یک بوس بده
yek boos bede
The Persian phrase for "give me a kiss" is یک بوس بده (yek boos bede).
This phrase is used to request that someone kiss the speaker. While یک بوس بده is a direct request for a kiss, you might also hear the informal version Be man booseh bede used in casual settings.
Which one should you use?
The phrase یک بوس بده is a direct request for "a kiss". In intimate or casual settings, it is more common and natural to use the phrase بوسم کن, which translates to "kiss me".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
If you wish to be polite or if you are addressing more than one person, use the polite form یک بوس بدهید.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the request more polite or to address more than one person, use the form یک بوس بدهید.
How do you pronounce it?
yek boos bede
Did you know?
- In Persian, the word for 'kiss' بوس is also a loanword from the Arabic word بُؤْس, which originally refers to 'misery' or 'distress'.
- In Iranian culture, kissing on the cheek is a common greeting between people of the same gender, regardless of whether they are romantic partners.
- When greeting others with a kiss, it is traditional in Iran to start with the right cheek and move to the left.
Examples in context
- بیا اینجا، یک بوس بده.biâ injâ, yek bus bede.Come here, give me a kiss.
- قبل از رفتن، یک بوس بده.ghabl az raftan, yek bus bede.Give me a kiss before leaving.
- لطفاً یک بوس بده.lotfan yek bus bede.Please give me a kiss.
Example conversation
A couple saying goodbye at the door.
- محمد Mohammadمن دیگه باید برم.Man dige bāyad beram.I have to go now.
- مریم Maryamباشه، ولی اول یک بوس بده.Bāshe, vali avval yek bus bede.Okay, but first give me a kiss.
- محمد Mohammadباشه، اینم از بوس!Bāshe, inam az bus!Okay, here is the kiss!
- مریم Maryamخداحافظ محمد!Khodāhāfez Mohammad!Goodbye, Mohammad!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بوس, یک, CC BY-SA 4.0.
