Talking about your friends and relatives is much more fun than just talking about yourself. So, let’s learn some useful words & phrases that will help you talk to others about the people you love most.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Persian (Farsi)“.

Family & Friends in Persian (Farsi)

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Family & Relatives

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
friendshipدوستیdustifa_friendship
family [Sg]خانوادهkhanevadefa_family
families [Pl]خانواده هاkhanevade hafa_families
parentsپدر و مادرpedar va madarfa_parents
father [Sg]پدرpedarfa_father
fathers [Pl]پدر هاpedar hafa_fathers
dad [Sg]باباbabafa_dad
dads [Pl]بابا هاbaba hafa_dads
daddy [Sg]باباbabafa_daddy
daddies [Pl]بابا هاbaba hafa_daddies
mother [Sg]مادرmadarfa_mother
mothers [Pl]مادرهاmadar hafa_mothers
mom [Sg]مامانmamanfa_mom
moms [Pl]مامان هاmaman hafa_moms
mommy [Sg]مامیmamanfa_mommy
mommies [Pl]مامی هاmaman hafa_mommies
siblings / brothers and sistersبرادر و خواهرbaradar va kahharfa_siblings_brothers_and_sisters
brotherبرادرbaradarfa_brother
sisterخواهرkhaharfa_sister
childکودکkudakfa_child
son [Sg]پسرpesarfa_son
sons [Pl]پسر هاpesar hafa_sons
daughter [Sg]دخترdokhtarfa_daughter
daughters [Pl]دختر هاdokhtar hafa_daughters
grandparentsپدربزرگ و مادربزرگpedarbozorg va madarbozorgfa_grandparents
grandfather [Sg]پدربزرگpedarbozorgfa_grandfather
grandfathers [Pl]پدربزرگ هاpedarbozorghafa_grandfathers
grandpa [Sg]بابابزرگbababozorgfa_grandpa
grandpas [Pl]بابابزرگ هاbababozorg hafa_grandpas
grandmother [Sg]مادربزرگmadarbozorgfa_grandmother
grandmothers [Pl]مادربزرگ هاmadarbozorghafa_grandmothers
grandma [Sg]مامان بزرگmamanbozorgfa_grandma
grandmas [Pl]مامان بزرگ هاmamanbozorghafa_grandmas
grandchild [Sg]نوهnavefa_grandchild
grandchildren [Pl]نوه هاnave hafa_grandchildren
uncle [Sg]دایی
عمو
dayi
amu
fa_uncle
uncles [Pl]دایی ها
عمو ها
dayiha
amuha
fa_uncles
aunt [Sg]خاله
عمه
khale
ame
fa_aunt
aunts [Pl]خاله ها
عمه ها
khaleha
ameha
fa_aunts
cousin [Sg]بچه دایی
بچه عمو
bache dayi
bache amu
fa_cousin
cousins [Pl]بچه دایی ها
بچه عمو ها
bache dayi ha
bache amu ha
fa_cousins

Love & Friendship

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
loveعشقeshghfa_love
(to) loveعشق ورزیدنeshgh varzidanfa_love_verb
I love youعاشقت هستمasheghet hastamfa_i_love_you
I love you very muchخیلی عاشقت هستمkheyli asheghat hastamfa_i_love_you_very_much
boyfriendدوست پسرdustpesarfa_boyfriend
girlfriendدوست دخترdustdokhtarfa_girlfriend
Do you want to marry me?می خواهی با من ازدواج کنی؟mikhahi ba man ezdevaj koni?fa_do_you_want_to_marry_me
husband [Sg]شوهرshoharfa_husband
husbands [Pl]شوهر هاshohar hafa_husbands
wife [Sg]زنzanfa_wife
wives [Pl]زن هاzan hafa_wives
marriedمتأهلmotaahelfa_married_as_a_woman
marriedمتأهلmotaahelfa_married_as_a_man
friendshipدوستیdustifa_friendship

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