Around town

Places in Town

Three buildings to add to your mental map. The داروخانه (pharmacy) is where you buy دارو — the ‑خانه ending (house) builds place-words all over Persian. A فروشگاه is a big store — larger than the مغازه you already know — built from فروش (sale) plus the place-suffix ‑گاه. The کلیسا (church) joins the taught مسجد on the map of places of worship.

Getting Around

Take a تاکسی, buy a بلیط (ticket) for the قطار or اتوبوس — and note that بلیط, like تاکسی, is a French loan that Persian has fully adopted.

Getting On — or Walking

Boarding uses سوار with شدن: سوارِ اتوبوس شدن is to get on the bus. The alternative is going پیاده — on foot.