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- ست کردنset-kardanto set, configure (also: match clothes)
- سراغsarâghwhereabouts; trace of someone; سراغ کسی رفتن = to go looking for someone; سراغم گرفت = he/she asked about me / looked for me
- سر به هواsar be havâhead in the air (absent-minded)
- سرچ کردنsearch-kardanto search online
- سرحالsar-hâlin good spirits, fresh, upbeat
- سر زبان افتادنsar-e zabân oftâdanto fall on tongues (be talked about)
- سر زدنsar zadanto drop by / pop in
- سر کسی شیره مالیدنsar-e kasi shire mâlidanrub honey on someone's head (sweet-talk)
- سرویسservisset (dishes/furniture); restroom
- سلامSalaamHello; Peace. The universal Persian greeting used in every social context.
- سلفیselfiselfie; self-portrait photo
- سنگ پا شدنsang-pâ shodanbecoming a foot-stone (shameless)
- سه‌راهیse-râhipower strip, multi-socket
- سوییچswichcar key; ignition key; سوییچ ماشین = car key; سوییچ رو انداخت = he/she threw the keys (from English 'switch')
- سیفونsifontoilet flush, cistern
- سیو کردنsave-kardanto save digitally
- شاکیshâkiresentful, having a beef; complainant
- شاید همshâyad hammaybe even / or perhaps
- شتر دیدی ندیدیshotor didi nadidiyou saw a camel, you didn't (keep quiet)
- شرجیsharjimuggy heat, sultry humidity
- شرمندهsharmandeashamed; also sorry/embarrassed
- شکم‌دردshekam-dardstomach ache; abdominal pain
- شلامshalâmHewwo (a playful slurring of salam)
- شلختهshelakhtemessy, slovenly, disorganized
- شوهرخالهshohar-khâlematernal aunt's husband
- شوهرخواهرshohar-khâharsister's husband (brother-in-law)
- شوهرعمهshohar-ammepaternal aunt's husband
- شیر کردنshare-kardanto share online
- طاقتtâghatendurance, tolerance (to bear)
- طوریturiin such a way; so (that); طوری که = such that; هیچ طوری = no way
- عکسaksX-ray (and photo)
- عیدیeydiNew Year bonus / cash gift
- عینeynexactly like; the very same; عین هم = identical; عین خودشه = it's exactly like him/her
- غش کردنghash kardanto faint
- غصه خوردنghosse khordanto fret, to grieve over
- غورهghureunripe sour grape (used for verjuice)
- فالو کردنfollow-kardanto follow online
- فامیلfâmilextended family
- فدای شماfadâ-ye shomâI'd sacrifice myself for you; extreme taarof expression of devotion
- فضولfozulnosy, meddlesome
- فعلاًfelanfor now / at the moment
- قابل نداردghâbel nadâreit's not worthy (taarof dismissal when offering a gift or service)
- قاطیqâtimixed in, blended together
- قایمghâyemhidden; upright; strong; (colloquial) great; قایم شدن = to hide; قایم موشک = hide-and-seek
- قربانتqorbânatmay I be your sacrifice (devotion formula; term of endearment)
- قربانت برومqorbânat berammay I be sacrificed for you (intimate taarof; term of endearment)
- قربونتونghorbuntuncolloquial: I'm yours; extremely warm parting expression
- قشنگqashangpretty, cute, lovely
- قهر کردنqahr kardanto sulk; to give the silent treatment; to stop speaking to someone
- قیل و قالqil-o-qâla fuss / commotion / rowdiness
- کاچی به از هیچیkâchi beh az hichisomething is better than nothing
- کارت به کارتkârt be kârtcard-to-card transfer
- کارت کشیدنkârt keshidanto pay by card, swipe
- کاسبkâsebshopkeeper, tradesman
- کاغذبازیkâghaz-bâzired tape, paper-shuffling
- کامنت گذاشتنkâment gozâshtanto leave a comment
- کانالkânâlchannel (Telegram, YouTube); broadcast channel
- کبوتربازیkabutar-bâzipigeon keeping; traditional hobby of flying pigeons (Tehran rooftop culture)
- کپشنkepshancaption; post caption (on social media)
- کپیkopicopy, photocopy
- کتهkatehabsorption-method sticky rice
- کش آمدنkesh âmadanto stretch, to become elongated (of elastic material); colloquially, to drag on (of time)
- کش دادنkesh dâdanto pull; to drag; to stretch out
- کلاًkollangenerally / entirely
- کلافهkalâfeexasperated, frazzled
- کلاه گذاشتن سر کسیkolâh gozâshtan sar-e kasito put a hat on someone (deceive)
- کله‌شقkalle-shaghpig-headed, headstrong
- کنترلkontrolremote control
- کوچه‌پس‌کوچهkuche-pas-kuchebackstreets, winding alleys
- کوچولوkuchulutiny, cutie
- کور خواندیkur khândiyou read it blind (you're wrong)
- کیف کردیkeyf kardiyou enjoyed that!; lit. 'did you have fun?' — used sarcastically too
- گارانتیgârântiguarantee/warranty (commercial)
- گاز دادنgâz dâdanto accelerate; to give it gas (press the accelerator)
- گربه‌ی همسایهgorbe-ye hamsâyeneighbor's cat (envy idiom)
- گروه خانوادگیgoruh-e khânevâdegifamily group chat (WhatsApp/Telegram family group — a cultural institution)
- گشت زدنgasht zadanto stroll / patrol / wander around
- گشتنgashtanto wander; to roam; to search; to patrol; گشتن دنبال چیزی = to look for something; گشتم پیداش نکردم = I searched but didn't find it
- گل گفتنgol goftanto say something beautiful / be spot-on (praise)
- گل‌و‌لایgel-o-lâymud, sludge
- گوش تا گوشgush tâ gushfrom ear to ear (everywhere)
- گوشیgushimobile phone (lit. earpiece/handset)
- گوشی هوشمندgushi-ye hushmandsmartphone
- گیجgijconfused, dizzy
- گیرgirstuck; caught; گیر کردن = to get stuck / to be caught; گیر دادن = to pester someone
- گیر دادیgir dâdiyou're being annoying / getting on my nerves (lit. 'you gave snag')
- لابدlâbodsurely; inevitably; I suppose; لابد خسته بودی = you must have been tired
- لات‌ولوتlât-o-lutriff-raff / street thugs (colloquial)
- لاستیکlâstikrubber / tyre (colloquial)
- لایک زدنlike-zadanto like a post
- لایک کردنlâyk kardanto like (a post)
- لایو کردنlâyv kardanto go live (on social media)
- لجبازlajbâzstubborn
- لطفاlotfanplease, kindly
- لوسlusspoiled, bratty; cloying
- لوطیlutigentleman-rogue
- مامانmâmânmom
- ماهیچهmâhichemuscle (everyday)
- متشکرmotashakkerthanks, thankful
- مثل آب خوردنmesl-e âb khordanas easy as drinking water