Everyday life and routine in Persian
12 words in Persian on the topic “everyday life and routine”: کار — work, کار کردن — to work, بیدار شدن — to wake up, بلند شدن — to get up.
12 words on the topic
- کارkârworkWork, a job, a deed — and the verb partner kar kardan, to work, literally "to do work"
- کار کردنkâr kânto workTo do work — the compound that says half of everyday activity. Dar resturan kar mikonam: I work at a restaurant
- بیدار شدنbidâr shâdanto wake upBidar is awake; shodan makes you become it. Sobh bidar mishavam: I wake in the morning
- بلند شدنbâland shâdanto get upTo become tall — rise from bed, rise from a chair. Sobh zood boland mishavam: I get up early
- صورت شستنsurât shâstanto wash one’s faceSurat is the face; shostan washes it — and dishes, and clothes. The morning verb of the bathroom
- شانه کردنshâne kânto combShane is the comb; kardan does the combing. Sobh shane mikonam — morning routine, item three
- شیو کردنshiv kânto shaveThe borrowed shiv — from the French rasage world via Russian. Har ruz shiv mikonam: a daily habit
- لباس پوشیدنlebâs pushidanto get dressedLebas is clothes; pushidan is to wear, to cover. Sobh lebas mipoosham: I dress in the morning
- لباس درآوردنlebâs dârâvardanto get undressedLiterally "to bring the clothes out": dar-avar make-out. The evening reverse of dressing
- نشستنneshâstanto sit downThe sitting verb whose command is a single syllable: beshin, sit! Inja beshin: sit here
- دراز کشیدنdârâz keshidanto lie downLiterally "to stretch length": deraz long + keshidan to pull, to stretch. Shab zood deraz keshidam: I lay down early
- لم دادنlam dâdanto lie (rest)Lam is sprawl, dadan gives it: lam midaham — I give a sprawl, I lounge. The verb of doing nothing on purpose
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How it sounds in a sentence
A word list is a blank. Conversation is made of sentences, and these are the ones the words fit into most often.
- کار زیاد استkâr ziyod astThere is much work
- در رستوران کار میکنمdar resturân kâr mi-kânamI work in a restaurant
- صبح بیدار میشومsâbh bidâr mi-shâmIn the morning I wake up
- صبح زود بلند میشومsâbh zud bâland mi-shâmIn the morning I get up early
- صبح صورتم را میشویمsâbh suratam râ mi-shuyamIn the morning I wash my face
- صبح شانه میکنمsâbh shâne mi-kânamIn the morning I comb my hair
What is worth knowing about these words
کار (kâr) — work. Work, a job, a deed — and the verb partner kar kardan, to work, literally "to do work".
کار کردن (kâr kân) — to work. To do work — the compound that says half of everyday activity. Dar resturan kar mikonam: I work at a restaurant.
بیدار شدن (bidâr shâdan) — to wake up. Bidar is awake; shodan makes you become it. Sobh bidar mishavam: I wake in the morning.
بلند شدن (bâland shâdan) — to get up. To become tall — rise from bed, rise from a chair. Sobh zood boland mishavam: I get up early.
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “work” in Persian?
Work, a job, a deed — and the verb partner kar kardan, to work, literally "to do work"
- How do you say “to get dressed” in Persian?
Lebas is clothes; pushidan is to wear, to cover. Sobh lebas mipoosham: I dress in the morning
- How do you say “to wake up” in Persian?
Bidar is awake; shodan makes you become it. Sobh bidar mishavam: I wake in the morning
- How do you say “to sit down” in Persian?
The sitting verb whose command is a single syllable: beshin, sit! Inja beshin: sit here
- How do you say “to wash one’s face” in Persian?
Surat is the face; shostan washes it — and dishes, and clothes. The morning verb of the bathroom
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Work, home, rest, errands. The words the answer to “how are things?” is made of.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- 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.
- Study spread over days wins not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “work” in Persian?
«کار», read “kâr”. Work, a job, a deed — and the verb partner kar kardan, to work, literally "to do work". It is one of 12 words in the set “everyday life and routine” — the rest are in the table above.
How many everyday words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 12 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.