What it means
چک کردن (chek kardan) means to check, verify, or inspect something. The noun چک (chek) is a direct borrowing from English, brought into Persian through widespread contact with English-language technology and media. It pairs with کردن (kardan), the all-purpose Persian light verb meaning to do or to make. You will hear it constantly in casual conversation: checking a phone, checking a price, checking whether the door is locked. A close synonym in more formal contexts is بررسی کردن (barrasi kardan), which carries a slightly more thorough, official tone.
How to use it
- گوشیمو چک کردم. (gushimo chek kardam.) “I checked my phone.”
- یه بار دیگه چکش کن. (ye bâr dige chekesh kon.) “Check it one more time.”
- قبل از رفتن در رو چک کن. (qabl az raftan dar ro chek kon.) “Check the door before you leave.”
- ایمیلامو هنوز چک نکردم. (imeilâmo hanuz chek nakardam.) “I haven’t checked my emails yet.”
Cultural note
چک کردن is one of the most natural English loanword compounds in modern spoken Persian. In Tehran and other urban centres, it replaced older Persian equivalents almost entirely in everyday speech. Iranian digital culture runs heavily on messaging apps like Telegram and Instagram, so chek kardan is often heard specifically in the context of checking notifications or messages. Because it is an English loan, it sits firmly in the colloquial register and would not appear in formal writing.