Here is a list of 150+ most common Persian verbs along with their pronunciation and their English translation. You can click on any of the verbs in the list, to see its conjugation in Persian verb conjugator.
| Persian |
English |
آب دادن
âb dâdan |
to water |
آرایش کردن
ârâyeš kardan |
to do one's makeup |
آسیاب کردن
âsiyâb kardan |
to grind |
آمدن
âmadan |
to come |
آواز خواندن
âvâz xwândan |
to sing |
آوردن
âvordan |
to bring |
آویزان کردن
âvizân kardan |
to hang, suspend |
ادامه دادن
edâme dâdan |
to continue |
ارزیدن
arzidan |
to be worth |
استراحت کردن
esterâhat kardan |
to rest |
اضافه کردن
ezâfe kardan |
to add |
افتادن
oftâdan |
to fall; to fail (an exam) |
انجام دادن
anjâm dâdan |
to do |
انداختن
andâxtan |
to throw |
ایستادن
istâdan |
to stand |
باختن
bâxtan |
to lose (not win) |
باران آمدن
bârân âmadan |
to rain |
باریدن
bâridan |
to pour down |
باز کردن
bâz kardan |
to open |
بازی کردن
bâzi kardan |
to play |
بافتن
bâftan |
to weave |
باور کردن
bâvar kardan |
to believe |
بخارپز کردن
boxârpaz kardan |
to steam |
بخشیدن
baxšidan |
to forgive |
بر داشتن
bar dâštan |
to pick up |
بر گشتن
bar gaštan |
to return, to come back |
بردن
bordan |
to take; to win |
برف آمدن
barf âmadan |
to snow |
بریدن
boridan |
to cut |
بستن
bastan |
to close; to tie, fasten |
بلعیدن
baløidan |
to swallow |
بو دادن
bu dâdan |
to have a bad smell |
بو کردن
bu kardan |
to smell |
بودن
budan |
to be |
بوس کردن
bus kardan |
to kiss |
بوسیدن
busidan |
to kiss |
به دنیا آمدن
be donyâ âmadan |
to be born |
به دنیا آوردن
be donyâ âvordan |
to give birth to |
پاسخ دادن
pâsox dâdan |
to answer, to reply |
پختن
poxtan |
to cook; to bake |
پرداخت کردن
pardâxt kardan |
to pay |
پرداختن
pardâxtan |
to pay |
پرسیدن
porsidan |
to ask |
پرواز کردن
parvâz kardan |
to fly |
پریدن
paridan |
to jump; to fly |
پوست کندن
pust kandan |
to peel |
پوشیدن
pušidan |
to wear |
پیچیدن
pičidan |
to turn; to wrap |
پیدا کردن
peydâ kardan |
to find |
تا کردن
tâ kardan |
to fold |
تبدیل کردن
tabdil kardan |
to convert; to change (money) |
ترساندن
tarsândan |
to frighten |
ترسیدن
tarsidan |
to be afraid of |
ترک کردن
tark kardan |
to leave; to quit |
تصمیم گرفتن
tasmim gereftan |
to decide |
تکه تکه کردن
tekke tekke kardan |
to slice |
تلفن زدن
telefon zadan |
to call, to phone |
تلفن کردن
telefon kardan |
to call, to phone |
تماشا کردن
tamâšâ kardan |
to watch |
تمیز کردن
tamiz kardan |
to clean |
جواب دادن
javâb dâdan |
to answer, to reply |
جوشاندن
jušândan |
to boil |
جویدن
javidan |
to chew |
جیغ زدن
jiǧ zadan |
to scream |
چرت زدن
čort zadan |
to take a nap |
چرخاندن
čarxândan |
to twist, to turn |
چرخیدن
čarxidan |
to turn |
چسباندن
časbândan |
to paste |
چشیدن
češidan |
to taste |
چیدن
čidan |
to pick (flowers, fruit); to lay, to set (table) |
حرف زدن
harf zadan |
to talk |
حل کردن
hall kardan |
to solve |
حمام رفتن
hammâm raftan |
to take a bath |
خراب کردن
xarâb kardan |
to break (not function) |
خرد کردن
xord kardan |
to chop |
خرید رفتن
xarid raftan |
to go shopping |
خرید کردن
xarid kardan |
to do shopping |
خریدن
xaridan |
to buy |
خم کردن
xam kardan |
to bend |
خواب دیدن
xwâb didan |
to dream |
خوابیدن
xwâbidan |
to sleep |
خواستن
xwâstan |
to want |
خواندن
xwândan |
to read; to sing |
خوردن
xordan |
to eat |
داد زدن
dâd zadan |
to shout |
دادن
dâdan |
to give |
داشتن
dâštan |
to have |
دانستن
dânestan |
to know (have information) |
در زدن
dar zadan |
to knock on the door |
درس خواندن
dars xwândan |
to study |
درست کردن
dorost kardan |
to fix, to mend; to adjust; to correct; to make (meal) |
دروغ گفتن
doruǧ goftan |
to lie, to tell a lie |
دریافت کردن
daryâft kardan |
to receive |
دست زدن
dast zadan |
to touch; to clap |
دم کردن
dam kardan |
to brew |
دنبال کردن
donbâl kardan |
to follow |
دنبال گشتن
donbâl gaštan |
to search, to look for |
دوختن
duxtan |
to sew |
دوست داشتن
dust dâštan |
to like; to love |
دوش گرفتن
duš gereftan |
to take a shower |
دویدن
davidan |
to run |
دیدن
didan |
to see |
رسیدن
residan |
to reach |
رفتن
raftan |
to go |
رقصیدن
raǧsidan |
to dance |
رنده کردن
rande kardan |
to grate |
ریختن
rixtan |
to pour; to spill |
زاییدن
zâyidan |
to bear, to give birth |
زدن
zadan |
to kick, to hit |
زندگی کردن
zendegi kardan |
to live |
زنگ زدن
zang zadan |
to ring, to call |
ساختن
sâxtan |
to make, to build |
سؤال کردن
soâl kardan |
to ask |
سرخ کردن
sorx kardan |
to fry |
سوختن
suxtan |
to burn |
شدن
šodan |
to become |
شروع کردن
šoruø kardan |
to start, begin |
شستن
šostan |
to wash |
شکستن
šekastan |
to break (into pieces; bone; promise) |
شمردن
šemordan |
to count |
شناختن
šenâxtan |
to know (be familiar) |
شنیدن
šenidan |
to hear |
صبر کردن
sabr kardan |
to wait |
صحبت کردن
sohbat kardan |
to talk |
صدا زدن
sedâ zadan |
to call |
صدا کردن
sedâ kardan |
to call |
عاشق شدن
âšeǧ šodan |
to fall in love |
فراموش کردن
farâmuš kardan |
to forget |
فرستادن
ferestâdan |
to send |
فروختن
foruxtan |
to sell |
فشار دادن
fešâr dâdan |
to press |
فکر کردن
fekr kardan |
to think |
فهمیدن
fahmidan |
to understand |
قبول کردن
ǧabul kardan |
to accept |
قرض دادن
ǧarz dâdan |
to lend |
قرض کردن
ǧarz kardan |
to borrow |
قرض گرفتن
ǧarz gereftan |
to borrow |
قورت دادن
ǧurt dâdan |
to swallow |
کار کردن
kâr kardan |
to work |
کاشتن
kâštan |
to plant |
کباب کردن
kabâb kardan |
to broil |
کردن
kardan |
to do |
کشتن
koštan |
to kill |
کشیدن
kešidan |
to draw; to pull |
کمک کردن
komak kardan |
to help |
کندن
kandan |
to dig; to pluck |
کوبیدن
kubidan |
to pound |
گذاشتن
gozâštan |
to put, to lay |
گرفتن
gereftan |
to take; to catch, to grab |
گریه کردن
gerye kardan |
to cry, to weep |
گشتن
gaštan |
to search; to rotate; to become, get; to travel |
گفتن
goftan |
to say |
گم کردن
gom kardan |
to lose (be unable to find) |
گوش دادن
guš dâdan |
to listen |
گوش کردن
guš kardan |
to listen |
لرزیدن
larzidan |
to shiver |
ماندن
mândan |
to stay, to remain |
مخلوط کردن
maxlut kardan |
to mix |
مرتب کردن
morattab kardan |
to tidy; to sort |
مردن
mordan |
to die |
نشان دادن
nešân dâdan |
to show |
نشستن
nešastan |
to sit |
نقد کردن
naǧd kardan |
to cash |
نگاه کردن
negâh kardan |
to look |
نوشتن
neveštan |
to write |
نوشیدن
nušidan |
to drink |
هل دادن
hol dâdan |
to push |
هم زدن
ham zadan |
to beat; to stir |
یاد دادن
yâd dâdan |
to teach |
یاد گرفتن
yâd gereftan |
to learn |