Survival Phrases

Use these essential phrases to greet people, introduce yourself, and make basic small talk when meeting someone new.

Essential phrases for introducing yourself, asking someone's name, and making polite small talk when meeting for the first time.

Use these phrases when meeting someone in person for the first time, checking on their journey, and suggesting a first activity.

Use these practical phrases to make natural small talk about everyday topics with colleagues and acquaintances.

Use these phrases to make natural small talk with colleagues or friends, covering everyday topics like weekend plans and work.

Essential phrases for ending a conversation, excusing yourself politely, and saying goodbye in everyday situations.

Essential phrases for saying goodbye in everyday situations, from leaving a shop to parting with friends.

Learn how to politely excuse yourself, wish people well, and say goodbye in everyday situations.

Master the essential phrases for expressing gratitude, apologizing for mistakes, and politely navigating crowded spaces in everyday Persian.

Essential phrases for thanking people and apologizing in everyday Persian, from casual chats to polite interactions.

Essential phrases for thanking people, apologizing, and navigating polite social situations in Persian.

Use these phrases to smoothly navigate inviting people out, making concrete plans, and gracefully declining in everyday Iranian Farsi.

Use these phrases to invite friends or colleagues out, suggest a time and place, and confirm your plans naturally.

Use these phrases to connect with new people, discover shared interests, and casually suggest hanging out or staying in touch.

Use these essential phrases to congratulate people, celebrate special events, and wish them well in everyday situations.

Use these phrases to naturally celebrate milestones, from wishing a friend a happy birthday to formally congratulating a colleague on their new job.

These phrases will help you comfortably ask and answer common questions about family, marital status, and where your relatives live.

Use these phrases to naturally ask and answer common questions about family structure, marital status, and where relatives live in everyday conversations.

Use these everyday phrases to politely ask and answer questions about family members, marital status, and where your relatives live.

Learn how to politely decline invitations, give appropriate reasons, and suggest alternative plans in natural, everyday Persian.

Use these everyday phrases to decline invitations, provide reasons, and suggest alternative times without causing offense.

Use these phrases to comfortably book a table, specify your needs, and manage your reservation at a Persian-speaking restaurant.

These phrases will help you comfortably book a table, request specific seating, and modify your reservations in everyday spoken Persian.

These phrases will help you navigate a restaurant in Persian, from asking for a table to paying the bill.

Use these phrases to confidently ask for a menu, order food and drinks, and pay the bill in a Persian-speaking restaurant.

Essential phrases for asking for a table, ordering food, and paying the bill at a restaurant.

Use these phrases to confidently order coffee, state your preferences, and pay at a café in Iran.

Use these essential phrases to order coffee, choose your size, and pay naturally at an Iranian café.

Use these phrases when dining out to communicate your dietary restrictions and allergies clearly to restaurant staff.

These phrases will help you clearly communicate your dietary restrictions and food allergies to ensure you have a safe dining experience.

Use these phrases to politely but firmly address problems with your food, order, or service in a Persian-speaking restaurant.

These phrases will help you navigate paying the bill, dealing with card machines, and splitting costs naturally in a Persian-speaking environment.

Essential phrases for paying the bill, splitting the cost, or offering to treat your friends in Iran.

Essential phrases for asking for the bill, choosing how to pay, and leaving a tip in a cafe or restaurant.

These phrases will help you confidently order drinks, manage your tab, and handle ID checks at a Persian-speaking bar or cafe.

Essential Persian (Farsi) phrases for ordering drinks, managing a tab, and buying rounds at a bar or café.

These phrases will help you order food for takeaway or delivery, give your address, and handle simple problems.

Learn how to order your favorite fast-food combo, ask for changes, and pay at the counter in everyday spoken Persian.

Essential phrases for ordering food, customizing your meal, and paying at a fast-food counter in Persian.

Essential phrases for ordering bread, pastries, and deli items like cheese and cold cuts.

Use these phrases to buy bread, order sliced cheese or meats, and adjust amounts at a local Iranian bakery or deli.

Use these phrases when buying food from a street stall or food cart in Iran.

Use these phrases when buying food from a street stall or market vendor in Iran.

These practical phrases will help you smoothly navigate the check-in counter and confirm your boarding details at a Persian-speaking airport.

Use these phrases to navigate the airport check-in desk, drop off your luggage, and secure your boarding pass in Persian.

Use these phrases when passing through airport security to follow instructions and communicate with officers.

Essential phrases for navigating airport security, following instructions from staff, and answering questions about your belongings in a natural but appropriate tone.

Essential phrases for answering questions at passport control and customs.

Essential phrases for answering questions and declaring items when passing through airport customs and immigration.

Use these practical phrases to report a missing bag, describe its features, fill out the required forms, and arrange for delivery.

Use these practical phrases to buy train tickets, ask about prices, and navigate railway stations in Iran.

These phrases will help you navigate train stations, ask about schedules, and buy the right tickets in Iran.

Use these essential phrases to buy a train ticket, ask about times, and pay in Iran.

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.

These essential phrases will help you navigate the Metro and local buses, buy tickets, handle transfers, and ask for directions.

Essential phrases for navigating public transport, buying tickets, and interacting politely with transit staff or other passengers.

Use these phrases to communicate naturally with taxi and rideshare drivers in Iran, focusing on spoken Tehrani Persian.

Essential phrases for communicating with taxi and rideshare drivers, from stating your destination to paying the fare.

Learn the essential phrases for directing a driver, asking about fares, and paying at the end of a taxi or rideshare trip.

Use these phrases to ask for directions on the street, clarify instructions, and understand how to reach your destination in Persian.

Use these practical, everyday phrases to ask for directions, understand basic navigation, and confirm your route in Persian.

These phrases will help you ask for and understand directions when getting around the city.

Use these phrases when picking up, inspecting, or returning a rental car in a Persian-speaking environment.

Use these phrases when travelling by plane — from boarding and finding your seat to asking the crew for help or feeling unwell mid-flight.

Use these phrases when visiting a tourist office to ask for maps, get local recommendations, and find out about tickets and directions.

These phrases will help you navigate a Persian-speaking city, ask for recommendations, and figure out transport and tickets at a tourist office.

Essential phrases for renting, using, and returning a bike or electric scooter in the city.

These phrases are essential for smoothly checking into a Persian-speaking hotel, asking about amenities like breakfast and Wi-Fi, and handling common room issues.

Essential phrases for arriving, asking basic questions, and getting settled at a Persian-speaking hotel.

Use these practical phrases when arriving at a hotel and checking in at the reception desk.

Essential phrases for reporting and resolving common problems with your hotel room, from broken AC to noise complaints.

Use these phrases to ask hotel staff about breakfast, wifi, facilities, luggage storage, checkout, and taxis.

Use these phrases when checking into a hotel or asking staff about services like breakfast, wifi, the gym, or late checkout.

Use these phrases when checking out of a hotel, reviewing your bill, and giving feedback.

Use these phrases when leaving a hotel: settling your bill, asking about extra charges, storing luggage, and giving feedback.

These phrases will help you book a room, ask about prices and amenities, and modify your reservation at a hotel.

Essential phrases for navigating check-ins, dorm life, shared facilities, and meeting fellow travelers at a Persian-speaking hostel.

Essential phrases for booking a bed, finding your way around, and meeting people at a hostel in Iran.

Essential phrases for checking into a Farsi-speaking hostel, asking about facilities, and meeting fellow travelers.

Use these everyday phrases when you decide to extend your hotel stay and need to sort out room availability, price, and checkout time.

Use these phrases when shopping for clothes and asking about sizes, colors, or trying something on.

Use these phrases when trying on clothes in a shop and talking to the sales assistant.

Use these phrases when shopping for clothes, from asking about sizes and fabric to negotiating the price.

Use these phrases when buying fruit and vegetables at a market or grocery store.

Use these phrases when shopping for fresh produce at a market and asking about quantities and prices.

Use these phrases when negotiating prices and bargaining with a shopkeeper or market vendor.

Use these phrases when asking about prices and bargaining politely in a shop or market.

Use these phrases when returning or exchanging a faulty or wrong item at a store.

Use these phrases when paying for groceries at a supermarket checkout — bags, card or cash, discount cards, receipts, and self-checkout problems.

Use these phrases when checking out at a supermarket — bags, paying by card or cash, discount cards, receipts, and self-checkout problems.

Use these phrases to ask about specifications, compare devices, and check prices when shopping for electronics.

Use these phrases when comparing tech specs, negotiating prices, and checking warranties at a Persian-speaking electronics store.

Use these essential phrases to ask for recommendations, check prices, and request gift wrapping when shopping for local souvenirs.

Use these phrases when browsing shops and markets for souvenirs or gifts in a Persian-speaking country.

Use these phrases to ask shop staff about item availability, sizes, colors, and stock.

Essential phrases for asking about sizes, describing the fit, and discussing colors when shopping for shoes.

Use these everyday Persian phrases to ask for your shoe size, try shoes on, and talk about the fit.

Use these phrases at the pharmacy to describe symptoms in more detail, ask about dosage, prescriptions, and side effects, and get advice from the pharmacist.

Use these phrases at the pharmacy to describe common symptoms and ask for medicine, dosage, and price.

Use these phrases at the pharmacy to describe a cold, headache, or stomach ache, ask for medicine and dosage, and check whether you need a prescription.

Use these phrases to call a clinic, book a doctor's appointment, explain how urgent it is, and register as a new patient.

Use these phrases to call a clinic, explain how urgent your situation is, ask about available appointment times, and register as a new patient.

Use these phrases to describe pain, fever, and allergies to a doctor, and to understand what they recommend.

Use these phrases at the dentist to describe a toothache or sensitivity, ask about fillings, extractions, anesthetic, and cost.

Essential phrases for getting an eye test, choosing frames, and buying new glasses or contact lenses.

These essential phrases will help you navigate a visit to the optician, from handing over your prescription to choosing frames and discussing lenses.

Learn essential Persian phrases for booking a medical test, explaining your symptoms, and asking about side effects or results.

Use these phrases to open a bank account — choosing an account type, providing ID and proof of address, asking about fees, and setting up your card and online banking.

Essential phrases for finding an ATM, withdrawing cash, and dealing with common machine issues in everyday situations.

Essential phrases for navigating the post office, sending parcels, and asking about shipping options in spoken Persian.

These everyday Persian phrases will help you navigate the post office, send packages, and handle forms or payments smoothly.

Use these phrases when buying a SIM card, choosing a data plan, or adding credit to your phone in Iran.

Use these phrases when you need to report a banking error, request a refund, or escalate an unresolved issue with administrative staff.

Essential phrases for signing up for a library card, borrowing books, and using library facilities.

Essential phrases for registering at a library, proving your address, and asking about borrowing rules.

Essential phrases for viewing an apartment, discussing rent and deposits, and checking lease conditions.

Essential phrases for setting up accounts, paying bills, and resolving utility issues when moving into a new home.

Essential phrases for reporting broken items and scheduling repairs with your landlord or a technician.

Use these phrases to communicate with your landlord or a handyman when something in your apartment needs fixing.

Use these phrases to introduce yourself, handle small requests, and build a good relationship with your neighbors.

Useful phrases for introducing yourself, handling parcels, and politely addressing common issues with your neighbors.

Essential phrases for asking your landlord, caretaker, or neighbors about the building's garbage and recycling rules.

Essential phrases for asking where to throw your trash, understanding recycling rules, and learning collection times in your new building.

Essential everyday phrases for shopping for furniture and asking about delivery and assembly in Persian.

Use these practical phrases to confidently explain exactly how you want your hair cut, colored, and styled at a Persian-speaking salon.

Use these everyday phrases to drop off your clothes, point out stains, and pick up your laundry.

Use these phrases to book, change, and manage appointments for everyday services like clinics, offices, or salons.

Use these phrases to confidently book, reschedule, or cancel appointments for doctors, salons, and everyday services.

These phrases will help you explain car problems to a mechanic, ask for estimates, and navigate the repair process in Persian.

Essential everyday phrases for reporting a broken device, asking about repair costs, and ensuring your data is kept safe.

Essential phrases for booking a spa treatment, communicating your preferences during a massage, and paying for services.

These phrases will help you request alterations, specify how clothes should fit, and ask about pricing and pickup times at a tailor in Iran.

These phrases will help you report an emergency, describe the situation clearly to the operator, and understand their instructions over the phone.

Essential phrases for calling for help, reporting an incident, and speaking with an emergency operator in Farsi.

Essential phrases for getting assistance, explaining you are lost, and managing language barriers when you need help.

Essential phrases to get help when you are lost or struggling with the language.

These phrases will help you clearly and calmly report a crime to the police, explain what happened, and get the official documentation you need.

Use these phrases to alert others, find exits, and safely evacuate during an emergency like a fire.

Use these essential phrases to stay safe, alert others, and follow instructions during a fire or evacuation.

Use these practical phrases to introduce yourself, find your way around, and start conversations on your first day at a new job.

Use these phrases on your first day at a new job to introduce yourself, ask for directions around the office, and learn how things work.

Use these phrases to ask about schedules, fees, and level tests when signing up for a new course.

Use these phrases when you need to request time off, explain your absence, or arrange for someone to cover your work.

Use these phrases to request time off, explain your reasons, and ensure your work is covered.