Verbs in Persian

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Persian verbs list below will help you learn common Persian verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Persian. For even more Persian verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Persian at the end of the page.

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Basic Persian Verbs
Persian Action Words
Movements in Persian
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Basic Persian Verbs

English	Persian
to open in Persian	باز کردن (baz kerdn / باز کن - baz ken)
to close in Persian	بستن (bstn / بند - bnd)
to sit in Persian	نشستن (nshstn / نشین - nshan)
to stand in Persian	ایستادن (aastadn / ایست - aast)
to know in Persian	دانستن (danstn / دان - dan)
to think in Persian	فکر کردن (fker kerdn / فکر کن - fker ken)
to win in Persian	بردن (brdn / بر - br)
to lose in Persian	باختن (bakhtn / باز - baz)
to ask in Persian	پرسیدن (persadn / پرس - pers)
to answer in Persian	جواب دادن (jwab dadn / جواب ده - jwab dh)
to help in Persian	کمک کردن (kemke kerdn / کمک کن - kemke ken)
to like in Persian	دوست داشتن (dwst dashtn / دوست دار - dwst dar)
to kiss in Persian	بوسیدن (bwsadn / بوس - bws)
to eat in Persian	خوردن (khwrdn / خور - khwr)
to drink in Persian	نوشیدن (nwshadn / نوش - nwsh)

Persian Action Words

English	Persian
to take in Persian	گرفتن (gurftn / گیر - guar)
to put in Persian	گذاشتن (gudashtn / گذار - gudar)
to find in Persian	پیدا کردن (peada kerdn / پیدا کن - peada ken)
to steal in Persian	دزدیدن (dzdadn / دزد - dzd)
to kill in Persian	کشتن (keshtn / کش - kesh)
to fly in Persian	پرواز کردن (perwaz kerdn / پرواز کن - perwaz ken)
to attack in Persian	حمله کردن (hmlh kerdn / حمله کن - hmlh ken)
to defend in Persian	دفاع کردن (dfa'e kerdn / دفاع کن - dfa'e ken)
to fall in Persian	افتادن (aftadn / افت - aft)
to choose in Persian	انتخاب کردن (antkhab kerdn / انتخاب کن - antkhab ken)

Movements in Persian

English	Persian
to run in Persian	دویدن (dwadn / دو - dw)
to swim in Persian	شنا کردن (shna kerdn / شنا کن - shna ken)
to jump in Persian	پریدن (peradn / پر - per)
to pull in Persian	کشیدن (keshadn / کش - kesh)
to push in Persian	هل دادن (hl dadn / هل ده - hl dh)
to throw in Persian	پرتاب کردن (pertab kerdn / پرتاب کن - pertab ken)
to crawl in Persian	خزیدن (khzadn / خز - khz)
to fight in Persian	دعوا کردن (d'ewa kerdn / دعوا کن - d'ewa ken)
to catch in Persian	گرفتن (gurftn / گیر - guar)
to roll in Persian	غلتیدن (ghltadn / غلت - ghlt)

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Persian Business Verbs

English	Persian
to buy in Persian	خریدن (khradn / خر - khr)
to pay in Persian	پرداخت کردن (perdakht kerdn / پرداز - perdaz)
to sell in Persian	فروختن (frwkhtn / فروش - frwsh)
to study in Persian	درس خواندن (drs khwandn / درس خوان - drs khwan)
to call in Persian	زنگ زدن (zngu zdn / زنگ زن - zngu zn)
to read in Persian	خواندن (khwandn / خوان - khwan)
to write in Persian	نوشتن (nwshtn / نویس - nwas)
to calculate in Persian	محاسبه کردن (mhasbh kerdn / محاسبه کن - mhasbh ken)
to measure in Persian	اندازه گرفتن (andazh gurftn / اندازه گیر - andazh guar)
to earn in Persian	به دست آوردن (bh dst awrdn / به دست آور - bh dst awr)
to count in Persian	شمردن (shmrdn / شمر - shmr)
to scan in Persian	اسکن کردن (asken kerdn / اسکن کن - asken ken)
to print in Persian	چاپ کردن (cheape kerdn / چاپ کن - cheape ken)

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Verbs in Persian

Basic Persian Verbs

Persian Action Words

Movements in Persian

Persian Business Verbs

Persian Vocabulary Books

Learn Persian - Quick / Easy / Efficient

Persian Vocabulary Book

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Printable Persian Flashcards

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