Home and things in Persian
196 words in Persian on the topic “home and things”: خانه — house / home, آپارتمان — apartment, گرم کردن — to warm up, مسکن — housing.
196 words on the topic
- خانهkhânehouse / homeThe house and the home in one word — khane-ha, houses. The final e is spoken and written both
- آپارتمانâpârtemânapartmentThe French appartement, said with the stress up front. City living is apartment living here too
- گرم کردنgârm kânto warm upGarm is warm; kardan makes it so: chay garm mikonam — I warm the tea. Food is warmed, never "heated"
- مسکنmaskanhousingThe word of rent ads and city plans — housing as a category. Maskan geran ast: housing is expensive
- اتاقâtâgroomA room of any kind; the living room will add its job to the name. Otaqh-e bozorg: a big room
- آشپزخانهâshpâzkhânekitchenLiterally "cook-house": ashpaz cook + khane house. The kitchen of the course lives in every third example
- حمامhâmmâmbathroomThe bath-house word of old cities, now the bathroom of every flat. Hammam unja-ye: the bathroom is over there
- بالکنbâlkânbalconyThe balcony where rugs are beaten and tea is drunk. Apariment-e baalkon darad: an apartment with a balcony
- طبقهtâbagefloor (storey)Tabaqe is the storey and the layer — the same word for a cake’s tiers. Khane-ye panj tabaqe: a five-storey house
- آسانسورâsânsârliftThe elevator — a French word said with the stress in the middle. Kharab ast: broken, says the example
- پلهpellestaircaseThe stairs — pe-lle. Khane pelle nadaarad: the house has no stairs — the lift replaced them
- میزmiztableThe table of rooms and offices. Miz-e bozorg: a big table — the first furniture word of the course
- صندلیsandâlichairThe chair — sa-n-dali, three beats. Yek sandali, lotfan: one chair, please — the café sentence
- تختtakhtbedThe bed — and a board, a throne: takht-e shah is the king’s throne. Otaqh takht daarad: the room has a bed
- کمدkâmedwardrobeThe built-in wardrobe of the wall — kamed. Bozorg: big, holding every coat a household owns
- پنجرهpandzherewindowThe window — panjere. Otaqh panjere daarad: the room has a window; open it when garme — it is hot
- دربdarevdoorThe door — darb in the city, dar in compounds: dar-e khane. Darv baaz ast: the door is open
- کلیدkâlidkeyThe key — kelid, and the same word unlocks a computer keyboard. Gom shode: lost, as always
- لامپlâmplampThe lamp, said like at home. Laamp kharab ast: the lamp is broken — the flat’s constant complaint
- آب گرمâb gârmhot waterLiterally "warm water" — the phrase of the shower and the bill. Aab-e garm nist: there is no hot water
- برقbargelectricityThe power — bargh, and bargh-e ghabz is the power bill. Bargh nist: the power is out
- آشغالâshgâltrashTrash, garbage — the word of bins and strikes. Aashghal ziad ast: much trash
- تمیز کردنtamiz kânto cleanTamiz is clean; kardan cleans — khane tamiz mikonam: I clean the house. Making clean is doing clean
- لباسشوییlabâtshuiwashing machineLiterally "clothes-washer": lebas + shustan melted into one machine. Kharab ast: broken, as machines are
- ظرفzarfdishesAny vessel — cup, bowl, pot. Zarf mishooim: we do the dishes, literally "wash vessels"
- حولهhâvletowelThe towel — hovle. Tameez: clean; khis: wet — the two states of every towel
- صابونsâbunsoapThe soap — saboon, a word that crossed deserts with the trade of scent. Saboon nist: no soap
- همسایهhamsâyeneighborHam, same + saye shade: the one in the same shade. Hamsaye shab harf mizanad: the neighbor talks at night
- صاحبخانهsâhebkhânelandlordSaheb is the owner, khane the house: the owner of the house. Sahebkhane kelid daarad: the landlord has a key
- اجارهedzhârerentThe rent — ejare. Ejare geran ast: the rent is expensive, the first line of every flat hunt
- قراردادgârârlâdcontractThe agreement in writing — gharardad. The landlord holds one, and you should read it
- ودیعهvâdiedepositThe deposit left with the flat — vadi-e. Ziad ast: big — the second line of every flat hunt
- قبضgâbâzutility billThe receipt-slip of every service: qabz-e bargh is the power bill. The envelope of the month
- تعمیرtammirrepairThe repair — tamir; the repairman is tamirkar. Tamir geran ast: repairs cost
- شلوغshâlugnoisy / crowdedBusy, bustling — a house, a street, a market. Khane sholough ast: the house is loud with people
- کار نمی‌کندkâr nemi-kânadit does not workLiterally "it does not do work" — the verdict on lifts and lamps alike. The negative builds inside the verb
- خراب شدkharâb shâdit brokeIt became broken — shodan, to become: laamp kharab shod. Faults here are states you become
- چکه می‌کندchekke mi-kânadit dripsCheke is a drip; the tap "does drips" — shir cheke mikonad. The plumbing speaks in compounds
- تعمیرکار را صدا بزنیدtamirkar râ sedâ bânidcall the repairmanLiterally "call the repair-worker": seda zadan is to call out. The tap drips — so call him, says the example
- کی می‌آیید؟key mi-âyid؟when will you come?Ki when + miayid you-come: the question to the plumber, the friend, the bus. Key miayid?
- نمی‌تونم باز کنمnemi-tunam bâz kânamI cannot open itCannot + open + do: negatives and compounds stack in one line. Darb nemitunam baz konam — the stuck door
- باغbâggarden, orchardThe orchard. The word for a melon patch back home grew out of it as a small one, says the example about size
- اجاق گازâdzhâge gazstove, gas cookerLiterally "the gas hearth": the hearth is a word from the house where fire was the heart. The stove is on, says the example
- یخچالyâchâlrefrigeratorLiterally "ice pit" — so the ice cellars were called. Now it is the box in the kitchen. The milk is in it, says the example
- پریزparizsocket, outletThe outlet — and no, not that capital: just a coincidence of sounds. In a hotel it is the first thing asked for. It is here, says the example
- سیمsimwire, cordThe wire — and the wire of the earphones too. Short is the same word as about a haircut and a ceiling. It is short, says the example
- کارتنkartânbox, cartonThe same word as the cardboard at home: the box is named by its material. A heavy one takes the stony word. It is heavy, says the example
- پشت‌بامpesht-bâmroofLiterally "back-roof": back plus roof. In summer tea is drunk here in the evenings — the best room of the house. On it we drink tea, says the example
- دیوارdivârwallAn old word, like the cities themselves: the wall of a room and the city wall alike. The colored one takes the color word. The wall is colored, says the example
- اتاق خوابâtâge khâbbedroomLiterally "the room of sleep": room plus the root of lying and sleeping. Small here is the same little word as the small accident. It is small, says the example
- حیاطhayyotcourtyard, yardA word from the same circle as the paradise of other tongues: the yard here is the house’s little garden. A big one — so, says the example
- سقفsagfceilingLike nothing at home — just remember it. A low ceiling is "short" here, by the same word as a short haircut. It is low, says the example
- دروازهdârâvâzegateA cousin of the door: a gate is a big door, and the word says it itself. Open is the shop-and-door word. The gates of the yard are open, says the example
- حصارhesârfenceThe same word as in the siege of cities: it surrounded fortresses too. Now more often a wooden fence, and it too can be short. It is low, says the example
- گاراژgârâzhgarageAn international word read the local way. "The car is in the garage" — and the car word you heard in the workshop. So, says the example
- صندوق پستیsanduge pâstimailboxLiterally "the post chest": the chest — the same word in both tongues. Full here is the stadium word. It is full, says the example
- زیرزمینzirezaminbasement, cellarLiterally "under-earth": both words speak for themselves. It is cold here — the cold word that will serve you in winter. In the basement it is cold, says the example
- ظرف شستنzarf shâstanto wash the dishesThe dishes plus to wash: its own verb, apart from washing oneself. "We wash the dishes" — so, says the example
- جارو کردنdzhâru kardanto sweepThe broom word — a short one heard without translation. Sweeping is done in the morning. In the morning I sweep, says the example
- لباس شستنlebâs shâstanto wash clothesLiterally "to wash clothes": the same washing as the dishes — laundry here is also "washing". Done by hand. We wash clothes by hand, says the example
- اتو کردنâtâ kardanto ironThe iron word plus the same verb: to iron here is "to do iron". The shirt is ironed most often. I iron the shirt, says the example
- شام درست کردنshâm dârâst kardanto cook dinnerDinner plus "to make right", to prepare. Tonight it is my turn — and that is already a pact. Tonight I cook dinner, says the example
- آشغال بیرون بردنâshâl birun bârdanto take out the trashTrash plus "to carry out": the carrying you know from the won match. "Take out the trash" is the first request of any house. So, says the example
- جاروبرقیdzhârubârgivacuum cleanerLiterally "an electric broom": the broom you know plus electric, from lightning. Its sound is loud. The vacuum’s sound is loud, says the example
- برسbârsbrushA word that traveled from Europe with the thing itself: a brush for hair and for clothes alike. The hair kind adds its word. Is there no hairbrush? says the example
- سطلsatlbucketAn old word, of the kind that came with the trade caravans. A full bucket of water is said with the full word you know. It is full, says the example
- اتوâtâironTwo short syllables — and the thing is in the dictionary. Hot here is the burning-hot word, and it fits the iron like no other. The iron is hot, says the example
- کمک کردنkâmak kardanto helpThe help word — you shouted it back in the first lessons. Helping here is "doing help", the same doing helper. To my mother I help, says the example
- در را ببندdar râ bebendclose the doorThe door here is the same word as the little "in" — only its place in the phrase tells them apart. Behind a closed door comes the cold, and it "comes". So, says the example
- پنجره را باز کنpandzhere râ bâz kânopen the windowThe window, sounding soft, of the same letter as the five. The air here is the same word as the weather. Open it, the weather is good — says the example
- به من بدهbe man bâdegive me, hand meLiterally "to me give": short and homey. Softer — add "please" at the end, and the request turns polite. Hand me the salt, says the example
- آروم, لطفاârâm, lâtfanquiet, pleaseQuiet, calm — said of a calm road too. "Quiet, please, the baby sleeps" is the phrase of every house. So, says the example
- آپارتمان اجاره کردنâpârtemân edzhâre kardanto rent an apartmentRent — an old word from the caravan times, when a stall and a room were rented. Apartments are rented often here: the norm, not a stage. I rent one, says the example
- آپارتمان اجاره دادنâpârtemân edzhâre dâdanto rent out an apartmentThe same giving verb: the one who has the apartment gives it. In the ad it is written short: "I am letting the apartment". I rent mine out, says the example
- قرارداد اجارهgârârdâde edzhârerental agreement, leaseThe same agreement as the work contract: everything is signed carefully here. The lease is read line by line — a local habit. I signed it, says the example
- اجاره‌بهاedzhâre-bahârent (payment)Price is the second word: the rent is the price of renting, no tricks. Paid at the start of the month — the first bill in the family budget. It is high, says the example
- مدت اجارهmâddate edzhâreterm of the leasethe doubled dd stretches: moddat
- مشاور املاکmâshâvere amlâkrealtorAdviser plus property: a realtor is an adviser on houses. The commission is paid once, and its size is discussed ahead. He has two apartments, says the example
- دیدن آپارتمانdidane âpârtemânviewing (of an apartment)The seeing verb: a viewing is a look, and families go to it. A grandmother may come to one — her word carries weight. Tomorrow we have one, says the example
- آپارتمان مبلهâpârtemân mâblegefurnished apartmentFurnished: the furniture already stands, one can live at once. Such housing costs more — but less than buying furniture. I want one, says the example
- وارد شدنvâred shâdanto move inThe entry word, a border word: a country and a house are entered the same way. On the first evening in the new house lights are lit in all rooms — a good sign here. Yesterday we moved in, says the example
- خانه تخلیه کردنkhâne takhlie kardanto move outEmptying: to move out is to empty the house, return it vacant. People move at the end of the month, and the walls are shown honestly at the inspection. I moved out, says the example
- اسباب‌کشیesbâb-keshimoving (the event)Things plus pulling: a move is the pulling of things out of the house. An honest word: the hard part is not deciding but carrying the wardrobe out. It is hard, says the example
- اسباب‌کشی کردنesbâb-keshi kardanto move houseThe same doer verb: to move is to do the move — and it is done by the family. Much tea is drunk on moving day — from glasses found in boxes. We are moving, says the example
- باربرbârbarloader, moverLoad plus carrier: a mover is a load-bearer — the tongue is economical here. Two or four are called, and they are given tea between floors. We need two, says the example
- بسته‌بندی کردنbâste-bandi kardanto packBundle plus tying: to pack is to tie into a bundle. Boxes are asked for at the shop free — everyone knows it. I packed the books, says the example
- بسته‌ها باز کردنbâste-hâ bâz kardanto unpackThe opening verb: to unpack is to open the bundles — the same verb that opens a bank account. The kitchen is unpacked first: tea matters more than furniture. The boxes are unpacked, says the example
- آدرس جدیدâdrese dzhadidnew addressThe same address word, only stressed ahead. The new address is told to everyone who sends parcels — and to the kin first of all. I have one, says the example
- حمل اسبابhamle esbâbmoving of things, haulageA burden, a carrying: the haulage of things is a separate service at a separate price. Settled ahead, before the first lifted box. It is hard work, says the example
- جا افتادنdzhâ âftâdanto settle inPlace plus falling: to settle in is to "fall into place", as life settles into a new house. In a couple of weeks they say: we have fallen into place. We have, says the example
- عادت کردنâdât kardanto get used to a new placeHabit: to get used is to make the new place a habit. One thing helps here: your own kettle on your own stove, even if the stove is strange. I got used to the new house, says the example
- مبلمانmâblemânfurnitureFurniture in general — a collective word. The furniture shop here is a whole world: carpets, sofas and samovars in one hall. I want new furniture, says the example
- مبلmâblsofa, couchA sofa and soft furniture in general — the context divides them. On it one not only sits: tea is drunk, guests received, the after-lunch nap taken. It is big, says the example
- صندلیsandâliarmchairChair and armchair at once — the soft word divides them. The armchair by the window is the honored seat, given to the guest. It is comfortable, says the example
- قفسهgâfseshelfThe shelf: books, photos and porcelain stand on them. Screwed to the wall by one’s own hand — the drill is an honored thing in the house. It is full, says the example
- فرشfârshcarpetThe famous carpet: woven for months, passed from grandmother to granddaughter. Not a floor — a treasure people come to look at. Mine is old, says the example
- آینهâynemirrorThe mirror; at weddings the pair look into it together — a vow, not a superstition. In the house it is hung high — so it is light. It is in the house, says the example
- پردهpârdecurtainA curtain and a theater drape — the same word. Washed before the holiday: the house dresses up together with the people. It is big, says the example
- بالشbâleshpillow, cushionA pillow for the head and a sofa cushion alike. On the floor people sit on cushions more willingly than on chairs — and the back is content. I want two, says the example
- لحافlehâfblanket, duvetThe winter kind is made of cotton here — heavy, like a kind embrace. The whole family sleeps under it on cold nights. It is small, says the example
- لوسترlustrechandelierA word from the European vocabulary, like the thing itself. The chandelier in the parlor is the face of the house: washed first of all before the holiday. It is big, says the example
- رنگrângpaintPaint and color at once: not divided by words here, divided by the deed. "White paint" and "white color" in one phrase. The room’s paint is new, says the example
- دیوار رنگ کردنdivâr râng kardanto paint the wallsThe wall: walls are painted here more often than wallpapered, and done by hand. Painted before the spring new year — spring in the house starts with a fresh wall. We paint the wall, says the example
- کاغذ دیواریkâgaze divâriwallpaperLiterally "wall paper": the wallpaper is named honestly, as it is. Met less often than paint — plain walls are loved here. It is new, says the example
- سرامیکseramiktile, ceramic tileThe tile, especially in the bathroom and the kitchen. Not laid by one’s own hand here — a master is called, the right decision. It is new, says the example
- پیچ‌گوشتیpich-gushtiscrewdriverScrew plus eared: a screwdriver is a "screw ear" — the name is exact. The first thing in a house, the drill the second. Where is it? says the example
- دریلdrildrillA word said almost as at home. Drilling is not done at any hour — the neighbors sleep in the day, and everyone knows it. A drill is needed, says the example
- لولهlâlepipeThe pipe: water, gas, and the one that runs to the boiler. It leaks at night — that is the law, and the masters know it by heart. The water pipe is old, says the example
- لامپ سوختlâmp sâkhtthe light bulb burned outLiterally "the lamp burned": said exactly as at home. Anyone can change it, and a stool for that is kept in every house. It burned out, says the example
- شوفاژshufâzhheating, radiatorThe radiator and the heating at once — a word that came with the radiators themselves. Turned on in November, by the weather, not the calendar. It works, says the example
- تعمیر کردنtammir kardanto renovate, do repairsthe doubled mm stretches: tammir
- کنتورkânturmeter, utility meterThe water and electricity meter, living in the basement or on the stairs. The readings are taken by the resident and reported — the resident is trusted here. It is over there, says the example
- عدد کنتورadade kânturmeter readingsNumber is the first word: the readings are the digits on the meter window. Photographed on the phone — so no mistake. They are big, says the example
- قبض آبgâbze âbwater billThe receipt word — the kind that comes by itself. The water bill arrives once a season, and the sum in it is usually modest. It is big, says the example
- قبض برقgâbze bargelectricity billElectricity — a word as quick as lightning and as old. In summer the air conditioner makes this bill the main one in the house — and it is reckoned with. I paid it, says the example
- آب قطع شدâb gat shâdthe water was cut offCut: the water here is not switched off but cut, and the notice hangs by the entrance. A store of water in the bathroom is local wisdom. Today it was cut, says the example
- سطل زبالهsatle zebâlegarbage binBucket plus trash: the bin is a big bucket by the entrance. Trash is sorted here, dry apart from wet — a habit from childhood. It is full, says the example
- راه‌پلهrâh-pelestairwell, entrance hallLiterally "road-stairs": the entrance is the path up the steps. On the landings people sit and drink tea — in summer the yard continues here. It is clean, says the example
- آیفون ساختمانâyfâne sâkhtemânintercom, entry phoneLiterally "the building’s phone": the intercom goes by it, and the mix-up is a kind one. The guest rings and is let in from the apartment with one press. It is broken, says the example
- صدای همسایهsedâye hamsâyenoise from the neighborsSound plus co-neighbor: the noise comes from those who share the wall. After ten in the evening it is quiet here, and violators are looked at sideways. It is big, says the example
- قانون ساختمانgânânde sâkhtemânhouse rulesThe law of the building: the rules hang at the entrance, on paper. Who takes out the trash, when the quiet is — read in a minute, observed for years. They are on the wall, says the example
- فرfârovenA short word for the oven. Bread at home is baked in it, and the flatbread at the baker in the tunnel oven — the difference is heard in the crust. It is hot, says the example
- مایکروویوmâikrâveyumicrowaveThe same international word in the local spelling: written long, said fast. Everything is warmed in it — from tea to rice. Heat the food in it, says the example
- رندهrândegraterThe grater: cheese, carrot and garlic are grated on the same one. The command is short: grate it. Grate the cheese, says the example
- ملاقهmelageladle, scoopThe ladle: soup is dipped with it — and trash from the floor with the same scoop. One shape, the place tells them apart. Where is it? says the example
- دربdarevlidThe lid — and the same word means "door": a lid is the little door of the pot. "Open the lid" is said as of a door. Open it, says the example
- تخته گوشتtâkhte gushtcutting boardLiterally "the board of meat": meat and vegetables are cut on it. The board in general covers the school desk and the notice board — one word. Where is it? says the example
- پیش‌بندpish-bândapronLiterally "a front tie": the front — you know it from the forehead, the front of the head — plus the tie. The apron shields precisely the front. Put it on, says the example
- رومیزیrumizitableclothLiterally "the table’s face": the face, the surface, plus the table. A guest comes — the cloth is changed, and that is not discussed. It is new, says the example
- مخلوط‌کنmakhlut-kânblenderLiterally "a mixer-maker": the mixture plus the maker. Appliances here are named by their deed, like the washing machine. Beat the soup with it, says the example
- ظرف غذاzârfe ghazafood containerLiterally "the vessel of food": the vessel — any container at all. The leftovers of lunch go into one and ride to work — the custom of the whole capital. Take the one with food, says the example
- شونهshunecombThe comb — the same word as the shoulder, only with a different vowel: hair falls from the comb onto the shoulders, and the word split in two. Where is it? says the example
- تیغtigrazor, bladeThe blade — the same word as the saber’s edge. The blade is changed when it pulls, and the old one is thrown out at once. I want a new one, says the example
- شامپوshampushampooThe same shampoo word — it traveled from the same land as the custom itself. "Without shampoo" takes the same little without. It ran out, says the example
- قیچیgeychiscissorsThe scissors — the same word as in the nail clippers. Everything is cut with them: paper and cloth alike. Where are they? says the example
- سوزنsuzanneedleThe needle — the sewing one and the syringe one alike. Its eye is "the eye of the needle": the needle here sees. It is thin, says the example
- نخnakhthreadThe thread — short, but it stretches far. The same word in the dental floss — the one thread loved here. I want the black one, says the example
- دور انداختنdur ândâkhtânto throw awayLiterally "to throw far": far — you know it from "is it far?". To throw away is "to throw into the distance", so it does not come back. That one I threw out, says the example
- نگه داشتنnegâh dâshtânto keep, retainLiterally "to hold in guard": the guard plus the holding. To keep and to treasure are one word: jam, money and memory are kept alike. Keep this, says the example
- ماشین لباسشوییmâshine lâbâshuiwashing machineLiterally "a machine of clothes-washing": the machine plus the washing-of-clothes. Appliances here are named by their deed, like the blender. It is new, says the example
- ماشین ظرفشوییmâshine zârfshuidishwasherLiterally "a machine of dishes-washing": the vessel word you know from the food container. Both machines are named alike — what they wash divides them. It works, says the example
- فریزرfrizerfreezerThe same freezer word — international. The refrigerator itself goes by the ice-eater word: two different appliances. The meat is in the freezer, says the example
- پنکهpânkefanThe fan: its quiet hum is heard in every office. In summer one cannot sleep without it, and it turns all night like a sentry. It works, says the example
- بخاریbakhâriheaterFrom the smoke: the old heater "smokes", hence the name. In winter it is the heart of the house — evenings are spent around it. It is warm, says the example
- سشوارseshvârhair dryerFrom the hairdrying word of a European tongue: it came with the barber trade. Everyone in the house knows it, from grandfather to cat. Where is it? says the example
- سه‌راهیserahiipower strip, extension cordLiterally "three-roaded": three you know, plus the road. An extension cord here is a fork: one socket, three roads for the current. Where is it? says the example
- کلیدkâlidswitchThe key and the switch in one: the key "unlocks" the door and the light alike. The light is turned on by the command "strike the key". Turn on the light, says the example
- پیچpichscrewThe screw — and the screwdriver is literally "the ear of the screw": the tool named by what it is held by. This one is small, says the example
- آچارâchârwrench, spannerThe wrench: a short word without any key in it. It turns the nut itself — the door key is a separate story. Where is it? says the example
- انبرambarpliersThe pliers: it sounds like the storehouse word, but it pinches wires. One sound, two objects — the deed tells them apart, not the word. Cut the wire with them, says the example
- چسب برقchasbe barginsulating tape, electrical tapeLiterally "the glue of electricity": the sticky plus the electricity. What the current "runs over" gets taped — the name is honest. I want a new one, says the example
- چسبchasbglueThe glue — the same word as in the insulating tape. Everything is glued here: shoes, cups and family photos into the album alike. I want new glue, says the example
- نوارچسبnâvârchasbtape, sticky tapeLiterally "glue-ribbon": the ribbon plus the glue. The clear tape goes by its own name here — and the boxes are sealed with it too. Where is it? says the example
- طنابtânâbrope, cordThe rope: for laundry, for the dog and for the ship — all of it this word. The thin one takes the delicate — and laundry dries on it right in the yard. It is short, says the example
- چسباندنchasbândânto glue on, stickFrom the glue: to glue is "to make stuck". When it comes off — "it separated": you know both words already. This I glued, says the example
- پیچاندنpichândânto screw in, tightenFrom the screw: to screw in is to make it "screwed". The reverse is the opening — unscrewed it like a door. This I screwed in well, says the example
- اندازه گرفتنândâze gereftanto measure, take a measurementLiterally "to take the measure": the measure plus the taking. To measure is "to take the measure", like a tailor: of a wall and of a fever alike. I took it, says the example
- خودم درستش می‌کنمkhâdâm dârâshesh mi-kânamto fix it myself, DIYTo make right — that is, to fix: the right word. Our "with one’s own hands" is not needed: myself is enough. I will fix the water pipe myself, says the example
- دوشdushshowerThe same shower — a word from the same city as the appliance itself. After the gym it is obligatory, and "taking a shower" is said every day. After the pool I take one, says the example
- ساعت زنگ‌دارsââte zangdâralarm clockLiterally "a clock with a bell": the hour plus the bell-holding. "To set the alarm" is literally "remember the bell". Mine is old, says the example
- دماسنجdâmâsandzhthermometerLiterally "a heat-measure": the body temperature plus the measure. The temperature word you know from the doctor’s "how many degrees". It shows the temperature, says the example
- توسترtâstertoasterAs at home, only the final vowel sounds shorter. The toasted slice goes by its own word — bread "became fried", from the frying. It stands on the kitchen table, says the example
- چرخ خیاطیcharkhe khayyotisewing machineLiterally "the tailor’s wheel": the wheel plus the tailor — both words already learned. The machine is named by what turns in it. On the sewing machine she sewed clothes, says the example
- پیpifoundation, footingLiterally "the sole, the base": everything on which the house stands. In the transferred sense — the base of an affair: "the base of the work". The foundation of this house is of concrete, says the example
- تزئیناتtaz'inâtfinishing, decoration worksLiterally "the adornments": tiles, paint, moldings — everything after the walls. It completes the building — and it always takes longer than promised. The finishing dragged on for a month, says the example
- پایین کشیدنpâin kshidanto pull downPayin down + keshidan pull: parde ro payin bekesh — pull the curtain down. The hand verbs all pull
- جابه‌جا کردنdzhâbe-dzhâ kânto move (furniture)Literally "to make place-to-place": jabeja. Miz ro jabeja kon — move the table; two hands required
- غلط انداختنgelat andâkhtanto dropLiterally "to throw into wrongness": ghalat the wrong + andakhtan throw. The phone dropped to the floor
- از زمین برداشتنaz zamin berdâshtanto pick up off the floorFrom the ground take-up: zamin floor + bardashtan take. Your pencil fell — pick it up, says the example
- آویزان کردنâverizân kânto hang upAvizan is hanging; kardan hangs the thing: kapchin ro avizan kon — hang up the jacket, behind the door
- از قفسه برداشتنaz gâfse berdâshtanto take off a shelfFrom the shelf take: ghafase the shelf. Daftaret ro az ghafase bardar — your notebook waits up there
- تا کردنtâ kânto foldTa is the fold; kardan folds: lebas-ha ro ta kon — fold the clothes. The same ta opens "together" — ba ham
- چیدنchidanto arrangeTo lay out in order — chidan: ketab-ha ro dakhel-e ghafase bechin — arrange the books on the shelf
- پهن کردنpehn kânto spread outPahn is wide; kardan spreads: naghshe ro pahn kon — spread the map out on the table
- وارد کردنvâred kânto let inTo let in — "to bring in": the root of "to enter". Someone is "made entered", says the example about the cat
- بیرون کردنbeyrun kânto let outTo let out — "to make outer": birun means "outside", and the verb sends the thing there. Out goes the cat, says the example
- باز کردنbâz kânto openBaz open + kardan: panjere ro baz kon — open the window, it is hot. The opening verb of doors, boxes, meetings
- بستنbâstanto closeThe closing verb — bastan: panjere ro beband, sard-ast — close the window, it is cold. Short and firm
- قفل کردنgâfl kânto lockGhofl is the lock; kardan locks: vaqti miri, dar ro ghofl kon — when you leave, lock the door
- باز کردن قفلbâz kâne gâflto unlockOpen the lock — the lock gets its own opening: ghofl-e dar ro baz kon. Two words, one key
- چراغ رو روشن کردنcherâg râ râshen kânto turn on the lightRoshan is bright; kardan lights it: cheragh ro roshan kon — turn on the light. It is cold, says the example — light and warmth go together
- چراغ رو خاموش کردنcherâg râ khâmâsh kânto turn off the lightKhamoosh is extinguished — the light goes out like a lamp. Ghabl-e khab: before sleep, says the example
- دستگیره رو چرخوندنdastigere râ cherkhundânto turn the handleCharkhidan is to spin: dastgire ro be chap becharkhoon — turn the handle to the left. The knob obeys
- در زدنdar zadanto knockLiterally "to hit the door": dar zadan. Yeki dar-e mizane — someone is knocking. All sounds here are "struck"
- زنگ رو زدنzâng râ zadanto ring the bellZang is the bell; zadan rings it — zang ro bezan, man too khone-am: ring, I am home
- آستانهâstânethresholdThe doorstep — aastane, also "the eve of": aastane-ye nowruz, the eve of the New Year. The key lies on it
- دستگیرهdastgiredoor handleLiterally "hand-taker": dast hand + gir capture. The handle broke — dastgire shekast
- قفلgâfllockThe lock — ghofl, the word of doors and of habits: az ghofl oftadan, to fall out of habit. The key sits in it
- زنگ درzange dardoorbellThe bell of the door — zang-e dar. Zang daad: it rang, said the example
- لبه پنجرهlabeye pandzherewindowsillLabe is the edge, the lip — the window’s lip. The cat owns it: gorbe rooye labe panjere
- پرده توریpârde turilace curtainTuri is of mesh, netting — the lace curtain that softens the light, noor ra migirad
- چراغ خوابcherâge khâbnight lightLiterally "sleep lamp": cheragh-e khab. Koochak: small — and burning all night
- روشوییrushuyisinkThe wash-basin of the bathroom — rooshooi. The mirror hangs above it, says the example
- وانvânbathtubThe tub — vaan. The child bathes in it: bache dar vaan hammam mikonad
- توالتtâvâlettoiletThe toilet — tovalet. The lamp in it is broken, says the example — a phrase you will need once
- شلنگshelenghoseThe hose — shelang, of the garden and the car wash. With it we water the flowers
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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.
- خانه بزرگ استkhâne bâzârg astThe house is big
- آپارتمان بزرگ استâpârtemân bâzârg astThe apartment is big
- چای گرم می‌کنمchay gârm mi-kânamI warm up the tea
- مسکن گران استmaskan gârân astHousing is expensive
- اتاق بزرگ استâtâg bâzârg astThe room is big
- آشپزخانه بزرگ استâshpâzkhâne bâzârg astThe kitchen is big
What is worth knowing about these words
خانه (khâne) — house / home. The house and the home in one word — khane-ha, houses. The final e is spoken and written both.
آپارتمان (âpârtemân) — apartment. The French appartement, said with the stress up front. City living is apartment living here too.
گرم کردن (gârm kân) — to warm up. Garm is warm; kardan makes it so: chay garm mikonam — I warm the tea. Food is warmed, never "heated".
مسکن (maskan) — housing. The word of rent ads and city plans — housing as a category. Maskan geran ast: housing is expensive.
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “house / home” in Persian?
The house and the home in one word — khane-ha, houses. The final e is spoken and written both
- How do you say “kitchen” in Persian?
Literally "cook-house": ashpaz cook + khane house. The kitchen of the course lives in every third example
- How do you say “staircase” in Persian?
The stairs — pe-lle. Khane pelle nadaarad: the house has no stairs — the lift replaced them
- How do you say “window” in Persian?
The window — panjere. Otaqh panjere daarad: the room has a window; open it when garme — it is hot
- How do you say “electricity” in Persian?
The power — bargh, and bargh-e ghabz is the power bill. Bargh nist: the power is out
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Room, key, water, electricity. You will need them on your first day in a rented flat.
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 “house / home” in Persian?
«خانه», read “khâne”. The house and the home in one word — khane-ha, houses. The final e is spoken and written both. It is one of 196 words in the set “home and things” — the rest are in the table above.
How many household words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 196 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.