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Iranian Persian Vocabulary → Unit 3: Talking about daily routines → Lesson 6: Talking about your daily routine

In this lesson, we will learn how to talk about our daily routines in Persian. Daily routines are important aspects of our lives, and being able to discuss them in Persian will enable you to communicate more effectively with Persian speakers. We will learn the most common verbs and expressions used to talk about daily activities and how to form sentences to describe our daily routines.

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Synonyms and Antonyms 5 & Supermarket.

Vocabulary

Here is a list of the most common verbs and expressions used to talk about daily routines in Persian:

Persian	Pronunciation	English
خوردن	khordan	to eat
شستن	shostan	to wash
شنیدن	shenidan	to hear
دیدن	didan	to see
خوابیدن	khabidan	to sleep
کار کردن	kar kardan	to work
تمرین کردن	tamrin kardan	to exercise
خواندن	khandan	to read
نوشیدن	noshidan	to drink
رانندگی کردن	ranandegi kardan	to drive
دویدن	dudan	to run
کارهای خانگی کردن	karhaye khanevade kardan	to do household chores
آماده شدن	amade shodan	to get ready

Here are some expressions and questions that can be used to talk about daily routines:

صبح که می‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌خواهم شد، زود بیدار می‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‎شوم. (Sabah ke mikhaaham shavam, zud bidar mishaavam.) - When I wake up in the morning, I get up early.

من هر صبح با یک فنجان قهوه شروع می‌‌کنم. (Man har sobh ba yek fenjan gahve shoro mikonam.) - I start every morning with a cup of coffee.

آیا تو همیشه به مدرسه با اتوبوس می‌‌روی؟ (Aya to hamisheh be madrese ba otobus miravi?) - Do you always go to school by bus?

من حدود ساعت نه صبح به محل کار می‌رسم. (Man hodoode sa'ate noh sobh be mahale kar mirasam.) - I usually arrive at work around 9:00 AM.

Grammar

One way to talk about your daily routine in Persian is by using the present tense of verbs. As you will notice, the present tense of verbs in Persian is quite straightforward since there are no verb conjugations that vary according to the subject (there is no difference between "I eat" and "he eats", for example).

Here is an example of a sentence that uses the present tense of a verb:

من هر روز با صبحانه شروع می‌کنم. (Man har roz ba sobhaneh shoro mikonam.) - I start every day with breakfast.

Here, "شروع می‌کنم‎" (shoro mikonam) is the present tense of the verb "شروع کردن" (shoro kardan) which means "to start". Note that the verb is always in the infinitive form and is preceded by "می‌کنم‎" (mikonam) which means "I do".

Another way to talk about your daily routine is by using "همیشه" (hamisheh) which means "always", "غالباً" (ghalabatan) which means "usually", or "احیاناً" (ahyaanaan) which means "sometimes". Here is an example:

همیشه با شستن صبحانه شروع می‌کنم. (Hamisheh ba shostan sobhaneh shoro mikonam.) - I always start with washing and having breakfast.

In this case, "همیشه" (hamisheh) is used to indicate that you always start your day with washing and breakfast.

Writing practice

Now that you know some vocabulary and grammar related to daily routines, try to write a short paragraph about your own daily routine in Persian. Use the vocabulary and expressions you have learned, and try to make your sentences as detailed as possible.

Conclusion

In this lesson, you learned how to talk about your daily routine in Persian using the most common verbs and expressions. We also covered some grammar rules, such as the use of the present tense of verbs and adverbs of frequency, that are essential to construct meaningful sentences. Practicing Persian every day will contribute to your knowledge and fluency over time, and help you express yourself in more natural ways. Keep it up!

Sources

Now that you've completed this lesson, don't stop learning! Check out these related topics: Lesson 13: Talking about food and drink & Mammal.

Table of Contents - Iranian Persian Course - 0 to A1

Course Presentation

Unit 1: Basic greetings and introductions

Unit 2: Sentence structure and basic verb conjugation

Unit 3: Talking about daily routines

Unit 4: Object pronouns and possessive pronouns

Unit 5: Persian culture and customs

Unit 6: Food and drink

Unit 7: Past tense and regular verbs conjugation

Unit 8: Persian literature and arts

Unit 9: Travel and transportation

Unit 10: Imperative mood, infinitives and complex sentences

Unit 11: Persian history and geography

Unit 12: Leisure and entertainment

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