Persian Vocabulary: Electronics and Gadgets in Farsi
Electronics ⇒ وسايل الکترونیکی / vasâyele elektriki/
English |
Pronunciation |
Persian |
| Battery | bâtri |
باتري
|
| CD bags | kife sidi |
کیف سی دی
|
| Cellular phone | mubâyl |
موبایل
|
| Compact disc (CD) | sidi |
سي دي
|
| Computer | kâmpiyuter |
کامپیوتر
|
| Digital | dijitâl |
ديجيتال
|
| Electric shaver | rishtarâshe barghi |
ريش تراش برقي
|
| Flash card | felashkârt |
فلاش کارت
|
| Hairdryer | seshvâr |
سشوار
|
| Memory stick | kârte hâfeze |
کارت حافظه
|
| Memory stick | kârte hâfeze |
کارت حافظه
|
| Mouse | môs |
موس
|
Persian words for electronics and gadgets: phones, chargers, laptops and appliances, with phrases for repairs and shopping, and a quiz.
More electronics and appliance words
Most modern gadget names in Persian are borrowed from English or French and spelled to fit Persian sounds. Here are more of the words you will hear in a phone shop, a repair shop or at home.
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| گوشی | /gushi/ | cell phone (everyday word) |
| لپ‌تاپ | /laptâp/ | laptop |
| تبلت | /tablet/ | tablet |
| شارژر | /shârzher/ | charger |
| پاوربانک | /pâverbânk/ | power bank |
| هندزفری | /hendzfri/ | earphones |
| هدفون | /hedfon/ | headphones |
| بلندگو | /bolandgu/ | speaker |
| تلویزیون | /televiziyon/ | television |
| کنترل | /kontorol/ | remote control |
| دوربین | /durbin/ | camera |
| چاپگر | /châpgar/ | printer |
| صفحه‌کلید | /safhe-kelid/ | keyboard |
| مانیتور | /mânitor/ | monitor |
| مودم | /modem/ | modem, router |
| وای‌فای | /vâyfây/ | Wi-Fi |
| یخچال | /yakhchâl/ | refrigerator |
| ماشین لباسشویی | /mâshin-e lebâsshuyi/ | washing machine |
| جاروبرقی | /jârubarghi/ | vacuum cleaner |
| اتو | /oto/ | iron (for clothes) |
| کتری برقی | /ketri-ye barghi/ | electric kettle |
| سه‌راهی | /serâhi/ | power strip |
| پریز | /periz/ | wall socket |
| دوشاخه | /dushâkhe/ | plug |
Useful phrases
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| گوشیم شارژ نداره. | /gushim shârzh nadâre./ | My phone's battery is dead. |
| شارژرت رو می‌دی؟ | /shârzheret ro midi?/ | Can I use your charger? |
| رمز وای‌فای چیه؟ | /ramz-e vâyfây chiye?/ | What's the Wi-Fi password? |
| اینترنت قطعه. | /internet ghat'e./ | The internet is down. |
| این کار نمی‌کنه. | /in kâr nemikone./ | This doesn't work. |
| صفحه‌ی گوشیم شکسته. | /safhe-ye gushim shekaste./ | My phone screen is cracked. |
| گارانتی داره؟ | /gârânti dâre?/ | Does it have a warranty? |
| تلویزیون رو روشن کن. | /televiziyon ro roshan kon./ | Turn on the TV. |
| کامپیوتر رو خاموش کن. | /kâmpiyuter ro khâmush kon./ | Turn off the computer. |
Example sentences
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| لپ‌تاپم را به تعمیرگاه بردم. | /laptâpam râ be ta'mirgâh bordam./ | I took my laptop to the repair shop. |
| این گوشی دوربین خیلی خوبی دارد. | /in gushi durbin-e kheyli khubi dârad./ | This phone has a very good camera. |
| دوشاخه را به پریز بزن. | /dushâkhe râ be periz bezan./ | Plug it into the socket. |
| باتری کنترل تمام شده است. | /bâtri-ye kontorol tamâm shode ast./ | The remote's batteries have run out. |
| برادرم یک هدفون نو خرید. | /barâdaram yek hedfon-e no kharid./ | My brother bought new headphones. |
| لطفاً موبایل‌هایتان را خاموش کنید. | /lotfan mobâyl-hâyetân râ khâmush konid./ | Please turn off your mobile phones. |
Usage note: on, off and charging
- روشن کردن (roshan kardan) means "to turn on" and خاموش کردن (khâmush kardan) "to turn off". The same words describe lights: چراغ روشنه (cherâgh roshane), "the light is on".
- شارژ کردن (shârzh kardan) is "to charge". شارژ ندارم (shârzh nadâram) means "my battery is dead" and also "I'm out of phone credit".
- Borrowed words take the normal plural ها: گوشی‌ها (gushi-hâ), تبلت‌ها (tablet-hâ).
- The Academy of Persian Language has proposed Persian words for some loans, for example رایانه (râyâne) for "computer". You will see them in formal writing, while کامپیوتر (kâmpiyuter) stays common in speech.
Practice
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What is the everyday word for "cell phone"?
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gushi (also mobâyl) گوشی
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Translate: "Turn off the TV."
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televiziyon ro khâmush kon تلویزیون رو خاموش کن.
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What does {{رمز وای‌فای چیه؟}} mean?
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What's the Wi-Fi password?
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What is a {{سه‌راهی}}?
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A power strip.
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Give the formal Persian word for "computer".
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râyâne رایانه
Related lists: Accessories and Tools. See also the Persian pronunciation guide.
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