Talking About Family

khahar o baradar dari?

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Informal, used with peers or friends.

shoma khahar ya baradar darid?

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Polite form, used with strangers or older people.

man yek baradar-e bozorgtar va yek khahar-e koochektar daram.

I have one older brother and a younger sister.

Use 'bozorgtar' (bigger) for older, and 'koochektar' (smaller) for younger.

ezdevaj kardi?

Are you married?

Literally 'Did you marry?', the standard way to ask this.

shoma ezdevaj kardid?

Are you married?

Polite version using the 'shoma' form.

bale, man motahelam va do ta bache daram.

Yes, I am married and have two kids.

'do ta' is the most natural spoken way to say 'two' when counting.

na, man mojarradam va tanha zendegi mikonam.

No, I am single and live alone.

A straightforward way to state your living situation.

pedar o madaret koja zendegi mikonan?

Where do your parents live?

Informal, uses the spoken ending '-an' for 'they'.

khanevadeh-ye shoma koja zendegi mikonan?

Where does your family live?

Polite form, asking about the whole family.

pedar o madaram tu tehran zendegi mikonan.

My parents live in Tehran.

Using 'tu' instead of 'dar' for 'in' is typical in spoken Persian.

bache-ha-ye shoma chand sal daran?

How old are your children?

Literally 'How many years do your children have?'