Learn 20 Persian words for asking for a bank loan, plus key adjectives, with pronunciation, example sentences and a quiz.
Persian words for getting a loan
Study notes for this lesson. The Lesson 19 video introduces the new words for this lesson, which is about getting a loan. Below is a word list on the same theme, example sentences and a short quiz. On the other pages of this lesson, Reza asks Mrs. Rezaei, a bank manager, for a loan to buy an apartment.
The list has two parts: bank words for loans, and a group of common adjectives such as بزرگ (bozorg, "big") and گران (gerân, "expensive"). You will need the adjectives on the grammar page, which explains how adjectives work in Persian.
Word list
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| وام | /vâm/ | loan |
| وام گرفتن | /vâm gereftan/ | to get (take out) a loan |
| درخواست | /darkhâst/ | request, application |
| مدیر | /modir/ | manager |
| مدارک | /madârek/ | documents |
| حقوق | /hoghugh/ | salary |
| ماهانه | /mâhâne/ | monthly |
| قسط | /ghest/ | installment |
| اقساط | /aghsât/ | installments |
| سود | /sud/ | interest; profit |
| ضامن | /zâmen/ | guarantor |
| مبلغ | /mablagh/ | amount (of money) |
| آپارتمان | /âpârtemân/ | apartment |
| بزرگ | /bozorg/ | big |
| کوچک | /kuchak/ | small (spoken: kuchik) |
| ارزان | /arzân/ | cheap |
| گران | /gerân/ | expensive |
| آسان | /âsân/ | easy |
| سخت | /sakht/ | hard, difficult |
| جدید | /jadid/ | new |
Notes on the words
- اقساط (aghsât) is the Arabic plural of قسط (ghest). In everyday speech you will also hear قسط‌ها (ghesthâ).
- مدارک (madârek) is also an Arabic plural; the singular مدرک (madrak) means "a document" or "a degree."
- حقوق (hoghugh) means "salary" when you talk about work, and "rights" or "law" in other contexts.
- ماهانه (mâhâne) is made from ماه (mâh, "month") and the ending -انه (-âne). In the same way, سالانه (sâlâne) means "yearly."
Example sentences
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| می‌خواهم وام بگیرم. | /mikhâham vâm begiram. (spoken: mikhâm vâm begiram.)/ | I want to get a loan. |
| مدیر بانک فرم درخواست را به من داد. | /modir-e bânk form-e darkhâst râ be man dâd./ | The bank manager gave me the application form. |
| حقوق ماهانه‌ی شما چقدر است؟ | /hoghugh-e mâhâne-ye shomâ cheghadr ast?/ | How much is your monthly salary? |
| سود این وام کم است. | /sud-e in vâm kam ast./ | The interest on this loan is low. |
| برادرم ضامن من است. | /barâdaram zâmen-e man ast./ | My brother is my guarantor. |
| آپارتمان‌های جدید گران هستند. | /âpârtemânhâ-ye jadid gerân hastand./ | New apartments are expensive. |
| هر ماه یک قسط می‌دهم. | /har mâh yek ghest midaham./ | I pay one installment every month. |
Questions you will hear at the bank
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| چه مبلغی لازم دارید؟ | /che mablaghi lâzem dârid?/ | What amount do you need? |
| ضامن دارید؟ | /zâmen dârid?/ | Do you have a guarantor? |
| وام را برای چه می‌خواهید؟ | /vâm râ barâye che mikhâhid?/ | What do you want the loan for? |
| مدارک‌تان کامل است؟ | /madârek-etân kâmel ast?/ | Are your documents complete? |
Practice tip
Learn the adjectives in pairs of opposites: big and small, cheap and expensive, easy and hard. Then describe things around you out loud with a noun and an adjective, for example "a big bank" or "an expensive apartment." The grammar page shows exactly how to join the two words, so this practice prepares you for it. Finally, say one full sentence about money using a word from the loan list, such as "The monthly installment is small."
Practice
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How do you say "loan" in Persian?
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vâm وام
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What is a {{ضامن}}?
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A guarantor, someone who promises to pay if you cannot.
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Give the opposite of {{ارزان}}.
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gerân, "expensive" گران
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Translate: "How much is your monthly salary?"
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hoghugh-e mâhâne-ye shomâ cheghadr ast? حقوق ماهانه‌ی شما چقدر است؟
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What is the singular of {{اقساط}}?
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ghest, "installment" قسط
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