Using Buses & the Metro

mikham kartamo sharj konam.

I want to top up my card.

In Iran, you typically load credit onto an electronic Metro or Bus card rather than buying single tickets.

bebakhshid, mishe in kart ro panjah hezar toman sharj konid?

Excuse me, could you top up this card with fifty thousand tomans?

A polite way to ask the ticket booth attendant to add credit.

koja bayad kartamo bezanam?

Where should I swipe my card?

dastgah-e kart-khan kharabe?

Is the card reader broken?

Useful on buses if the electronic reader by the door is not beeping.

baraye tajrish bayad kodum khato savar sham?

Which line should I take for Tajrish?

bebakhshid, khati ke be bazar mire kodume?

Excuse me, which is the line that goes to the bazaar?

Uses a relative clause, which is very common when asking for specific routes.

in otubus be meydan-e azadi mire?

Does this bus go to Azadi Square?

man bayad vanak piade sham, doroste?

I need to get off at Vanak, right?

chand istgah-e dige bayad piade sham?

How many more stops until I should get off?

momkene begid ta istgah-e rah-ahan chand ta moonde?

Could you tell me how many stops are left until the railway station?

baraye khat-e yek, inja bayad khat avaz konam?

Do I have to change lines here for line one?

bebakhshid, koja bayad khatamo avaz konam?

Excuse me, where do I have to change my line?

bebakhshid, mikham piade sham.

Excuse me, I want to get off.

Essential phrase when making your way to the doors in a crowded metro carriage.

mishe ejaze bedid rad sham?

Could you let me pass?

man teatr-e shahr piade misham. mishe residim behem begid?

I am getting off at City Theater. Could you tell me when we get there?

A very natural way to ask a fellow passenger for a reminder.