اتوبوس
“اتوبوس” (âtâbus) — bus in Persian. Noun, level A1, topic — transport. The international word, stress on the first o. The city bus takes tokens, not cash. In a live sentence: “اتوبوس بزرگ است” — The bus is big. Written with the characters ا, ت, و, ب, و, س. One of 15 words in the set “transport” in the Persian course.
In short
| Written in Persian | اتوبوس |
| Read in Latin letters | âtâbus |
| Translation | bus |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
The international word, stress on the first o. The city bus takes tokens, not cash
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.
- اتوبوس بزرگ استâtâbus bâzârg astThe bus is big
Nearby words: transport
Bus, metro, taxi, stop, station. These are words you need to recognize in writing — off a departure board and off a sign.
- ایستگاهiystgâstationThe stop of every transport: istgah-e otobus, bus stop; istgah-e ghatatr, railway station. The word you ask with kojast
- قطارghâtartrainFrom ghatr, dropping — rain that keeps dropping became the iron string of carriages. The gh is deep
- تاکسیtâksitaxiSaid exactly as at home, and as cheap-shared rides: a snappy taxi of strangers is the street way to travel
- متروmetrâmetroThe subway, two clean syllables. The women-only carriages are the first thing a guide mentions
- توقفtavagâfstop (bus)The halt — tavaghof, the bus stop word. The bus stops here, says the example
- مسافرmâsaferpassengerThe traveler — mosaafir, also simply "guest". Every passenger has a ticket, says the example
- جای نشستنdzhâe neshâstanseatLiterally "place of sitting": jaaye neshastan. This one is mine, says the example
- میلهmilehandrailThe bar — mile. My hand is on it, says the example — the standing ride
- بازرسbâzresticket inspectorThe inspector — baazres. Saw my ticket, says the example
- کرایهkerâyefareKeraaye is the hire-price — the fare. The bus one is low, says the example
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “transport”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “bus” in Persian?
The international word, stress on the first o. The city bus takes tokens, not cash
- How do you say “seat” in Persian?
Literally "place of sitting": jaaye neshastan. This one is mine, says the example
- How do you say “taxi” in Persian?
Said exactly as at home, and as cheap-shared rides: a snappy taxi of strangers is the street way to travel
- How do you say “fare” in Persian?
Keraaye is the hire-price — the fare. The bus one is low, says the example
- How do you say “passenger” in Persian?
The traveler — mosaafir, also simply "guest". Every passenger has a ticket, says the example
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 “bus” in Persian?
«اتوبوس», read “âtâbus”. In a live sentence: “اتوبوس بزرگ است” — The bus is big. Noun, level A1, from the set “transport”; written with the characters ا, ت, و, ب, و, س.
How is “اتوبوس” written in Latin letters?
âtâbus. 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?
The international word, stress on the first o. The city bus takes tokens, not cash. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.