Learn 20 Persian words for car repair, with pronunciation, example sentences and a short quiz to go with the Lesson 17 video.
Persian words for repairs and the repair shop
Study notes for this lesson. The video above introduces the new words for Lesson 17, which is about repairs. Below you will find a word list on the same theme, example sentences and a short quiz. The same words come back in the grammar, speaking and reading pages of this lesson, where Ali takes his car to Mr. Karimi's repair shop.
Read each word aloud twice while you look at the pronunciation column. Words borrowed from European languages, such as موتور (motor), باتری (bâtri) and لاستیک (lâstik), are easy to remember, so start with them and then move on to the native Persian words.
Word list
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| تعمیر | /ta'mir/ | repair |
| تعمیر کردن | /ta'mir kardan/ | to repair |
| تعمیرکار | /ta'mirkâr/ | repairman, mechanic |
| تعمیرگاه | /ta'mirgâh/ | repair shop, garage |
| ماشین | /mâshin/ | car |
| خراب | /kharâb/ | broken, not working |
| خراب شدن | /kharâb shodan/ | to break down |
| درست کردن | /dorost kardan/ | to fix |
| موتور | /motor/ | engine |
| ترمز | /tormoz/ | brake(s) |
| لاستیک | /lâstik/ | tire |
| باتری | /bâtri/ | battery |
| روغن | /roghan/ | oil |
| صدا | /sedâ/ | sound, noise |
| عوض کردن | /avaz kardan/ | to change, to replace |
| نگاه کردن | /negâh kardan/ | to look (at) |
| هزینه | /hazine/ | cost |
| آماده | /âmâde/ | ready |
| فردا | /fardâ/ | tomorrow |
| کلید | /kelid/ | key |
How the words work together
- Many verbs in Persian are made of a noun or adjective plus a light verb such as کردن (kardan, "to do") or شدن (shodan, "to become"). خراب (kharâb) means "broken"; خراب شدن (kharâb shodan) means "to break down."
- تعمیر (ta'mir) is "repair." Add -کار (-kâr, "worker") to get تعمیرکار (ta'mirkâr, "repairman"), and -گاه (-gâh, "place") to get تعمیرگاه (ta'mirgâh, "repair shop").
- In everyday speech, people say درست کردن (dorost kardan) more often than تعمیر کردن (ta'mir kardan) for "to fix."
- صدا دادن (sedâ dâdan), literally "to give a sound," means "to make a noise."
Example sentences
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ماشین من خراب شده است. | /mâshin-e man kharâb shode ast. (spoken: mâshinam kharâb shode.)/ | My car has broken down. |
| تعمیرگاه کجاست؟ | /ta'mirgâh kojâst?/ | Where is the repair shop? |
| ترمز ماشین صدا می‌دهد. | /tormoz-e mâshin sedâ midahad. (spoken: sedâ mide.)/ | The car's brakes make a noise. |
| لطفاً روغن را عوض کنید. | /lotfan roghan râ avaz konid./ | Please change the oil. |
| تعمیرکار به موتور نگاه کرد. | /ta'mirkâr be motor negâh kard./ | The mechanic looked at the engine. |
| هزینه‌اش چقدر است؟ | /hazine-ash cheghadr ast? (spoken: hazinash cheghadr mishe?)/ | How much does it cost? |
| ماشین فردا آماده است. | /mâshin fardâ âmâde ast./ | The car will be ready tomorrow. |
Questions you will hear at a repair shop
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| چه مشکلی دارد؟ | /che moshkeli dârad? (spoken: che moshkeli dâre?)/ | What is wrong with it? |
| از کی خراب شده؟ | /az key kharâb shode?/ | Since when has it been broken? |
| کلید را دارید؟ | /kelid râ dârid? (spoken: kelid ro dârin?)/ | Do you have the key? |
| کی آماده می‌شود؟ | /key âmâde mishavad? (spoken: key âmâde mishe?)/ | When will it be ready? |
Tip for learning these words: group them. Put the car parts together (موتور, ترمز, لاستیک, باتری), the people and places together (تعمیرکار, تعمیرگاه), and the verbs together (خراب شدن, درست کردن, عوض کردن, نگاه کردن). Then say one sentence with a word from each group, for example "The mechanic changed the battery."
Practice
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How do you say "repair shop" in Persian?
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ta'mirgâh تعمیرگاه
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What does this mean? روغن را عوض کن.
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Change the oil.
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Which word means "broken"?
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kharâb خراب
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Translate: "The brakes make a noise."
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tormoz sedâ midahad. ترمز صدا می‌دهد.
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What is the difference between {{تعمیر}} and {{تعمیرکار}}?
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ta'mir is "repair"; ta'mirkâr is the person who repairs, a mechanic.
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