Taking a Taxi or Rideshare

salam, man hamun mosaferi hastam ke darkhast-e snapp dade budam.

Hello, I am the passenger who requested the Snapp.

Snapp is the most common rideshare app in Iran.

salam, khaste nabashid. man baraye in adres mashin gereftam.

Hello, good work. I got a car for this address.

Saying 'khaste nabashid' (don't be tired) is a standard respectful greeting for drivers.

bebakhshid, man mikham beram samt-e meydan-e vanak.

Excuse me, I want to go towards Vanak Square.

maghsadi ke tu aplikeshen zadam doroste?

Is the destination I entered in the app correct?

mishe az ye masir-e dige berid? in khiabun mamulan kheyli trafike.

Could you take another route? This street usually has a lot of traffic.

age momkene az otuban berid ke zudtar beresim.

If possible, take the highway so we arrive earlier.

agha, lotfan sar-e chahar-rah bepichid dast-e rast.

Sir, please turn right at the intersection.

mishe lotfan kuler ro rowshan konid? ba inke shishe-ha paine baz ham kheyli garme.

Could you please turn on the AC? Even though the windows are down, it's still very hot.

Uses 'ba inke' (even though) which is much more natural in speech than formal textbook connectors.

mishe shishe ro yekam bedid pain? hava kheyli khafe-st.

Can you roll the window down a bit? The air is very stuffy.

bebakhshid, keraye cheghadr mishe? mikham naghdi hesab konam.

Excuse me, how much is the fare? I want to pay in cash.

man pul-e naghd nadaram, mishe kart bekesham?

I don't have cash, can I use a card?

'kart keshidan' (literally: swiping a card) is the standard spoken phrase for paying by card.

keraye ghablan az tarigh-e aplikeshen online pardakht shode, doroste?

The fare was already paid online through the app, right?

lotfan bad az un cheragh ghermez negah darid.

Please pull over after that red light.

hamin ja piade misham, dastetun dard nakone.

I'll get out right here, thank you.

'dastetun dard nakone' (may your hands not ache) is an everyday way to thank someone providing a service.

kheyli mamnun, ruz-e khubi dashte bashid.

Thank you very much, have a good day.

dast-e shoma dard nakone, khodanegahdar.

Thank you, goodbye.