Speak Lesson 19 | How to Talk About Love and Friendship

In this Persian/Farsi lesson, we learn how to talk about love and
friendship. We learn common terms of endearment, how to
compliment a loved one, and how to talk about your marital
status. We also learn how to say 'I love you' in Farsi, which
might be a bit more complicated than you would think. There's not
a direct translation of 'I love you.' Rather, you could say 'I am
in love with you' (man āsheghetam), or 'I like you' (doostet
dāram) which often gets used in the place of 'I love you'. The
most common term of endearment in the Persian language is jān or
joon (either one works). This is often said after a loved one's
name. For instance, if you are talking to your friend named
Sarah, you could call them 'Sarah joon' to show them that you
really care for them. You could also use it to call a family
member. For instance, the word for maternal uncle in Persian is
dāyee. Uncles are often called 'dāyee joon' meaning dear uncle.