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)
friendshipدوستیdusti
family [Sg]خانوادهkhanevade
families [Pl]خانواده هاkhanevade ha
parentsپدر و مادرpedar va madar
father [Sg]پدرpedar
fathers [Pl]پدر هاpedar ha
dad [Sg]باباbaba
dads [Pl]بابا هاbaba ha
daddy [Sg]باباbaba
daddies [Pl]بابا هاbaba ha
mother [Sg]مادرmadar
mothers [Pl]مادرهاmadar ha
mom [Sg]مامانmaman
moms [Pl]مامان هاmaman ha
mommy [Sg]مامیmaman
mommies [Pl]مامی هاmaman ha
siblings / brothers and sistersبرادر و خواهرbaradar va kahhar
brotherبرادرbaradar
sisterخواهرkhahar
childکودکkudak
son [Sg]پسرpesar
sons [Pl]پسر هاpesar ha
daughter [Sg]دخترdokhtar
daughters [Pl]دختر هاdokhtar ha
grandparentsپدربزرگ و مادربزرگpedarbozorg va madarbozorg
grandfather [Sg]پدربزرگpedarbozorg
grandfathers [Pl]پدربزرگ هاpedarbozorgha
grandpa [Sg]بابابزرگbababozorg
grandpas [Pl]بابابزرگ هاbababozorg ha
grandmother [Sg]مادربزرگmadarbozorg
grandmothers [Pl]مادربزرگ هاmadarbozorgha
grandma [Sg]مامان بزرگmamanbozorg
grandmas [Pl]مامان بزرگ هاmamanbozorgha
grandchild [Sg]نوهnave
grandchildren [Pl]نوه هاnave ha
uncle [Sg]دایی
عمو		dayi
amu
uncles [Pl]دایی ها
عمو ها		dayiha
amuha
aunt [Sg]خاله
عمه		khale
ame
aunts [Pl]خاله ها
عمه ها		khaleha
ameha
cousin [Sg]بچه دایی
بچه عمو		bache dayi
bache amu
cousins [Pl]بچه دایی ها
بچه عمو ها		bache dayi ha
bache amu ha

Love & Friendship

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
loveعشقeshgh
(to) loveعشق ورزیدنeshgh varzidan
I love youعاشقت هستمasheghet hastam
I love you very muchخیلی عاشقت هستمkheyli asheghat hastam
boyfriendدوست پسرdustpesar
girlfriendدوست دخترdustdokhtar
Do you want to marry me?می خواهی با من ازدواج کنی؟mikhahi ba man ezdevaj koni?
husband [Sg]شوهرshohar
husbands [Pl]شوهر هاshohar ha
wife [Sg]زنzan
wives [Pl]زن هاzan ha
marriedمتأهلmotaahel
marriedمتأهلmotaahel
friendshipدوستیdusti

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