Persian/Phrasebook/Family


English Pronunciation English
پدر pedar father (formal)
بابا،بابایی،پاپا bâba,bâbâie,pâpa dad (informal)
مادر mâdar mother (formal)
مامان،مامانی mâmân,mâmâni mom (informal)
پسر pesar son
دختر doxtar daughter
بچه bačče child
برادر berâdar brother (formal)
داداش،داداشی dâdâš,dâdâši brother (informal)
خواهر xâhar sister (formal)
آبجی âbji sister (informal)
زن zan wife
شوهر šowhar husband
همسر hamsar spouse
هوو hawǔ co-wife
نامادری nâmâdari stepmother(one's father's wife-formal)
زن بابا zanbâbâ stepmother(one's father's wife- informal)
ناپدری nâpedari stepfather(one's mother's husband)
ناپسری nâpesari stepson(one's spouse's son)
نادختری nâdoxtari stepdaugter(one's spouse's daughter)
نابرادری nâbarâdari step brother
ناخواهری nâxâhari step sister
دایی dâyi uncle (brother of one's mother)
خاله xâle aunt (sister of one's mother)
عمو amu uncle (brother of one's father)
عمه amme aunt (sister of one's father)
پدربزرگ pedarbozorg grandfather
مادربزرگ mâdarbozorg grandmother
پدرشوهر pedaršowhar father in law (father of one's husband)
پدرزن pedarzan father in law (father of one's wife)
مادرشوهر mâdaršowhar mother in law (mother of one's husband)
مادرزن mâdarzan mother in law (mother of one's wife)
شوهرخواهر šowharxâhar brother in law (husband of one's sister)
زن برادر zanbarâdar sister in law (wife of one's brother)
برادرزن barâdarzan brother in law (brother of one's wife)
برادرشوهر barâdaršowhar brother in law (brother of one's husband)
داماد dâmâd son in law
عروس arus daughter in law
پسرعمه pesaramme cousin (son of one's father's sister)
دخترعمه doxtaramme cousin (daughter of one's father's sister)
پسرخاله pesarxâle cousin (son of one's mother's sister)
دخترخاله doxtarxâle cousin (daughter of one's mother's sister)
پسرعمو pesaramu cousin (son of one's father's brother)
دخترعمو doxtaramu cousin (daughter of one's father's brother)
پسردایی pesardâyi cousin (son of one's mother's brother)
دختردایی doxtardâyi cousin (daughter of one's mother's brother)
شوهرخاله šowharxâle uncle (husband of one's mother's sister)
شوهرعمه šowharamme uncle (husband of one's father's sister)
باجناق bâjenâq brother in law (husband of one's wife's sister)
جاری jâri sister in law (wife of one's husband's brother)
زن عمو zanamu aunt (wife of one's father's brother)
زن دایی zandâyi aunt (wife of one's mother's brother)
نامزد nâmzad Fiancé/Fiancée
دوست پسر dust pesar boy friend
دوست دختر dust doxtar girl friend
نوه nave grandchild