Likes and dislikes in Farsi

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 –

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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 –

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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 –

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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 –

OR

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

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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 –

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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 –

OR

– 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 –

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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 –

OR

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

OR

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

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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 –

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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 –

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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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