سبد
سبد (sabad) means “basket,” the woven or plastic container you use for fruit, bread, laundry, or shopping. It is a common everyday Persian word used in homes, markets, and online stores alike.
Glossary
جاکفشی
جاکفشی (jâ-kafshi) is the shoe rack or shoe cabinet near an Iranian front door, where a household keeps everyday shoes tidy in one place instead of scattered around the entrance.
روفرشی
Ru-farshi are the soft indoor house slippers Iranians slip on at home, worn over the carpet so that outdoor shoes never come inside.
دمپایی
Dampâyi are the everyday slip-on slippers and sandals Iranians wear around the house and especially in the bathroom, easy to step into and off.
حوله
حوله (howle) means “towel,” the cloth you dry off with after a bath or shower. It is the everyday word in any Iranian home for a bath towel, hand towel, or beach towel.
سطل زباله
سطل زباله (satl-e zobâle) is the everyday Persian phrase for a trash can or bin, the container you toss garbage into at home, in the kitchen, or on the street.
کابینت
Kâbinet is the Persian word for kitchen cabinets, the fitted cupboards above and below the counter, borrowed from European usage for the modern fitted kitchen.
توالت
توالت (tovâlet) means “toilet,” both the fixture itself and the room it sits in. It is a French loanword used in everyday Persian, slightly more direct than the casual word دستشویی.
روشویی
روشویی (rushui) is the washbasin or bathroom sink where you wash your hands and face. It is a pure Persian word, built from the verb “to wash,” and names the basin itself in any Iranian home.
وان
وان (vân) is the Persian word for a bathtub, the deep basin you fill to soak in. It is a borrowed word, distinct from دوش (the shower), and is often called وان حمام in full.