Money and Banking Words in Persian (Farsi): money is پول (pul), bank is بانک (bânk) and account is حساب (hesâb). The full list below gives each word in English, Persian script and pronunciation.
Finance ⇒ مال – پول /mâl – pul/
| English | Pronunciation | Persian |
| Bills | eskenâs | اسکناس |
| Cash | pule naghd | پول نقد |
| Coins | seke | سکه |
| Commission | haghe komisiyon | حق کمیسیون |
| Currency exchange | sarâfi | صرافی |
| Deposit/withdrawal | vâriz / bardâsht | واریز/برداشت |
| Dinar | dinar | دینار |
| Dollar | dolâr | دلار |
| Euro | yoro | یورو |
| Interest rate | nerkhe bahre | نرخ بهره |
| Mastercard | master kârt | مسترکارت |
| Money | pul | پول |
| Peso | pezo | پزو |
| Pound | pond | پوند |
| Receipt | resid | رسید |
| Ruble | rubl | روبل |
| Rupee | rupiye | روپیه |
| Traveler’s check | cheke mosâferati | چک مسافرتی |
| Visa | vizâ | ویزا |
| Yen | yen | ین |
| Yuan | yuân | یواون |
Persian money and banking words: bank, account, card, loan, rial and toman, with phrases for the bank and exchange office, and a quiz.
More money and banking words
The list above is about currencies and exchange. Here are the words for everyday banking, paying and prices. In daily life in Iran most payments are made by bank card, so کارت بانکی (kârt-e bânki) and کارت‌خوان (kârtkhân, the shop's card reader) are words you will hear constantly.
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| بانک | /bânk/ | bank |
| حساب | /hesâb/ | account; bill |
| شماره حساب | /shomâre hesâb/ | account number |
| کارت بانکی | /kârt-e bânki/ | bank card |
| عابربانک | /âberbânk/ | ATM |
| رمز | /ramz/ | PIN, password |
| موجودی | /mojudi/ | balance |
| کارت‌خوان | /kârtkhân/ | card reader |
| پول خرد | /pul-e khord/ | small change |
| چک | /chek/ | check |
| وام | /vâm/ | loan |
| قسط | /ghest/ | installment |
| پس‌انداز | /pasandâz/ | savings |
| قرض | /gharz/ | borrowing, debt |
| اجاره | /ejâre/ | rent |
| قیمت | /gheymat/ | price |
| تخفیف | /takhfif/ | discount |
| گران | /gerân/ | expensive |
| ارزان | /arzân/ | cheap |
| خرج | /kharj/ | expense |
| درآمد | /darâmad/ | income |
| حقوق | /hoghugh/ | salary |
| مالیات | /mâliyât/ | tax |
| ریال | /riyâl/ | rial |
| تومان | /tomân/ | toman (ten rials) |
Phrases at the bank and the exchange office
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| می‌خوام دلار تبدیل کنم. | /mikhâm dolâr tabdil konam./ | I want to exchange dollars. |
| نرخ امروز چنده؟ | /nerkh-e emruz chande?/ | What's today's rate? |
| می‌خوام یه حساب باز کنم. | /mikhâm ye hesâb bâz konam./ | I'd like to open an account. |
| نزدیک‌ترین عابربانک کجاست؟ | /nazdiktarin âberbânk kojâst?/ | Where's the nearest ATM? |
| کارت‌خوان دارید؟ | /kârtkhân dârid?/ | Do you take cards? |
| پول خرد ندارم. | /pul-e khord nadâram./ | I don't have change. |
| چقدر شد؟ | /cheghadr shod?/ | How much does it come to? |
| رسید می‌خواید؟ | /resid mikhâyd?/ | Do you want a receipt? |
| قابل نداره. | /ghâbel nadâre./ | It's nothing, it's yours. (polite seller's reply) |
| تعارف نکنید، چقدر تقدیم کنم؟ | /ta'ârof nakonid, cheghadr taghdim konam?/ | No, really, how much do I owe you? |
Example sentences
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| حقوقم را اول ماه می‌گیرم. | /hoghugham râ avval-e mâh migiram./ | I get my salary at the beginning of the month. |
| این ماشین را قسطی خریدیم. | /in mâshin râ ghesti kharidim./ | We bought this car in installments. |
| از عابربانک پول گرفتم. | /az âberbânk pul gereftam./ | I took money out of the ATM. |
| قیمت این کتاب صد هزار تومان است. | /gheymat-e in ketâb sad hezâr tomân ast./ | This book costs 100,000 tomans. |
| او هر ماه کمی پس‌انداز می‌کند. | /u har mâh kami pasandâz mikonad./ | She saves a little every month. |
| بانک به ما وام داد. | /bânk be mâ vâm dâd./ | The bank gave us a loan. |
Usage note: rials and tomans
- The official currency of Iran is the ریال (riyâl), and banknotes and bank statements show rials. In everyday speech people count in تومان (tomân), spoken تومن (toman). One toman is ten rials, so always check which unit a price is in.
- In casual speech the word هزار (hezâr, "thousand") is often left out of prices, so you need the context to know the real amount. If in doubt, ask به تومن؟ (be toman?), "in tomans?".
- ـی turns a noun into an adverb or adjective of payment: قسطی (ghesti), "in installments"; نقدی (naghdi), "in cash".
Culture note
A shopkeeper or taxi driver may answer "How much?" with قابل نداره (ghâbel nadâre), "it's not worth anything". This is تعارف (ta'ârof), ritual politeness: it is not a real offer, and you are expected to insist and pay.
Practice
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How do you say "ATM" in Persian?
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âberbânk عابربانک
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How many rials are in one toman?
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Ten.
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Translate: "I don't have change."
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pul-e khord nadâram پول خرد ندارم.
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What does {{قسطی}} mean?
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In installments.
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A seller says {{قابل نداره}}. What should you do?
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Thank them and insist on paying; it is ta'ârof, not a real offer.
Related lists: At the restaurant and Accessories. See also the Persian pronunciation guide.
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