آروم باش
ârum bâsh
The English phrase 'calm down' can be translated into Persian as آروم باش (ârum bâsh).
The phrase آروم باش is used both to tell someone to relax emotionally and to tell someone to be quiet/still.
Meaning: To become less excited (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective 'ârum' (calm/quiet) and the imperative form of the verb 'bâshdan' (to be).
Which one should you use?
آروم شو (āroom shoo) is an informal way to say calm down used with close friends and family.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'calm down' politely or to a group, use the form آروم باشید. The default form آروم باش is the informal imperative used with friends, children or people of lower social status.
How do you pronounce it?
ârum bâsh
Did you know?
- Using the informal آروم باش (ârum bâsh) with someone of higher social status can be seen as a command to 'shut up' rather than a helpful suggestion to relax.
- The word باش (bâsh) is actually a shortened descendant of an ancient optative form, a grammatical mood used to express wishes. It likely evolved from an even older way of saying 'may you be'.
- The phrase آروم شو (âroom shoo) is grammatically different because it uses the verb 'to become' instead of 'to be'. This change in the verb shifts the focus from a state of being to the process of changing.
Examples in context
- لطفاً یه ذره آروم باش.lotfan ye zare aroom bash.Please be a little calm.
- باید آروم باشی تا بتونی فکر کنی.bayad aroom bashi ta betooni fekr koni.You must be calm to be able to think.
- سارا، لطفاً آروم باش و گوش کن.Sara, lotfan aroom bash o gosh kon.Sara, please be calm and listen.
Example conversation
Reza is trying to soothe Sara after a stressful phone call.
- رضا Rezaچرا اینقدر عصبانی هستی؟chera inghadr asabani hasti?Why are you so angry?
- سارا Saraهمه چیز خیلی بد پیش رفت!hame chiz kheyli bad pish raft!Everything went really badly!
- رضا Rezaلطفاً آروم باش و بهم بگو چی شد.lotfan aroom bash o behem begoo chi shod.Please be calm and tell me what happened.
- سارا Saraباشه، دارم سعی می‌کنم آروم باشم.bashe, daram saay mikonam aroom basham.Okay, I am trying to be calm.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries باش, CC BY-SA 4.0.
