بوی بد میدی
bu-ye bad midi
The English phrase "you stink" is translated into Persian as بوی بد میدی (bu-ye bad midi).
This phrase is used to tell someone that their body or clothes have an unpleasant smell.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of bu-ye bad, meaning "bad smell" and midi, meaning "you give" or "you emit".
Which one should you use?
While بوی بد میدی is a standard way to say someone stinks, you can use بوی گند میدی to make the expression much more intense and insulting by replacing "bad" with gand (stinking/foul).
How does it change in a sentence?
To address a group of people or to use a more polite form of the verb, change midi to میدید (midi-d) to say بوی بد میدید.
How do you pronounce it?
bu-ye bad midi
Did you know?
- The word bad is actually a linguistic relative of the word for 'evil', showing how the language links unpleasant smells with moral wrongness.
- Persian speakers often use the concept of 'giving a smell' to describe everything from perfume to garbage.
Examples in context
- بوی بد میدی.buy-e bad midi.You stink.
- چرا بوی بد میدی؟cherā buy-e bad midi?Why do you stink?
- خیلی بوی بد میدی!kheyli buy-e bad midi!You stink a lot!
Example conversation
Ali and Niloufar are talking after a workout.
- علی Aliنیلوفر، بوی بد میدی.Niloufar, booye bad midi.Niloufar, you stink.
- نیلوفر Niloufarواقعاً؟ من متوجه نشدم.vaghean? man motevajjeh nashodam.Really? I didn't notice.
- علی Aliآره، چون خیلی عرق کردی.are, chon kheyli Arag kardi.Yes, because you sweated a lot.
- نیلوفر Niloufarپس سریع میروم حمام.pas sari miravam hamam.Then I'm going to the bath quickly.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بد, بوی, CC BY-SA 4.0.
