Buildings and premises in Persian
26 words in Persian on the topic “buildings and premises”: ایران — Iran, تهران — Tehran, رستوران — restaurant, میدان — square.
26 words on the topic
- ایرانIrânIranThe name speakers themselves use — the self-name of the country, older than any exonym. Stress stays flat: i-RAAN
- تهرانTehrânTehranThe capital, and the accent this course teaches. The h in the middle is breathed, not silent
- رستورانresturânrestaurantThe same loanword as English, said with the stress pulled to the end: restuRAAN. On signs it sits next to fast food
- میدانmeydânsquareThe open square a city pivots on — and the roundabout where streets meet. Meydan-e azadi is the gate of the capital
- فروشگاهfârushgâhshopLiterally "place of selling": forush sale + gah place. The generic shop, from grocery to mall
- ایستگاهiystgâstationThe stop of every transport: istgah-e otobus, bus stop; istgah-e ghatatr, railway station. The word you ask with kojast
- داروخانهdârukhânepharmacyLiterally "house of drugs": daroo medicine + khane house. Marked by a green cross
- بانکbânkbankThe same word as in every currency of the world. State banks keep the queues; sarafi keeps the exchange rates
- بازارbâzârbazaarThe covered market-city of shops and caravanserais — the word that walked from these streets into English whole
- نیمکتnemkatcounterThe shop counter, the bench of trade. Same word as the park bench — the place you lean on to buy
- سوپرمارکتsupermarketsupermarketThe global word, same shape and sound. The shelves where the bazaar’s goods meet price tags
- بیمارستانbimârestânhospitalLiterally "the sick-place": bimar ill + stan place. Bimarestan door ast: the hospital is far
- دفترdaftârofficeThe office — daftar, the same word as the notebook, both being "leaves of work". Far: says the example
- دانشگاهdâneshgâhuniversityLiterally "place of knowledge": danesh + gah. Far, says the example — the campus always is
- مدرسهmadreseschoolThe school — madrese, the same word that once meant any academy. The child is at school
- پستpâstpostThe post — post, the borrowed institution. Over there, says the example
- ترمینال اتوبوسterminale âtâbusbus terminalThe borrowed terminal + otobus: the intercity bus station. From the terminal we ride home, the example says
- اسکلهâskelepierThe pier of the Caspian towns, from the Russian pristan world — a quay word that sailed in. The boat stands beside it
- صرافیsârrâfiexchange officeFrom sarf, exchange. The licensed counter where dollars turn into tomans — open till six, says the example
- باغ وحشbâge vahshzooLiterally "garden of beasts": bagh garden + vahsh wildness. The oldest compound of children’s Saturdays
- سیرکsirkcircusThe big-top, said as in Europe. The one on the main square is a fixture of school holidays
- آتش‌نشانیâtesh-neshânifire stationLiterally "fire-quenching": atash fire + neshandan to put out. The red machine answers to this name
- کارواشkârâvâshcar washA compound of two worlds: kaar car + shustan to wash. The car is at the wash — where mine is, says the example
- آژانس مسافرتیâdzhânse mâsafertitravel agencyAzhans is the French agence; mosafert belongs to travelers — mosafers. The ticket came from the agency
- خیابان اصلیkhiyabâne âslimain streetAsli is the principal one — the street everything else is measured against. The cinema sits on it
- گیشهgisheticket boothThe booth of cinema and theater — guishe, from the same French guichet as "wicket". The cinema booth is over there
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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.
- ایران بزرگ استIrân bâzârg astIran is big
- تهران شهر بزرگ استTehrân shahre bâzârg astTehran is a big city
- رستوران اینجاستresturân inyastThe restaurant is here
- میدان بزرگ استmeydân bâzârg astThe square is big
- فروشگاه اینجاستfârushgâh inyastThe shop is here
- ایستگاه کجاست؟iystgâ kâdzhâst؟Where is the station?
What is worth knowing about these words
ایران (Irân) — Iran. The name speakers themselves use — the self-name of the country, older than any exonym. Stress stays flat: i-RAAN.
تهران (Tehrân) — Tehran. The capital, and the accent this course teaches. The h in the middle is breathed, not silent.
رستوران (resturân) — restaurant. The same loanword as English, said with the stress pulled to the end: restuRAAN. On signs it sits next to fast food.
میدان (meydân) — square. The open square a city pivots on — and the roundabout where streets meet. Meydan-e azadi is the gate of the capital.
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “Iran” in Persian?
The name speakers themselves use — the self-name of the country, older than any exonym. Stress stays flat: i-RAAN
- How do you say “bank” in Persian?
The same word as in every currency of the world. State banks keep the queues; sarafi keeps the exchange rates
- How do you say “school” in Persian?
The school — madrese, the same word that once meant any academy. The child is at school
- How do you say “fire station” in Persian?
Literally "fire-quenching": atash fire + neshandan to put out. The red machine answers to this name
- How do you say “restaurant” in Persian?
The same loanword as English, said with the stress pulled to the end: restuRAAN. On signs it sits next to fast food
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Where to go and what is done there. These words are read off a sign more often than they are spoken.
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 “Iran” in Persian?
«ایران», read “Irân”. The name speakers themselves use — the self-name of the country, older than any exonym. Stress stays flat: i-RAAN. It is one of 26 words in the set “buildings and premises” — the rest are in the table above.
How many words for buildings and places do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 26 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.