How to Say "Mom" in Persian (Farsi): Maman

Maman in a sentence

Real lines from the course, said by the people you meet in it.

1. Salam, Maman Bozorg!

   Hi, Grandma!

   Module 1, lesson 1

2. Salam, maman!

   Hi, Mom!

   Module 4, lesson 1

3. Salam, maman! Shoma chetorin?

   Hi, Mom! How are you?

   Module 4, lesson 1

4. You say

   Merci, maman! Khodafez!

   Thanks, Mom! Bye!

   Module 4, lesson 1

5. Salam maman narahatam

   Hi, Mom! I'm upset.

   Module 5, lesson 2

When to say Maman

Say it to her face (Salam, maman!) and about her: mamanam, my mom.

Maman with my, your and it's

More about Maman

Maman is mom. Say it to her face, as in Salam, maman!, and about her with the ending: Mamanam is my mom and Mamanet is your mom. It is taught in Module 4, lesson 1, in the lesson called Mom and dad, with Baba. You also hear it in longer lines like Salam, maman! Shoma chetorin? where the polite you is used with a parent. Do not confuse it with the name Maman Bozorg, which the course uses for a grandmother, because that is a name and not the plain word for mom.

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