منتظر
منتظر (montazer) means waiting or expectant in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, and anchors two core phrases: منتظر بودن (to be waiting) and the colloquial منتظر موندن (to keep waiting).
Glossary
شک
شک (shak) means doubt or suspicion in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, forming two essential phrases: شک داشتن (to have doubt) for uncertainty and شک کردن (to suspect) for interpersonal suspicion.
اه
اه (ah) is a colloquial Persian interjection of mild frustration or annoyance, the closest equivalent to ugh or oh no in English, used when something goes wrong or falls short of expectations.
موقع
موقع (moghe’) means time, moment, or occasion in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, and the colloquial possessive موقعش means the right time for it, signaling politely that now is not that moment.
دیگری
دیگری (digari) is a pure Persian pronoun meaning another one or someone else, formed from digar (other) plus the indefinite suffix -i, used when pointing away from the current person or thing.
ممکن
ممکن (momken) means possible or maybe in Persian, borrowed from Arabic, appearing in formal ممکن است (it is possible) and the colloquial ممکنه (maybe) used constantly in spoken Farsi.
اذیت
اذیت (âziyat) means bother, annoyance, or harm in Persian. The verb اذیت کردن spans mild irritation to physical pain, making it one of the most versatile complaint words in everyday Farsi.
مگه
مگه (mage) is a colloquial particle that challenges an assumption or expresses surprise. It sits between really? and but isn’t it that in English and appears only in spoken Persian.
شوخی
شوخی (shukhi) means joke, humor, or joking around. The verb شوخی کردن means to joke, and the phrase شوخی نداره signals that something is genuinely serious, no laughing matter.
متوجه
متوجه (motevajjeh) means aware or understanding in Persian. The phrase متوجه شدن (motevajjeh shodan) means to realize or catch on, and متوجه نشدم is the everyday way to say I didn’t get it.