- 100+ place words in Farsi with Persian script, transliteration, and English meaning
- City, street, building, nature, travel, and school vocabulary
- Direction phrases and location questions you can use immediately
- Grammar for saying “in”, “at”, “from”, “to”, “near”, and “next to” in Persian
- Clear internal links to house vocabulary, common words, sentence structure, and live Farsi lessons
Places in Farsi: 100+ Persian Location Words, Direction Phrases and Examples
Knowing how to talk about places in Farsi helps you describe where you live, ask for directions, speak about school or work, and understand everyday conversations. This guide gives you practical Persian location vocabulary, organised by real-life categories, with pronunciation and example phrases.
The Persian word for “place” is جا (jā). The plural is جاها (jāhā). In natural Persian, places are usually combined with prepositions such as در (in/at), به (to), از (from), and location phrases such as نزدیک (near).
This page is the places vocabulary reference. For words inside the home, use house vocabulary in Persian. For broader beginner words, use common Farsi words.
| English | Persian | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | جا | jā | این جا کجاست؟ — Where is this place? |
| City | شهر | shahr | تهران شهر بزرگی است. |
| Town | شهرک | shahrak | در یک شهرک کوچک زندگی میکنم. |
| Village | روستا / ده | rustā / deh | روستا آرام است. |
| Neighbourhood | محله | mahalleh | محلهی ما قدیمی است. |
| Street | خیابان | khiyābān | این خیابان شلوغ است. |
| Alley | کوچه | kucheh | خانه در کوچهی دوم است. |
| Square | میدان | meydān | میدان نزدیک است. |
| Bridge | پل | pol | از روی پل برو. |
| Road | جاده | jāddeh | جاده طولانی است. |
| English | Persian | Pronunciation | Useful Phrase |
|---|---|---|---|
| School | مدرسه | madreseh | مدرسه کجاست؟ |
| University | دانشگاه | dāneshgāh | در دانشگاه درس میخوانم. |
| Hospital | بیمارستان | bimārestān | بیمارستان نزدیک است؟ |
| Pharmacy | داروخانه | dārukhāneh | داروخانه باز است؟ |
| Shop | مغازه | maghāzeh | این مغازه کوچک است. |
| Market / Bazaar | بازار | bāzār | بازار شلوغ است. |
| Restaurant | رستوران | resturān | رستوران خوب میشناسی؟ |
| Library | کتابخانه | ketābkhāneh | کتابخانه ساکت است. |
| Museum | موزه | muzeh | موزه تاریخی است. |
| Airport | فرودگاه | forudgāh | فرودگاه دور است. |
| English | Persian | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park | پارک | pārk | این پارک زیباست. |
| Garden | باغ | bāgh | باغ بزرگ است. |
| Mountain | کوه | kuh | کوه بلند است. |
| River | رودخانه | rudkhāneh | رودخانه از شهر میگذرد. |
| Sea | دریا | daryā | دریا آرام است. |
| Beach | ساحل | sāhel | ساحل شلوغ است. |
| Forest | جنگل | jangal | جنگل سبز است. |
| English | Persian | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where is the station? | ایستگاه کجاست؟ | istgāh kojāst? |
| Is there a pharmacy near here? | اینجا نزدیک داروخانه هست؟ | injā nazdik dārukhāneh hast? |
| How do I get to the market? | چطور به بازار بروم؟ | chetowr be bāzār beravam? |
| Go straight. | مستقیم برو. | mostaghim boro. |
| Turn right. | بپیچ راست. | bepich rāst. |
| Turn left. | بپیچ چپ. | bepich chap. |
| It is next to the school. | کنار مدرسه است. | kenār-e madreseh ast. |
من در لندن زندگی میکنم. — I live in London.
به مدرسه میروم. — I am going to school.
از خانه آمدم. — I came from home.
خانه نزدیک پارک است. — The house is near the park.
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Book a Free Trial Lesson →“Place” in Farsi is جا (jā). The plural is جاها (jāhā), meaning places. You can also use مکان (makān), which is more formal and means location or place.
You can say کجاست؟ (kojāst?), meaning “where is it?” For example: مدرسه کجاست؟ (madreseh kojāst?) means “Where is the school?”
در (dar) means “in” or “at”, while به (be) means “to”. For example: من در خانه هستم means “I am at home”; من به خانه میروم means “I am going home.”
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