Survival Phrases

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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 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 out of a hotel, reviewing your bill, and giving feedback.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

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 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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