قلب من
ghalbe man
The English phrase "my heart" can be translated into Persian as قلب من (ghalbe man).
This phrase refers to the physical organ in the chest that pumps blood throughout the body.
Which one should you use?
While قلب من is the standard form, the informal version Del-e man is also used to express "my heart".
How does it change in a sentence?
In spoken or informal Persian, the possessive suffix -am is often attached directly to the noun instead of using the separate word man, resulting in the form قلبم.
How do you pronounce it?
ghalbe man
Did you know?
- To say 'my heart' in a romantic sense, Iranians often use the phrase جگر من, which literally means 'my liver'.
- The term دلتنگ means 'heart-narrow' and is the standard way to say you miss someone.
- The pronoun من shares an ancient linguistic ancestor with the English word 'me' and 'I', both tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *eǵh₂óm.
Examples in context
- قلب من خیلی سریع میتپد.ghalbe man kheyli sari mitapvad.My heart is beating very fast.
- دکتر گفت قلب من سالم است.doktor goft ghalbe man salem ast.The doctor said my heart is healthy.
Example conversation
Amir and Sara are at a medical clinic.
- امیر Amirسارا، من نگران قلب من هستم.Sara, man negarane ghalbe man hastam.Sara, I am worried about my heart.
- سارا Saraچرا؟ چه اتفاقی افتاده؟Chera? Che ettefaghi oftade?Why? What happened?
- امیر Amirاحساس میکنم قلب من تند میزند.Ehsas mikonam ghalbe man tond mizanad.I feel my heart is beating fast.
- سارا Saraبیا با هم به پزشک مراجعه کنیم.Bia ba ham be pezeshk moraje'e konim.Let's go see the doctor together.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries قلب, من, CC BY-SA 4.0.
