Likes and Dislikes in Farsi

Likes and dislikes in Farsi

And a little about Likes and dislikes in Farsi. One of the most common conversation topics in a Farsi language class is “likes and dislikes”. Moreover, when you want to get acquainted with a Persian speaker in a friendly environment, one of the easiest conversation openers is asking about people’s favorite movies or books. For these reasons, you need to be able to ask some questions or understand what people are asking you. Then, you need to learn how to express your feelings and interests.

If you are at A1 level, most probably you only know one simple structure to talk about what you like or you do not like:

– man …. dust dâram = I like …..

– man …. dust nadâram^[1] = I don’t like …..

To ask what people like, you can use two different but simple questions. Let’s ask about a favorite book, ketâb:

– če(h) jur ketâb-i dust dâri? = what type of book do you like?

– ketâb-e mored-e ‘alâqat či-ye(h)? = What is your favorite book?

Moreover, it is good to mention that Persian-speakers rarely say that they hate something unless it provokes their anger or hatred. They usually prefer to use the following expressions:

– man az …. bad-am miyâd = “… comes bad to me”, gives me bad feelings.

– man az …. xoš-am nemiyâd = “….. does not come good to me”, does not give me good feelings.

One More Tip

Do not forget that these are the easiest structures in Farsi, and yet they may lead you to construct grammatically wrong sentences. First of all, If you want to tell your friends that you like to go to the park, you need to learn the Persian subjunctive to say “to go”. Secondly, you need to use object markers in sentences with finite objects such as “I like this book”. Finally, to use “xošam miyâd” you should know that we declinate the noun, xošam, instead of conjugating the verb, miyâd. Thus, you need to learn noun declination in Persian, too. What we can suggest to you is checking our grammar tips for learning more about Persian sentence structure.

There are many ways to express your likes and dislikes in Persian. So, we recommend you go through this page. The page is designed in a way that you can start with learning nouns and adjectives to talk about your hobbies, favorite author, color, movies, fruits, and so on. To complete your vocabulary, you can refer to different pages of Persian expression’s part especially reference. Then, you can continue by learning the relevant verbs. In this part, all the verbs are in the first person singular and present tense. You can learn how to conjugate the verbs and how to say the past tense by referring to our grammar lessons. Finally, you can go through the phrases and sentences. After memorizing them, the most interesting part will start, personalizing the phrases and using them. When you reach this level, please let us know about your likes and dislikes by leaving comments in Farsi.

[1] If your purpose is learning Dari, you need to remember that in Afghanistan, people usually say “xoš dâram” instead of “dust dâram” and “xoš nadâram” as “dust nadâram”.

Farsi Vocabulary for Expressing Interests

English	Pronunciation	Farsi
interest	‘alâqe(h)	عَلاقه
interests	‘alâyeq	عَلایِق
favorite	mored-e ‘alâqe(h)	مورِدِ عَلاقه
fan	tarafdâr	طَرَفدار
spare time	vaqt-e âzâd	وَقتِ آزاد
entertainment	sargarmi	سَرگَرمی
sport	varzeš	وَرزِش
art	honar	هُنَر
painting	naqqâši	نَقاشی
drawing	tarrâhi	طَرّاحی
sculpturing	mojassame(h) sâzi	مُجَسَّمه سازی
tailoring	xayyati	خَیّاطی
photography	‘akkasi	عَکّاسی
music	musiqi	موسیقی
dance	raqs	رَقص
movie	film	فیلم
theater	tâ’âtr	تِئاتر
literature	adabiyât	اَدَبیات
book	ketâb	کِتاب
scientific	‘elmi	عِلمی
historical	târixi	تاریخی
philosophical	falsafi	فَلسَفی
biography	zendeginâme(h)	زِندِگینامه
novel	român	رُمان
short story	dâstân-e kutâh	داستانِ کوتاه
poem	še’r	شِعر
detective	polisi	پُلیسی
criminal	jenâyi	جِنایی
science-fiction	‘elmi-taxayyoli	عِلمی-تَخَیُّلی
romantic	‘âšeqâne(h)	عاشِقانه
drama	derâmâ	دِراما
video games	bâzi-hâye kâmopiyoteri	بازی های کامپیوتِری
mountain climbing	kuhnavardi	کوهنِوَردی
rock climbing	saxre(h)navardi	صَخره نَوَردی
going to nature	tabi’at gardi	طَبیعَت گَردی
camping	čador zadan	چادُر زَدَن
jogging	piyâde(h) ravi	پیاده رَوی
swimming	šenâ	شِنا
bike riding	dočarxe(h) savâri	دوچَرخه سَواری
ski	eski	اِسکی
chess	šatranj	شَطرَنج
card game	varaq bâzi	وَرَق بازی
party	mehmuni	مِهمونی
picnic	piknik	پیک نیک
cooking	âšpazi	آشپَزی
trip	safar	سَفَر
meeting friends	didan-e dustân	دیدَنِ دوستان
relaxation, rest	esterâhat	اِستِراحَت

Useful Verbs for Expressing Likes and Dislikes

English	Pronunciation	Farsi
I like	dust dâram	دوست دارَم
I don’t like	dust nadâram	دوست نَدارَم
I like	xošam miyâd	خوشَم می یاد
I don’t like	xošam nemiyâd	خوشَم نِمی یاد
I dislike	badam miyâd	بَدَم می یاد
I don’t dislike	badam nemiyâd	بَدَم نِمی یاد
I love ….	‘âšeq-e … hastam	عاشِقِ… هَستَم
I prefer	tarjih midam	تَرجیح می دَم
I enjoy	lezzat mibaram	لذَّت می بَرَم
I’m getting bored	hoselam sar mire(h)	حوصِله اَم سَر می ره
I get tired	xaste(h) mišam	خَسته می شَم
I play (sport, game)	bâzi mikonam	بازی می کُنَم
I play (musical instrument)	mizanam	می زَنَم
I listen	guš mikonam	گوش می کُنَم
I watch, I see	mibinam	می بینم
I read	mixunam	می خونَم
I travel	safar mikonam	سَفَر می کُنَم
I go	miram	می رَم
I do	anjâm midam	اَنجام می دَم

Frequent Questions to Ask About Likes and Dislikes in Farsi

1

– Do you like music?
– to musiqi dust dâri?
تو موسیقی دوست داری؟ –

– Yes, I’m so so
– âre(h), badam nemiyâd.
.آره، بدم نمی یاد –

– What kind of music do you like?
– az če(h) jur musiqi-yi xošet miyâd?
از چه جور موسیقی ای خوشت می یاد؟ –

– I like rock and jazz
– man râk o jâz dust dâram.
.من راک و جاز دوست دارم –

2

– What is your favorite movie?
– film-e mored-e ‘alâqat či-ye(h)?
فیلم مورد علاقه ات چیه؟ –

– I like cinema paradiso a lot.
– man az film-e sinamâ pârâdizo xeyli xošam miyâd.
.من از فیلمِ سینما پارادیزو خیلی خوشم می یاد –

3

– What book have you read recently?
– jadidan ketâb či xundi?
جدیداً کتاب چی خوندی؟ –

– I’ve read a book about Iran’s history .
– ye(h) ketâb darbâre(h)-ye târix-e irân xundam.
.یه کتاب درباره ی تاریخ ایران خوندم –

4

– Have you watched new Farhâdi’s movie?
– film-e jadid-e Farhâdi ro didi?
فیلم جدیدِ فرهادی رو دیدی؟ –

– Yes, I’ve watched. Was very interesting .
– âre(h), didam. xeyli jâleb bud.
.آره دیدم، خیلی جالب بود –

– Yes, I’ve watched. Didn’t like it at all.
– âre(h), didam. aslan xošam nayumad.
.آره دیدم، اصلاً خوشم نیومد –

5

– What is your after-work hobby?
– sargarmit ba’d az kâr či-ye(h)?
سرگرمیت بعد از کار چیه؟ –

– I usually read a book.
– ma’mulan ketâb mixunam.
.معمولاً کتاب می خونم –

– I sometimes cook.
– gâhi âšpazi mikonam.
.گاهی آشپزی می کنم –

– I dance.
– miraqsam.
.می رَقصَم –

– I go to a café with my friends.
– bâ dustâm miram kâfe(h).
.با دوستام می رم کافه –

– I relax.
– esterâhat mikonam.
.استراحت می کنم –

6

– What sport do you like the best?
– če(h) varzeši ro xeyli dust dâri?
چه ورزشی رو خیلی دوست داری؟ –

– I love swimming and yoga.
– man ‘âšeq-e šenâ-o yogâ hatam.
.من عاشقِ شنا و یوگا هستم –

– Do you do sport?
– to varzeš mikoni?
تو ورزش می کنی؟ –

– No, I hate all kinds of sports.
– na(h), man az hame(h)-ye varzeš-hâ badam miyâd.
.نه من از همه ی ورزش ها بدم می یاد –

– Yep, I exercise everyday
– âre(h), har ruz varzeš mikonam.
.آره، هر روز ورزش می کنم –

– What kind of sport?
– če(h) varzeši?
چه ورزشی؟ –

– I do pilates an hour a day.
– man ruzi yek sâ’at pilâtes anjâm midam
.من روزی یک ساعت پیلاتس انجام می دم –

7

– Do you like to watch movies?
– dust dâri film bebini?
دوست داری فیلم ببینی؟ –

– No, I got bore when I watch movies.
– na(h), vaqti film mibinam hoselam sar mire.
.نه، وقتی فیلم می بینم حوصله ام سر می ره –

– No, I prefer series.
– Na(h), seriyâl ro tarjih midam.
.نه، سریال رو ترجیح می دم –

– Yep, I always enjoy watching movies.
– âre(h), az didan-e film hamiše(h) lezzat mibaram .
.آره، از فیلم دیدن همیشه لذت می برم –

8

– Do you like to go to park?
– dust dâri beri pârk?
دوست داری بری پارک؟ –

– I prefer going to nature.
– tabi’at-gardi ro tarjih midam.
.طبیعت گردی رو ترجیح می دم –

9

– Do you like this writer?
– az in nevisande(h) xošet miyâd?
از این نویسنده خوشت می یاد؟ –

– Hmm, I don’t dislike him.
– heey, badam nemiyad.
.هیی، بدم نمی یاد –

10

– Do you like purple?
– rang-e banafš ro dust dâri?
رنگِ بنفش رو دوست داری؟ –

– Yep, but I like yellow more.
– âre(h), ammâ zard ro bištar dust dâram .
.آره، اما زرد رو بیشتر دوست دارم –

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