Persian / English Dictionary

Search and Hear the Persian Dictionary

Chai and Conversation Members can search the dictionary by English or by Persian (Farsi), and hear each of the words spoken by our host, Leyla!

Try Membership Free for 30 Days

Or, learn more about becoming a Chai and Conversation member.

Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
barandet bé behesht	they will take you to heaven	بَرَندَت بِه بِهِشت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
barāyé beeroon raftan āmādé meesham	I get ready to go out	بَرایِ بیرون رَفتَن آمادِه می‌شَم	More about Daily Routines
barāyé chee bargashtee?	what did you come back for?	بَرایِ چی بَر‌گَشتی؟	A Separation, Part 5
barāyé eenké	because (for the reason that)	بَرایِ اینکِه	The Simple Past Tense
barāyé hameen kāré khoonatoon ō parastāree begam.	so that he could come for this job?	بَرایِ هَمین کارِ خونِهٔ‌تون و پَرَستاری بِگَم.	A Separation, Part 3
barāyé kār paydātoon kardam	I found you for work	بَرایِ کار پِیداتون کَردَم	A Separation, Part 4
barāyé khāb āmādé meesham	I get ready for sleep	بَرایِ خواب آمادِه می‌شَم	More about Daily Routines
barāyé man khat ō neshoon nakon!	don't give me an ultimatum!	بَرایِ مَن خَط و نِشون نَکُن!	A Separation, Part 5
barāyé sardard cheezee dāreem?	do we have anything for a headache?	بَرایِ سَر دَرد چیزی داریم؟	More About Pain and Illness
barāyé yek safaré kāree	on a business trip	بَرایِ یِک سَفَرِ کاری	Meeting New People
bā rāzé kohné	with a worn secret	با راز کهنه	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro, raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
bār dār	pregnant	باردار	Babies
bar dārad	he/she/it takes off	بَردارَد	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
bardāram	I lift, I will lift	بَردارَم	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
bar dāshtan	to take off	بَرداشتَن	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
bar gashtan	to return	بَرگَشتَن	How to Talk About Daily Routines
bar nadāram	I don't lift, I won't lift	بَرنَدارَم	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
bar nagashtam	I didn't come back	بَر‌نَگَشتَم	A Separation, Part 5
baroo bar nabeenee yek andāmé zesht	and you can't see a single ugly limb on any part of his body	بَرو بَر نَبینی یِک اَندامِ زِشت	Shahnameh, Part 1
baroon	rain	بارون	How to Talk About the Time and Weather

Subscribe