مجبور
مجبور (majbur) means forced or compelled, someone with no real choice. مجبور بودن means to be obligated, مجبور شدن means to be driven to something, and مجبورم means I have no choice.
Glossary
چاره
چاره (châre) means solution, remedy, or available recourse. چارهای نیست is the essential phrase for “there is nothing to be done,” and چاره کار points to the solution of a problem.
راستی
راستی (râsti) means “by the way” in colloquial Persian, used to introduce something the speaker just remembered. It also carries the meaning of truth or genuineness in more formal use.
وضع
وضع (vaz) means condition, situation, or state of affairs. Iranians ask وضعت خوبه to check how you are doing and say وضع خوب نیست when things aren’t good. It is a highly flexible everyday noun.
استفاده
استفاده (estefâde) means use, usage, or benefit. استفاده کردن means to use something, and استفاده بردن means to benefit from it. It appears in almost every domain of everyday Persian.
منظور
منظور (manzur) means intention, meaning, or purpose. It is one of the first abstract nouns a learner needs: منظورت چیه asks what you mean, and منظور من اینه signals you are about to clarify something.
مزاحم
مزاحم (mozâhem) describes someone who disturbs, intrudes, or gets in the way. مزاحم شدن means to bother someone, and مزاحم نشو is one of the most direct ways to tell someone to leave you alone.
کاش
کاش (kâsh) is the Persian word for longing and regret: it expresses “I wish” or “if only” and sits at the heart of countless Persian expressions about things desired, missed, or beyond reach.
حواس
حواس (havâs) covers attention, the senses, and the mind. When an Iranian says حواسم نبود, they mean their mind was elsewhere. When they say حواست جمع باشه, they are telling you to stay alert.
پیغام
پیغام (peygham) means message in Persian, a pure Persian word for any spoken or written communication passed from one person to another, used in phrases like پیغام گذاشتن (to leave a message).