خانه را تزئین کردن
“خانه را تزئین کردن” (khâne râ tazin kân) — to decorate the house in Persian. Phrase, level A2. To adorn — the same word as in the adornment. The main such day is the new year: before it the whole house is decorated. For the holiday we decorated the house, says the example. In a live sentence: “برای مهمانی خانه را تزئین کردیم.” — For the holiday we decorated the house. A word from the everyday Persian course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Persian | خانه را تزئین کردن |
| Read in Latin letters | khâne râ tazin kân |
| Translation | to decorate the house |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
To adorn — the same word as in the adornment. The main such day is the new year: before it the whole house is decorated. For the holiday we decorated the house, says the example
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- برای مهمانی خانه را تزئین کردیم.barâe memân khâne râ tazin kardim.For the holiday we decorated the house.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to decorate the house” in Persian?
«خانه را تزئین کردن», read “khâne râ tazin kân”. In a live sentence: “برای مهمانی خانه را تزئین کردیم.” — For the holiday we decorated the house. Phrase, level A2; written with the characters خ, ا, ن, ه, ر, ا, ت, ز, ی, ن, ک, ر…
How is “خانه را تزئین کردن” written in Latin letters?
khâne râ tazin kân. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
To adorn — the same word as in the adornment. The main such day is the new year: before it the whole house is decorated. For the holiday we decorated the house, says the example. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.