HA N hara-
KAT mee-ko-nad?
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left
English Persian
me
To the left DAST-eh CHAP
less KAM
lost GOHM
I have lost my way RA W-ham-raw GOHM
kar-DEH am
M
Madam or Miss khaw-NOHM
main street khee-aw-BA WN
map nak-SHEH
Draw me a map nak-SHEH-ee ba-RA W-yeh
man BEK-ash
market baw-ZA WR
match or matches keb-REET
mattress do-SHAK
maybe SHA W-yad
Give me__ __ beh man BED-eh^h
Bring me__ ---- ba-RA W-yeh man BEE-awr
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English
meat
mechanic
milk
minute
Wait a minute!
Miss or Madam
Monday
money
unit of money equal to
about 40 cents
one tenth of a
too-M AWN
one hundredth of a
re e-AWL
Persian
GOOSHT
mee-kaw-NEEK
SHEER
KAD-ree SABR kohn!
khaw-NOHM
do-sham-BEH
too-MAWN
ree-A WL
dee-NA WR
mosquito net
movie
When does the movie
start?
Mr.
much
pash-sheh-BA ND
see-na-MA W
KA Y see-na-MA W sho-ROO
mee-sha-vad?
aw-KA W-yeh
zee- YA WD
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English
name
What is your name?
My name is__
near _
Is it near?
nearest town
needle
nine
nineteen
ninety
no
north
Which way is north?
not
I don’t understand
It is not__
Persian
N
ESS-mehsho-MA W CHEEST?
ESS-meh MAN__ ast
naz-DEEK
naz-DEE-kast?
naz-deek-ta-REEN SHA^IIR
soo-ZA N
NO^H
nooz-DA^II
na-VAD
NA
shem-A WL
shem-A WL ko-DA WM
ta-ra-fast?
na-MEE-fa^Ji-mam
__ NEEST
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English Persian
o
o’clock saw-A T-eh
one o’clock saw-AT-eh YEK
two o’clock saw-A T-eh DOH
office•
post office pohst-khaw-NEH
telegraph office tel-eg-rawf khaw-NEH
one YEK
onions pee-A WZ
P
paper kaw-GHAZ
past
ten past three SEH-wo DA^H da-kee-I£EH
a quarter past four cheh-HA WR-o ROHB
half past five PANJ-o NEEM
paste
tooth paste kha-meer dan-DA WN
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English
pay
I want to pay
I will pay you
pears
peas
pen
pencil
pepper
Persian
What do you call__
in Persian?
Persian style soup, with
meat and vegetables
pillow
pins
pipe
plate
please
Poison gas!
Persian
MEE-khaw-ham POOL
bed-a-ham
POOL beh sho-MAW MEEdeh-
ham
go-law-BEE
no-KHOHD
ka-LA M
meh-DA WD
el-FEL
___-raw dar fawr-SEE CHEH
mee-goo-yand?
awb-GOOSHT
baw-LESH
san-JAWK
cho-POHK
pohsh-KAWB
khaw-HESH mee-ko-nam
GA W-zeh mass-MOOMl
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WHICH IS WHICH?
KNIFE hou se matc he s
keb-REET
khaw-NEH
KAWRD
PENCIL PEN PAPER
kaw-GHAZ
ka-LAM
meh-DAWD
(See Word List for answers.)
English Persian
policeman pawss-BA WN
police station ka-lawn-ta-REE
polish
shoe polish VA WKS
pork GOOSH-teh KHOOG
porter ham-MA WL
post office pohst-khaw-NEH
potatoes SEEB za-mee-NEE
Q
quarter ROHB
. quarter past four cheh-HA WR-o ROHB
English
quarter to six
quickly
Come quickly!
Go quickly!
railroad
raincoat
razor
razor blades
safety razor
repeat
rest
I want to rest
restaurant
Where is the restaurant?
rice
steamed rice, with or
without meat and
vegetables
Persian
SHEESH rohb KAM
ZOOD
ZOOD BEE-aw!
ZOOD BO-ro^oo!
R
RAW-heh aw-HAN
baw-raw-NEE
TEE-gheh khohd-ta-RAWSH
khohd-ta-RA WSH
tek-RA WR ko-need
MEE-khaw-ham est-eh-raw-
HAT bek-o-nam
rest-o-RA WN
rest-o-RA WN ko-jawst?
po-LO^oo
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English Persian
right
Right away ZOOD
To the right DAST-eh RAWST
river rood-khaw-NEH
road RAW^H
Which is the road
to_?
RA W-heh__ ko-DA W-mast?
room o-TAWK
S
salt na-MAK
Saturday sham-BEH
seat
Have a seat! BEN-esh-eenl
servant no^oo-KAR
settlement DEH^H
seven HAFT
seventeen heev-DA^H
seventy haf-TAWD
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English Persian
shave
I want to get a shave MEE-khaw-ham REE-shamraw
BET-a-raw-sham
shaving brush for-CHA Y-eh ta-RA WSH
shaving soap saw-BOO-neh ta-RA WSH
sheet ma-law-FEH
shirt pee-raw-HA N
shoemaker kafsh-DOOZ
shoes KAFSH
shoe laces BAN-deh KAFSH
shoe polish VAWKS
shorts ZEER shal-vaw-REE
Show me neh-SHA WN bed-eh-heed
sick naw-KHOHSH
Sir aw-l£A W
six SHEESH
sixteen shohnz-DA^H
sixty SHA ST
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English Persian
sleep
I want to sleep
slowly
Speak slowly
small
soap
shaving soap
soldiers
Where are the soldiers?
Where are the American
soldiers?
soup
speak
Speak slowly
spoon
spring
station
police station
Where is the station?
MEE-khaw-ham BEKH-awbam
ya-VAWSH HARF bez-a-need
koo-CHEK
saw-BOON
saw-BOO-neh ta-RA WSH
sar-bawz-HA W
sar-bawz-HAW ko-jaw HASTand?
sar-bawz-HA W-yeh em-reekaw-
EE ko-jaw HAST-and?
SOOP
ya-VAWSH HARF bez-a-need
kaw-SHOHK
chash-MEH
eest-GAW^H
ka-lawn-ta-REE
eest-GA W^H ko-jawst?
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English Persian
Stop! BEH-eest!
store
clothing store dohk-KA W-neh leb-awss foroo-
SHEE
grocery store dohk-KA W-neh bak-kaw-LEE
drugstore da-vaw-khaw-NEH
Straight ahead RAWST bo-ro^oo
street
main street khee-aw-BA WN
sugar sheh-KAR
Sunday yek-sham-BEH
T
tailor khay-YAWT
take BEB-ar
Take me there MA-raw ohn-jaw BEB-ar
Take me to a doctor MA-raw PEE-sheh dohk-TOR
BEB-ar
Take me to the hospital Ma-raw beh ma-reez-khaw-
NEH BEB-ar
Take cover! beh pan-aw^h-GA W^Hl
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English Persian
tea CHA W^ee
a cup of tea yek fen-J A WN CHA W^ee
telegraph office tel-eg-rawf khaw-NEH
telephone tel-eh-FOHN
ten DA^H
Thank you mam-NOO-nam
that AWN
That is A WN ast
there awn-J A W
It is there awn-J A WST
Take me there MA-raw awn-jaw BEB-ar
they ee-SHA WN
They are__ ___hast-and
think
I think so ga-MA WN mee-ko-nam
I don’t think so ga-mawn NA-mee-ko-nam
thirteen seez-DA^H
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English Persian
thirsty tesh-NEH
I am thirsty tesh-NEH hast-am
thirty SEE
this EEN
This is__ EEN__ ast
This is too__
or This is very__
EEN zee-A WD__ ast
This is not__ EEN__ NEEST
What’s this? EEN CHEEST?
thousand heh-ZAWR
thread NAKH
three SEH
Thursday panj-sham-BEH
time
What time is it? saw-A T CHA ND ast?
tired kha-STEH
I am tired kha-STEH hast-am
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to
English Persian
to a doctor PEE-sheh dohk-TOR
to the hospital beh ma-reez-khaw-NEH
To the left DAST-eh CHAP
To the right DAST-eh RAWST
quarter to six SHEESH rohb KAM
ten to seven HAFT, DA^H da-kee-keh
KAM
tobacco too-TOON
today em-ROOZ
toilet mo-sta-RA W^H
Where is the toilet? mo-sta-RA W^H ko-jawst?
tomatoes GO^,oo-jeh fa-rang-GEE
tomorrow far-DAW
too or very KHA Y-lee
This is too__
or This is very__
EEN KHA Y-lee__ ast
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English Persian
tooth
toothbrush
tooth paste
towel
town or city
nearest town
Where is the town?
train
When does the train
leave?
Tuesday
twelve
twenty
twenty-one
twenty-two
two
undershirt
mess-VAWK
kha-meer dan-DA WN
ho^oo-LEH
SHA^HR
naz-deek-ta-REEN SHA^HR
SHA^HR ko-jawst?
RAW-heh aw-HAN
KA T/ RA W-heh aw-HA N
ha-ra-KAT mee-ko-nad?
sesh-am-BEH
da-vawz-DA ^H
BEEST
BEEST-o YEK
BEEST-o DOH
DOH
u
ZEER pee-raw-ha-NEE
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English Persian
understand
Do you understand?
I don’t understand
I understand
veal
vegetables
very or too
very well
wait
Wait a minute!
want
I want---
I want to__
We want__
MEE-fa^h-meed?
na-MEE-fa^h-mam
MEE-fa^h-mam
V
GOOSH-teh goo-saw-LEH
sab-ZEE
KHA Y-lee
KHA Y-lee KHOO-bast
W
RAD-ree SABR kohnl
___mee-khaw-ham
MEE-khaw-ham----
___MEE-khaw-heem
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WHICH IS IT IN PERSIAN?
SHOES ROAD DRINKING WATER
1. VAWKS
2. SHAST
3. KAFSH
1. em-ROOZ
2. RAW H
3. rood-khaw-NEH
1. MAW
2. aw-beh GARM
3. aw-beh khor-DAN
SPOON SALT
1. kaw-SHOHK
2. aw-KAW
3. ZOOD
1. SHA^HR
2. na-MAK
3. sheh-KAR
(See Word List for answers.)
English Persian
wash
I want to have my MEE-khaw-ham leb-A W-samclothes
washed raw BESH-oo-rand
I want to wash up MEE-khaw-ham BESH-oo-ram
Watch out! mohl-ta-FET bawsh!
water AWB
boiled water A W-beh joo-shee-DEH
drinking water AW-beh khor-DAN
hot water AW-beh GA RM
we MAW
We are__ ___hast-eem
We are friends MA W D0OST hast-eem
We don’t have__ ___NA -daw-reem
We have__ ___ DA W-reem
We want MEE-khaw-heem
Wednesday cheh-hawr-sham-BEH
well (for water) CHA W^H
well KHOOB
very well KHA Y-lee KHOO-bast
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what
English Persian
where
What do you call__
in Persian? __ -raw dar fawr-SEE CHEH
mee-goo-yand?
What is it? CHEESE?
What’s this? EEN CHEESE?
What time is it? saw-A E CHA ND ast?
when KAY
When does the movie
start?
KA V see-na-MA W sho-ROO
mee-sha-vad?
When does the train
leave?
KA Y RA W-heh aw-HA N hara-
KAE mee-ko-nad?
Where are the soldiers? sar-bawz-HA W ko-jaw
HASE-and?
Where are the American
soldiers?
sar-bawz-HA W-yeh em-reekaw-
EE ko-jaw HASE-and?
Where can I find__ ? ---- ko-JA W pay-DA W meesha-
vad?
Where is__ ? ___ko-JA WSE?
Where is a__ ? ___ko-jawst?
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English Persian
which
Where is it? ko- J A WST?
Where is the__ ? ___ko-jawst?
Where is the town? SHA^HR ko-jawst?
to__ ?
Which is the road RA W-heh___ko-DA W-mast?
Which way is north? shem-A WL ko-DA WM ta-rafast?
workman kawr-GA R
wounded zakh-MEE
Y
yes BA-leh
yesterday dee-ROOZ
you sho-MA W
Are you----? ___hast-eed?
Do you understand? MEE-fa^h-meed?
Have you----? ___DA W-reed?
How are you? HA W-leh sho-MA W cho
TO^oo-rast?
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