18 Words to Make You Fall in Love With the Persian Language
With poets like Sa’adi, Hafez, and Khayyam, it’s hardly surprising that Persian is considered to be a poetic language. Iranians commonly refer to it as “the sweet language,” claiming that everything sounds better in Persian. Here are just some of the most beautiful words that will have you falling in love with this language.
Ârezu
Pronounce it like this: â-re-zoo
Write it like this: آرز
Zibâ
Pronounce it like this: zee-bâ
Write it like this: زیبا
Mahtâb
Pronounce it as you see it.
Write it like this: مهتاب
Sokut
Pronounce it like this: so-koot
Write it like this: سکوت
Ârmân
Pronounce it as you see it.
Write it like this: آرمان
Penhân
Pronounce it as you see it.
Write it like this: پنهان
Delsuzi
Pronounce it like this: del-soo-zee
Write it like this: دلسوزی
Nasim
Pronounce it like this: na-seem
Write it like this: نسیم
Jân
Pronounce it as you see it.
Use it like this: Iranians tack on jân after a person’s name as a term of endearment or sign of respect. It can be pronounced jân or joon. Another use is if you ask someone a question, and they didn’t hear you, they say Jân?, instead of ‘What?’ as it just sounds nicer.
Write it like this: جان
Royâ
Pronounce it as you see it.
Write it like this: رویا
Nik
Pronounce it like this: neek
Use it like this: Nik is more than just good as there is a sense of purity in it as well. The three pillars of Zoroastrianism- good thoughts, good deeds, good words- all use nik.
Write it like this: نیک
Ashk
Pronounce it as you see it.
Write it like this: اشک
Bârân
Pronounce it as you see it.
Write it like this: باران
Ârâm
Pronounce it as you see it.
Write it like this: آرام
Sepehr
Pronounce it as you see it.
Write it like this: سپهر
Denj
Pronounce it as you see it.
Write it like this: دنج
Omid
Pronounce it like this: o-meed
Write it like this: امید
Qorbunet beram
Pronounce it like this: qor-boo-net be-ram
Use it like this: Contrary to what you might think, this phrase is not reserved for special occasions, but is used in everyday conversation. Literally ‘I’ll sacrifice myself for you’, it can be used with your loved ones or, in some contexts, as a substitute for ‘goodbye’ and ‘thank you’.
Write it like this: قربونت برم
