بیرون
بیرون (birun) means outside or out, and it shows up constantly in Persian: going out, eating out, calling someone out, or simply standing in the open air.
Glossary
چطور
چطور (chetour) does triple duty in Persian: it asks how something works, checks in on how someone is doing, and proposes an idea, all depending on context.
هر
هر (har) is Persian’s all-purpose distributor: it turns any noun into “every,” “each,” or “any,” and it shows up in the first sentence of almost every Persian conversation.
کسی
کسی (kasi) means someone or anyone in positive sentences, but flips to nobody in negative ones. One word, three English pronouns, and knowing when it means which is essential spoken Persian.
پس
پس (pas) is a short, high-frequency Persian word meaning then, so, or therefore in logical chains, but it can also mean back in physical movement. Context separates the two without difficulty.
همین
همین (hamin) means this very one or right this, adding emphasis and precision to whatever it points at. It is the Persian way of saying exactly this, not something vaguely similar.
کجا
کجا (kojâ) is the Persian question word for where, used in both questions and as an indefinite location word meaning somewhere. Simple to learn, central to daily speech.
چی
چی (chi) is the colloquial Persian word for what, used in virtually all spoken questions instead of the formal چه (che). One syllable, infinite utility.
خب
خب (khob) is Persian’s most-used conversation filler: a one-syllable word that signals transitions, buys thinking time, softens commands, and marks agreement, all depending on tone.
باید
باید (bâyad) is Persian’s main modal for must and should. It never conjugates for person or tense on its own, which makes it simpler to learn than most Persian verbs but trickier to negate.