Shopping and money in Persian
82 words in Persian on the topic “shopping and money”: چند — how many?, تومان — toman, فروشگاه — shop, بازار — bazaar.
82 words on the topic
- چندchandhow many?The number-word of shopping: chand?, how much? Chand ta?, how many? Works for prices, ages and counts alike
- تومانtumântomanThe currency unit of daily speech, ten rials each. Prices are said in tomans straight away, no zeros spelled out
- فروشگاهfârushgâhshopLiterally "place of selling": forush sale + gah place. The generic shop, from grocery to mall
- 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
- فروشندهfârushândesellerForush sale + the -ande of the doer: a selling one. Forooshgah, the shop, is its place
- مشتریmâshtaricustomerThe one who shops — from the root of "a user". The polite address to any stranger at the counter
- ترازوtarâzuscalesThe balance of the fruit stall, always old and always trusted. Tarazoo inja-ye: the scales are here
- کیلوkilâkiloThe metric word, said short. Orders are weighed in kilos: do kilo sib — two kilos of apples
- تازهtâzefreshFresh — bread, fruit, news. The compliment of the bakery and the complaint of the fishmonger when absent
- رسیدهrasideripeRipened, from residan, to arrive: the fruit has arrived at readiness. The opposite of nares, unripe
- برچسب قیمتbârchebe giyâmatprice tagBarchasb is the sticker; gheymat the price. The small label that ends all haggling
- تخفیفtakhfifdiscountThe reduction — a loanword of ledgers. Emrooz takhfif hast: today there is a discount
- حساب چنده؟hesâb chande؟how much is it?The account, how-much-is-it — the phrase of every market mat. Hesab chande? Panj toman
- این گران استin gârân astthis is expensiveThe sentence that opens every negotiation. In geran ast, vali khoob — expensive, but good
- ارزان‌تر نمی‌کنید؟arzân-tar nemi-kânid؟can you make it cheaper?Literally "will you not make it cheaper?" — the negative question is the polite hook of haggling
- می‌گیرمmi-giramI will take itFrom gereftan, to take: migiram — I take it. Khoob ast, migiram seals the deal
- لازم ندارمlâzem nadârâmI do not need itNecessity you do not hold: lazem nadaram. Resid lazem nadaram — no receipt needed, thanks
- سوپرمارکتsupermarketsupermarketThe global word, same shape and sound. The shelves where the bazaar’s goods meet price tags
- سبدsebedbasketThe shopping basket, woven or plastic. Sabad-e bozorg: the big basket of every shopping trip
- صفsaffqueueThe line of people — saf. Two f’s in the spelling, one long sound in speech: saf-e bozorg
- صندوقsandugcash deskOriginally the chest, the box — the till of every shop. Sandoogh unja-ye: the cash desk is over there
- کیسهkisebagThe plastic bag of the market — kise. Also the little bag in the tea-bag word you met
- بازbâzopenForooshgah baz ast: the shop is open. The same baz that says "again" — open, and open once more
- بستهbâsteclosedShut, tied. Forooshgah baste ast — the shop is closed; saat-e panj, at five, says the clock
- انتخاب کردنentekhâb kânto chooseEntekhab is choice — mive entekhab mikonam: I choose fruit. The verb of the market and of elections alike
- سایزsâyzsizeThe English size in local dress. Sayz-e bozorg darid? — do you have a bigger size?
- گارانتیgârântiwarranty, guaranteeThe warranty on goods: the receipt and the slip are kept together with it. Asked in one word: "does it have a warranty?" Is there one? says the example
- پس دادن جنسpas dâdane dzhensreturn of goodsGoods — the thing on the counter; giving back you know from the debt. A purchase can be calmly returned in the first days. I returned the goods, says the example
- تبلیغtabligad, advertisementAn announcement and an ad at once: a job ad in the paper is also it. The plural is heard at every step: there are many of them. We have many, says the example
- تیزر تبلیغاتیtizere tablitsâtiad clip, commercialThe teaser — an international word, a short clip-teaser. The adjective is built by the little tail: the ad becomes "ad-ish". Have you seen one? says the example
- برندberendbrandA borrowed word in local spelling, recognized at once. "Of what make?" is asked with it: which brand. This one is expensive, says the example
- لوگوlâgâlogoThe short form, as at home — designers alone say the full one. The full set of a brand: the logo, the color and the motto. Look at it, says the example
- حراجhârâzhsale, clearanceOne word on the sign — and the whole discount season is clear. It comes in seasons: before the holidays the biggest one, and prices are cut seriously. It began, says the example
- پیشنهاد خوبpishnâhâde khubgood deal, offerWhat walks ahead: an offer, an initiative, a plan. At the stall a good offer almost always means "now or never". I have one, says the example
- قیمت‌ها رو مقایسه کردنgeymatghâ ru mâgâyese kânto compare pricesComparison, with the ordinary doing verb beside it. The advice to a hurrying seller: first compare. Compare them, says the example
- بستهbâstepack, packageFrom the tying: a pack is "a tied one", what has been tied round. Pasta, cookies and sugar are sold by the pack — by the piece rarely. I want one pack of cookies, says the example
- شیشهshiysheglassThe glass: the window pane and the bottle are one word. A glass vase is known by its voice — it rings. It is cold, says the example
- فلزfelezmetalThe metal: a knife, a spoon, a key — all of it from the metal. A bookish word, but on price tags and in workshops exactly it lives. It is heavy, says the example
- پلاستیکplastikplasticThe same plastic as at home: the bag is "a plastic bag". The throwaway cups are plastic too — and they are not loved here. This cup is plastic, says the example
- کاغذkâgâzpaperThe paper: a letter, a notebook and packaging — all paper. The trash bag is of paper too, and that is no joke about thrift. It went up in price, says the example
- بادوامbâdâvâmdurable, sturdyLiterally "long-lasting": with plus lasting. Durable is what "lasts long": shoes, cloth and friendship are measured alike. This leather is durable, says the example
- مرغوبmargubhigh-quality, desirableLiterally "desired": what people walk after. At the market the seller praises his goods so — and the word is heard more often than the price tag. These goods are high-quality, says the example
- مرکز خریدmarkaze kharidshopping mallLiterally "a center of buying": the center plus the purchase. The city malls are whole blocks under one roof, with food and cinema. It is close, says the example
- ویترینvitrinshop window, display caseThe same display word as at home — it came from the same European city. In winter people warm themselves at the windows and "eat with their eyes": the window is nearly a conversation partner. That one is big, says the example
- صندوق‌دارsandugdârcashierLiterally "a box-holder": the cash box plus the holder. A woman cashier is called the same — the holding is one for all. The cashier is over there, says the example
- خریدkharidshopping, purchaseA purchase and shopping at once: "I go shopping" is said with it. You know the mall word — the center of this same buying. Today’s purchase was a lucky one, says the example
- کارت تخفیفkârte takhfifloyalty card, discount cardLiterally "a card of discount": the discount word. Such cards are given free at the till and a phone number asked — refusing is impolite. Do you have one? says the example
- بسته‌بندی هدیهbastebandie hediegift wrappingLiterally "the packing of a gift": the packing from the same tying family as the pack. A gift is wrapped free, with a ribbon. I want one, says the example
- چرخ دستیcherkhe dâstishopping cart, trolleyLiterally "a hand wheel": the wheel plus the hand-made. The shopping trolley, the stroller and the stretcher are all this phrase. Where is it? says the example
- جنس را تعویض کردنdzhens râ tâviz kânto exchange goodsLiterally "to change the goods": the exchange. Exchanging a thing here is as simple as changing money: thing for thing, or for the size. I exchanged the goods, says the example
- مرجوع کردنmârdzhu kânto return goods, process a returnA return: what "has come back" to the shop. Without the receipt it will not work — so the cashier stuffs the receipt after the purchase. I am returning this, says the example
- معیوبmâyubdefective, faultyLiterally "with a flaw": the defect. A defective thing is called so at the shop and at the workshop: one letter meaning "spoiled". These goods are defective, says the example
- سایز اندازه نیستsâiz ândâze nistthe size did not fitLiterally "the size is not the measure": the size plus the measure. Most often the size is to blame for a return, and this phrase is the most frequent one at the till. The size of that one did not fit, says the example
- فاکتور را نگه دارfâktâr râ negâh darkeep the receiptLiterally "hold the receipt": the receipt plus "hold". Without it there is no return — and the advice is given to everyone at the till. Keep the receipt, says the example
- تقلبی استtaglibi astit is a fake, counterfeitCounterfeit, from imitation: a fake is "an imitation". About the watches at the market they say honestly: not original, it is a fake. These watches are fake, says the example
- موجود استmâdzhud astin stock, availableLiterally "the available is": the on-hand word. In stock — "is available"; not — "is not": two words close the whole question. This size is in stock, says the example
- تعویض رنگtâvize rângto change to another colorLiterally "the changing of the color": the color plus the exchange you know. "Change its color" — at the shop an ordinary matter. The color I will change, says the example
- ساعت مچیsââte mâchiwristwatchLiterally "a watch of the wrist": the wrist. You know the hour: the hour, the time and the lesson are one word — the second half divides them. I have new ones, says the example
- عطرatrperfumeThe perfume — the same word as aroma. Dripped behind the ears and on the wrists; to a guest it is dripped on the hand — a sign of respect. Good ones, says the example
- لوازم آرایشlâvâzeme ârâyeshcosmeticsLiterally "the implements of adornment": the implements plus the adornment. A cosmetics shop is "an adornment-seller". I want some, says the example
- دست دومdaste dâvâmsecond-hand, usedLiterally "of the second hand": the hand plus the second. A thing from other hands — and one bargains over it more boldly. I bought a used book, says the example
- چانه زدنchâne zadanto haggle, bargainThe same word as the chin, the face: bargaining is a talk face to face. At the mall one does not haggle; at the bazaar one must. With him I haggled, says the example
- کتاب‌فروشیketâb-fârushibookshop, bookstoreLiterally "book-selling": both roots familiar. Beside it lives the reading-house — one letter decides whether books are sold or lent here. There are two on this street, says the example
- عمدهâmdewholesale, in bulkWholesale and for the most part at once: bulk trade, the main part. "Bulk selling" — the price lower. These goods are sold wholesale, not by the piece, says the example
- دوره گارانتیdâvre gârântiwarranty periodLiterally "the term of the warranty": the warranty you already have, plus the course, the term of study. Together — the time in which repairs are free by the receipt. This machine tool has a warranty period, says the example
- سفارشیsefarâshimade to order, custom-madeFrom the order you already have: made to order. A wardrobe to the ceiling and a cake with an inscription are both this. This machine tool is made to order, says the example
- برداشتنbardâshtanto take (pick up)To lift off, take away from a place: ketab ra bardar — pick up the book. The past stem is bardasht
- دادنdâdanto giveThe giving verb behind a hundred compounds: telefon kardan, gharar dadan. In be-de — give! — it is one syllable
- خریدنkharidanto buySame root as bazaar-flavoured kharid-o forukht, buying and selling. Mikham nan bekhoram — no, that is eating; buying is bekharam
- کادوپیچ کردنkadâpich kânto gift-wrapKadu is a gift, pich the twist: gift-wrapping as one verb. Hediye ro kadupich kon, lotfan
- پس دادنpas dâdanto give backPas means back — give-back: the library verb. Ketab ro pas dadam: I returned the book
- یه کیلو چند می‌شه؟ye kilâ chand mishe؟how much per kilo?Literally "one kilo becomes how much?" — prices here "become": chand mishe? The bazaar’s opening line
- تخفیف دارید؟takhfif dârid؟is there a discount?Do you hold a discount? — the having question of the market. For two pieces, will there be one?
- ... دارید؟... dârid؟do you have...?The shop question: naan-e taze darid? — do you have fresh bread? Dashtan turns every wish into it
- همینو برمی‌دارمhaminâ bârmidâramI will take this oneThis-very-one I-take-back-up: hamin-o barmidaaram. The sentence that ends the choosing
- کیسه می‌خواهمkise mi-khâhamI need a bagThe bag-word said plainly: kise mikhaham — I want a bag. Said at every checkout in the world
- صندوق کجاست؟sandug kâdzhâst؟where is the till?The cash-chest question: sandoogh kojaast? Pointed at you by every queue that ends the wrong way
- همین بودhamin budthat is allLiterally "it was this very": hamin bood. The past tense of done shopping — that was everything
- نقد یا کارت؟nâgd ya kart؟cash or card?The till’s only question: naqd yaa kart? Answer with one word — kart — and the terminal wakes up
- باقی بمونهbâgi bumunekeep the changeLiterally "let the rest remain": baghi the remainder + bumune let it stay. Three words, generous as a tip
- لیست خریدliste kharidshopping listThe borrowed list + the buying noun: list-e kharid. What was forgotten, says the example — yadam raft
Download the word set (CSV) · Open the printable sheet
The CSV contains spelling, reading guides, translations and links to word pages. Use the browser menu to save the printable sheet as a PDF.
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.
- چند تومان؟chand tumân؟How many tomans?
- پنجاه تومانpandzhâh tumânFifty tomans
- فروشگاه اینجاستfârushgâh inyastThe shop is here
- بازار بزرگ استbâzâr bâzârg astThe bazaar is big
- نیمکت فروشگاه بزرگ استnemkate fârushgâh bâzârg astThe shop counter is big
- فروشنده خیلی خوب استfârushânde kheyli khub astThe seller is very nice
What is worth knowing about these words
چند (chand) — how many? The number-word of shopping: chand?, how much? Chand ta?, how many? Works for prices, ages and counts alike.
تومان (tumân) — toman. The currency unit of daily speech, ten rials each. Prices are said in tomans straight away, no zeros spelled out.
فروشگاه (fârushgâh) — shop. Literally "place of selling": forush sale + gah place. The generic shop, from grocery to mall.
بازار (bâzâr) — bazaar. The covered market-city of shops and caravanserais — the word that walked from these streets into English whole.
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “how many?” in Persian?
The number-word of shopping: chand?, how much? Chand ta?, how many? Works for prices, ages and counts alike
- How do you say “scales” in Persian?
The balance of the fruit stall, always old and always trusted. Tarazoo inja-ye: the scales are here
- How do you say “this is expensive” in Persian?
The sentence that opens every negotiation. In geran ast, vali khoob — expensive, but good
- How do you say “cash desk” in Persian?
Originally the chest, the box — the till of every shop. Sandoogh unja-ye: the cash desk is over there
- How do you say “return of goods” in Persian?
Goods — the thing on the counter; giving back you know from the debt. A purchase can be calmly returned in the first days. I returned the goods, says the example
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
How much it costs, whether there is a smaller one, whether cards are accepted. A shop forgives mistakes: miss a word and they will show you the thing with their hands anyway.
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 “how many?” in Persian?
«چند», read “chand”. The number-word of shopping: chand?, how much? Chand ta?, how many? Works for prices, ages and counts alike. It is one of 82 words in the set “shopping and money” — the rest are in the table above.
How many shopping words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 82 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.