Places and Travel
jah, gah = place (جا
khiaban = street (خیابان
ja'de = road (جاده
rah = way/path (راه
sakhteman = building (ساختمان
khane = house/home (خانه
istgah = station (ایستگاه
dæftær, edare = office (دفتر
(اداره
mædrese (Ar.), amuzeshgah = school (مدرسه
(اموزشگاه
estadiom = stadium
værzeshgah = gym (ورزشگاه
ketab khane = library (کتابخانه
edare post, post khane = post office (اداره پست
forudgah/vorudgah = airport (فرودگاه
muze = museum (موزه
borj = tower (Ar.) (برج
pol = bridge (پل
tæbæqe (Ar.), eshkube = floor/level (طبقه
(اشکوب
park = park (پارک
bagh, baghcheh, bustan = garden/farm (باغ
mæqbære = monument/tomb (Ar.) (مقبره
mojæsæme = statue (مجسمه
moqaze = store (Ar.) (مغازه
bazar = market/bazaar (بازار
hotel = hotel (هتل
daneshgah = university (دانشگاه
daneshkæde = college (دانشکده
resturan = restaurant (رستوران
dæst-shuyi = bathroom (lit. "hand washer")
qasr (Ar.), kakh = castle/palace (قصر
zendan = prison/jail (زندان
kælantæri = police station (کلانتری
bimarestan = hospital (بیمارستان
shæhr = city (شهر
deh = village (ده
shæhrestan = county (شهرستان
paitækht = capital (پایتخت
ostan, estan, istan, stan = state (ستان-)
Religions and Religious Places
mazhab, deen = religion (مذهب
(دین
mæsjed = mosque (مسجد
kelisa = church (کلیسا
kenise = synagogue (کنیسه
atæsh kæde/atæsh gah = fire temple (آتشگاه
pæræsteshgah = temple/worshiping place (پرستشگاه
ziaraat-gah = shrine (زیارتگاه
Eslam, Deen Eslam = Islam, Religion of Islam (اسلام
(دین اسلام
Zarthusht = Zoroastrian (زرتشتی
Maseehi = Christian (مسیحی
Protestan = Protestant (پروتستان
Catoleekh = Catholic (کاتولیک
Boodei = Buddhist (بودایی
Geographical Terms
rud, rudkhane = river (رودخانه
(رود
dærya = sea (دریا
(note: In Urdu, the same means a "river")
dærya-cheh = lake (دریاچه
oqianus = ocean (اقیانوس
jæzire = island (Ar.) (جزیره
dæsht = flat land/plain (دشت
(i.e. plains of Nineveh would be "dæsht e Nain-nav-ah" )
meidan = feild/plain (میدان
sehrah = desert (صحرا
jængæl = forest/jungle/woods (جنگل
kuh = mountain (کوه
tæpe = hill (تپه
Directions
in-jah = here (اینجا
an-jah = there (آنجا
rast = right (راست
chæp = left (چپ
shomal = north (Ar.) (شمال
junub = south (Ar.) (جنوب
shærq (Ar.), khavær = east (شرق
(خاور
qærb (Ar.), bakhtær = west (غرب
(باختر
dæst-e .... = to your.... (lit. ".....hand side") (... دست
tæræf (Ar.), su, vær = direction/way (سو
(طرف
bala - up (بالا
payin - down (پایین
Vehicles
mashin = car
otobus = bus (اتوبوس
hæva-peyma = airplane (هواپیما
taksi = taxi (تاکسی
ajhans = taxi (that you call to pick you up)
metro = metro (مترو
qætar = train (Ar.) (قطار
kamiun = truck (کامیون
minibus = minibus/van
dochærkhe = bicycle (دوچرخه