همینجا
همینجا (haminjâ) means right here or exactly here in Persian, an emphatic locative built from همین (this very) and اینجا (here), used to pin down a location with precision or impatience.
Glossary
رئیس
رئیس (ra’is) means boss, chief, or the head of an organization in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, and is the everyday word for anyone who holds authority over others at work or in an institution.
صاحب
صاحب (sâheb) means owner, master, or proprietor in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, and anchors the compound صاحب خانه (landlord or homeowner) that every renter in Iran knows well.
زیر
زیر (zir) means under, below, or beneath in Persian and appears in dozens of everyday compounds and phrases, from زیر آب (underwater) to زیر نظر (under supervision).
پیاده
پیاده (piâde) means on foot in Persian, and as a verb component it builds two everyday phrases: پیاده شدن (to get off a vehicle) and پیاده رفتن (to go somewhere on foot).
رد
رد (rad) means trace, track, or mark in Persian and anchors two essential compound verbs: رد کردن (to pass something through, or to reject) and رد شدن (to pass by or go past).
پاشو
پاشو (pâsho) is the colloquial imperative of پا شدن, the everyday command Iranians use to tell someone to get up, get moving, or stop lingering in bed or on the couch.
مهمان
مهمان (mehmân) means guest or visitor in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, and sits at the center of Iranian hospitality culture, as in the saying مهمان حبیب خداست (the guest is God’s beloved).
اوه
اوه (oh) is a Persian interjection of surprise or sudden realization, the spoken equivalent of oh! in English, and one of the first spontaneous reaction sounds learners hear from native speakers.
مهم
مهم (mohemm) means important in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, and powers one of the most-used dismissals in Farsi: مهم نیست (it doesn’t matter), deployed constantly in Iranian hospitality.