How to Say "Business" in Persian

کسب و کار

kasb-o-kâr

The English word business is translated into Persian as کسب و کار (kasb-o-kâr).

کسب و کار is used to refer to a commercial enterprise or establishment.

Meaning: commercial enterprise or establishment (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is a compound of kasb (acquisition/earning) and kâr (work/job) joined by the conjunction o (and).

While کسب و کار refers to a general business or enterprise, the term تجارت is more specifically used for the act of trading or large-scale commerce.

To make the phrase plural, the suffix -hā is added to the final word: کسب و کارها.

kasb-o-kâr

The term کسب و کار is often used in the idiom کسب و کارش گرفت, which literally means 'his business took hold'. This is the standard way to say a business has become successful or popular.
The word کار in کسب و کار is a distant relative of the English word 'create'. Both descend from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
In traditional Persian markets, a business owner might use the term کاسب to describe themselves. This is the person who performs the کسب part of کسب و کار.

بسیاری از شرکت‌های آنلاین برای بقا نیازمند داشتن رویکردی جدید در کسب و کار هستند.
Many on-line companies need to have a new approach to business to survive.
This sentence shows how the phrase کسب و کار is used when discussing the survival of online companies.
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او علاقه زیادی به کسب و کار دارد.
He has a great interest in business.
شرکت ما در حال برنامه‌ریزی برای بازاریابی محصولات جدید است.
Our company is currently planning for marketing new products.
او در حوزه‌ی تجارت بین‌المللی فعالیت می‌کند.
He is active in the field of international trade.
دوستم در کار خانوادگیش کمک می‌کند.
My friend helps with his family business.
در این شهر مشاغل خوبی در حوزه ی تکنولوژی هستند.
There are good business opportunities in the technology sector in this city.
او یک کسب و کار کوچک دارد.
u yek kasb o kār-e koochak dārad.
He has a small business.
این کسب و کار بسیار موفق است.
in kasb o kār besyār movaffaq ast.
This business is very successful.

Mohammad and Maryam are talking about their professional goals.

محمد Mohammad

مریم، آیا قصد داری کسب و کار جدیدی راه بیندازی؟
Maryam, āyā ghasd dāri kasb-o-kār-e jadidi rāh bendāzi?
Maryam, do you intend to start a new business?
مریم Maryam

بله، من روی یک ایده عالی کار می‌کنم.
baleh, man ruye yek ide-ye āli kār mikonam.
Yes, I am working on a great idea.
محمد Mohammad

خیلی عالی است! امیدوارم موفق شوی.
kheyli āli ast! omidvāram movaffagh shavi.
That is great! I hope you succeed.
مریم Maryam

ممنون محمد، تو هم همینطور.
mamnun Mohammad, to ham hamintor.
Thanks Mohammad, you too.

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