دلم برات تنگ شده
delam barat tang shode
To say "miss you" in Persian, use دلم برات تنگ شده (delam barat tang shode).
The phrase is a poetic and common way to express that you feel sadness because someone is not with you. It describes a state of missing someone that began in the past and continues into the present.
What does it mean word for word?
The literal translation is "my heart has become tight for you": del means heart, barat means for you and tang shode means has become tight or narrow.
Which one should you use?
The default form دلم برات تنگ شده uses the perfect tense to describe the ongoing state of missing someone. For a more polite version when addressing a stranger or an elder, you should use دلم برای شما تنگ شده.
How does it change in a sentence?
To switch from an informal to a polite tone, change the colloquial barat (for you) to the formal baraye shoma (برای شما).
How do you pronounce it?
delam barat tang shode
Did you know?
- The word tang meaning 'tight' or 'narrow' is a cognate of the Proto-Indo-European root *tenk-, which is also the ancestor of the English word 'tight'.
- Although tang means 'narrow' in this phrase, the same word in different contexts can refer to a 'mountain pass' or 'gorge' because of its shape.
- In very romantic or intense contexts, a speaker might say دلم تنگ شده without the 'for you' part, letting the intimacy of the situation imply who is missed.
Examples in context
- واقعاً دلم برات تنگ شده.Vaghe'an delam barat tang shode.I really miss you.
Example conversation
A phone call between two friends.
- محمد Mohammadسلام سارا، دلم برات تنگ شده.Salam Sara, delam barat tang shode.Hello Sara, I miss you.
- سارا Saraسلام محمد، من هم خیلی دلم برات تنگ شده.Salam Mohammad, man ham kheyli delam barat tang shode.Hello Mohammad, I miss you a lot too.
- محمد Mohammadکی میبینمت؟Key mibinamet?When will I see you?
- سارا Saraفردا حتماً.Farda hatman.Tomorrow for sure.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries تنگ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
