Survival Phrases
The exact phrases you need for real life abroad — with practice dialogues and audio, for every level.
Practice pronunciationTravel & Transport
Airports, trains, taxis, and getting around.
Checking in at the Airport
These practical phrases will help you smoothly navigate the check-in counter and confirm your boarding details at a Persian-speaking airport.
Checking in at the Airport
Use these phrases to navigate the airport check-in desk, drop off your luggage, and secure your boarding pass in Persian.
Going Through Security
Use these phrases when passing through airport security to follow instructions and communicate with officers.
Going Through Security
Essential phrases for navigating airport security, following instructions from staff, and answering questions about your belongings in a natural but appropriate tone.
Customs & Immigration
Essential phrases for answering questions and declaring items when passing through airport customs and immigration.
Customs & Immigration
Essential phrases for answering questions at passport control and customs.
Reporting Lost Luggage
Use these practical phrases to report a missing bag, describe its features, fill out the required forms, and arrange for delivery.
Buying Train Tickets
Use these practical phrases to buy train tickets, ask about prices, and navigate railway stations in Iran.
Buying Train Tickets
These phrases will help you navigate train stations, ask about schedules, and buy the right tickets in Iran.
Buying Train Tickets
Use these essential phrases to buy a train ticket, ask about times, and pay in Iran.
Using Buses & the Metro
Use these essential everyday phrases when you need to top up your transit card, ask locals for directions, figure out which bus or metro line to take, handle transfers between stations, and politely make your way through a crowded carriage in a Persian-speaking city.
Using Buses & the Metro
These essential phrases will help you navigate the Metro and local buses, buy tickets, handle transfers, and ask for directions.
Using Buses & the Metro
Essential phrases for navigating public transport, buying tickets, and interacting politely with transit staff or other passengers.
Taking a Taxi or Rideshare
Learn the essential phrases for directing a driver, asking about fares, and paying at the end of a taxi or rideshare trip.
Taking a Taxi or Rideshare
Essential phrases for communicating with taxi and rideshare drivers, from stating your destination to paying the fare.
Taking a Taxi or Rideshare
Use these phrases to communicate naturally with taxi and rideshare drivers in Iran, focusing on spoken Tehrani Persian.
Asking for Directions
Use these practical, everyday phrases to ask for directions, understand basic navigation, and confirm your route in Persian.
Asking for Directions
Use these phrases to ask for directions on the street, clarify instructions, and understand how to reach your destination in Persian.
Asking for Directions
These phrases will help you ask for and understand directions when getting around the city.
Renting a Car
Use these phrases when picking up, inspecting, or returning a rental car in a Persian-speaking environment.
On the Plane
Use these phrases when travelling by plane — from boarding and finding your seat to asking the crew for help or feeling unwell mid-flight.
At the Tourist Office
Use these phrases when visiting a tourist office to ask for maps, get local recommendations, and find out about tickets and directions.
At the Tourist Office
These phrases will help you navigate a Persian-speaking city, ask for recommendations, and figure out transport and tickets at a tourist office.
Renting a Bike or Scooter
Essential phrases for renting, using, and returning a bike or electric scooter in the city.