Around 1000 words are enough to understand roughly 85% of everyday speech. That is exactly what 1000 Words focuses on: instead of endless grammar tables, you first learn the Persian vocabulary you will actually meet in real life – nouns, verbs, adjectives and full sentences, each with translation, example sentence and audio.
Learn the way that fits your day: as a video to read along, as an audiobook for your commute or for falling asleep, as an ebook, or with the built-in vocabulary trainer that shows you every word again at the scientifically optimal moment (spaced repetition). Everything is available on the website and in the free app for iOS and Android.
You will start with everyday Persian words like the food (غذا), the drink (نوشیدنی), the cup (فنجان) — the vocabulary that appears most often in real conversations.
| English | Persian | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| the food | غذا | The food is delicious. غذا لذیذ است. |
| the drink | نوشیدنی | I want a drink. من یک نوشیدنی می‌خواهم. |
| the cup | فنجان | The cup is full. فنجان پر است. |
| the bottle | بطری | The bottle is empty. بطری خالی است. |
| the plate | بشقاب | The plate is clean. بشقاب تمیز است. |
| the spoon | قاشق | I use a spoon. من از قاشق استفاده می‌کنم. |
| the fork | چنگال | I eat with a fork. من با چنگال غذا می‌خورم. |
| the knife | چاقو | The knife is sharp. چاقو تیز است. |
| the breakfast | صبحانه | I eat breakfast. من صبحانه می‌خورم. |
| the lunch | ناهار | We have lunch at noon. ما ظهر ناهار می‌خوریم. |
| the dinner | شام | They eat dinner together. آنها با هم شام می‌خورند. |
| the bread | نان | I buy bread. من نان می‌خرم. |
| the butter | کره | I put butter on the bread. من روی نان کره می‌مالم. |
| the cheese | پنیر | I eat cheese. من پنیر می‌خورم. |
| the milk | شیر | I drink milk. من شیر می‌نوشم. |
| the coffee | قهوه | I drink coffee in the morning. من صبح‌ها قهوه می‌نوشم. |
| the tea | چای | I like tea. من چای دوست دارم. |
| the juice | آبمیوه | I drink juice. من آبمیوه می‌نوشم. |
| the soda | نوشابه | I drink soda. من نوشابه می‌نوشم. |
| the rice | برنج | I eat rice. من برنج می‌خورم. |
The 100 most important Persian words →
The 100 most important Persian verbs →
| to borrow | قرض گرفتن |
| to buy | خریدن |
| to clean | تمیز کردن |
| to close | بستن |
| to cook | آشپزی کردن |
| to do | انجام دادن |
| to drink | نوشیدن |
| to eat | خوردن |
| to find | پیدا کردن |
| to get | گرفتن |
| She is my friend | او دوست من است |
| They have fun together | آنها با هم خوش می‌گذرانند |
| We eat lunch together | ما با هم ناهار می‌خوریم |
| She smiles a lot | او زیاد لبخند می‌زند |
| He tells funny jokes | او جوک‌های خنده‌دار می‌گوید |
| I visit my friends | من به دیدن دوستانم می‌روم |
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With the 1000 most frequent words you understand about 85% of everyday spoken language. That is why 1000 Words focuses exactly on this core vocabulary – organized into nouns, verbs & adjectives and full sentences.
Research shows the brain consolidates previously learned material during sleep. Our audiobooks with triple repetition are made for this: listen in the evening, relax, and anchor what you learned. Read more in our article on learning while you sleep.
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