These are the 100 most useful Persian words from our 1000-word beginner course - the vocabulary you will hear and use most often. Learn them first and you will understand a surprising amount of everyday Persian.
| # | Word | Persian |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | the food | غذا |
| 2 | the drink | نوشیدنی |
| 3 | the cup | فنجان |
| 4 | the bottle | بطری |
| 5 | the plate | بشقاب |
| 6 | the spoon | قاشق |
| 7 | the fork | چنگال |
| 8 | the knife | چاقو |
| 9 | the breakfast | صبحانه |
| 10 | the lunch | ناهار |
| 11 | the dinner | شام |
| 12 | the bread | نان |
| 13 | the butter | کره |
| 14 | the cheese | پنیر |
| 15 | the milk | شیر |
| 16 | the coffee | قهوه |
| 17 | the tea | چای |
| 18 | the juice | آبمیوه |
| 19 | the soda | نوشابه |
| 20 | the rice | برنج |
| 21 | the pasta | پاستا |
| 22 | the fish | ماهی |
| 23 | the chicken | مرغ |
| 24 | the beef | گوشت گاو |
| 25 | the egg | تخم‌مرغ |
| 26 | the soup | سوپ |
| 27 | the salad | سالاد |
| 28 | the sandwich | ساندویچ |
| 29 | the pizza | پیتزا |
| 30 | the cereal | غلات صبحانه |
| 31 | the sugar | شکر |
| 32 | the salt | نمک |
| 33 | the pepper | فلفل |
| 34 | the snack | میان‌وعده |
| 35 | the meal | وعده غذایی |
| 36 | the restaurant | رستوران |
| 37 | the cafe | کافه |
| 38 | the bakery | نانوایی |
| 39 | the cafeteria | سلف‌سرویس |
| 40 | the dough | خمیر |
| 41 | the pan | ماهی‌تابه |
| 42 | the pot | قابلمه |
| 43 | the bowl | کاسه |
| 44 | the meat | گوشت |
| 45 | the flavor | طعم |
| 46 | the toast | نان تست |
| 47 | the yogurt | ماست |
| 48 | the spice | ادویه |
| 49 | the teacup | فنجان چای |
| 50 | the lemonade | لوموناد (شربت آبلیمو) |
| 51 | the jar | بانکه (شیشه دهان‌گشاد) |
| 52 | the milkshake | میلک‌شیک |
| 53 | the vinegar | سرکه |
| 54 | the waiter | پیشخدمت |
| 55 | the beer | آبجو |
| 56 | the noodle | نودل (رشته) |
| 57 | the cork | چوب‌پنبه |
| 58 | the wine | شراب |
| 59 | the sausage | سوسیس |
| 60 | the pitcher | پارچ |
| 61 | the glass | لیوان شیشه‌ای |
| 62 | the grapefruit juice | آب گریپ‌فروت |
| 63 | the bill | صورتحساب |
| 64 | the menu | منو (صورت غذا) |
| 65 | the bagel | نان بیگل |
| 66 | the pancake | پنکیک |
| 67 | the chocolate | شکلات |
| 68 | the candy | آب‌نبات |
| 69 | the cookie | کلوچه |
| 70 | the cake | کیک |
| 71 | the ice cream | بستنی |
| 72 | the honey | عسل |
| 73 | the bubblegum | آدامس بادکنکی |
| 74 | the gummy | پاستیل |
| 75 | the marshmallow | مارشمالو |
| 76 | the syrup | شربت |
| 77 | the cocoa | کاکائو |
| 78 | the popcorn | پاپ‌کورن (ذرت بو داده) |
| 79 | the sundae | بستنی سانده (بستنی با مغز و شربت) |
| 80 | the cotton candy | پشمک |
| 81 | the custard | کاستارد (نوعی کرم دسر) |
| 82 | the dessert | دسر |
| 83 | the jellybean | پاستیل ژله‌ای (جلی‌بین) |
| 84 | the lollipop | آب‌نبات‌چوبی |
| 85 | the jelly | ژله |
| 86 | the gingerbread | نان زنجبیلی |
| 87 | the waffle | وافل |
| 88 | the pastry | شیرینی |
| 89 | the pie | پای (نوعی تارت) |
| 90 | the cupcake | کاپ‌کیک |
| 91 | the muffin | مافین (نوعی کلوچه) |
| 92 | the donut | دونات |
| 93 | the biscuit | بیسکویت |
| 94 | the apple pie | پای سیب |
| 95 | the carrot cake | کیک هویج |
| 96 | the chocolate cake | کیک شکلاتی |
| 97 | the pumpkin pie | پای کدو تنبل |
| 98 | the apricot jam | مربای زردآلو |
| 99 | the jam | مربا |
| 100 | the apple | سیب |
The 100 most frequent words cover about half of everyday spoken language. With the full 1000-word core vocabulary you understand around 85% of typical conversations in Persian - enough to follow along and make yourself understood.
They are the most frequently used words of the language, selected by word frequency. Every one of them will appear again and again in real sentences, so each learned word immediately pays off.
Listen and repeat: every word in the 1000 Words course comes with audio and an example sentence. Combined with spaced repetition in the free vocabulary trainer, most learners master the first 100 words within one to two weeks.