Making Friends

owghat-e faraghat-et mamulan chi-kar mikoni?

What do you usually do in your free time?

A relaxed, everyday way to ask someone about their hobbies.

vaght-e azad-et ro bishtar chetori migozaruni?

How do you mostly spend your free time?

A slightly more standard but still very natural question.

che jaleb! manam be film-hayi ke dastan-e moammayi daran kheyli alaghe daram.

How interesting! I'm also very interested in movies that have a mystery plot.

Uses a relative clause (که) to elaborate on the shared interest.

manam daghighan hamin-tor! kheyli khub-e ke joft-emun be in mozu alaghe darim.

Me too exactly! It's so good that we both like this topic.

Uses 'joft-emun' (both of us), a very common spoken Tehrani expression.

chand vaght-e ke in kar ro shoru kardi?

How long have you been doing this?

Literally 'How long is it that you started this work?'

az key be in reshte alaghemand shodi?

Since when did you become interested in this field?

A great way to ask someone to share more about their background.

ketab-i ke gofti ro ta hala nakhundam, vali bayad hatman bekhunam-esh.

I haven't read the book you mentioned yet, but I definitely have to read it.

Shows the present perfect and obligation in a natural spoken context.

paye hasti akhar-e hafte berim un kafe-i ke taze baz shode?

Are you down to go to that cafe that recently opened this weekend?

'Paye hasti' is authentic casual slang for 'Are you down/up for it?'

age vaght dashte bashi, khoshhal misham ye ruz ba ham berim birun.

If you have time, I'd be happy to go out together some day.

A low-pressure, conditional invitation using the subjunctive.

instagram-et ro midi ke bishtar ba ham dar ertebat bashim?

Can you give me your Instagram so we can stay in touch more?

The most common way young people ask to swap contacts.

mitunam shomar-at ro dashte basham ta baraye akhar-e hafte hamahang konim?

Can I have your number to coordinate for the weekend?

Polite but friendly; perfectly bridges the gap between casual and formal.

age dust dashti, shomar-at ro tu gushi-ye man save kon.

If you'd like, save your number in my phone.

A very easy, pressure-free way to swap numbers.

az ham-sohbati ba shoma kheyli lezzat bordam. omidvaram baz ham hamdige ro bebinim.

I really enjoyed talking with you. I hope we see each other again.

A polite, slightly elevated farewell when speaking to an older person or new acquaintance.

kheyli hal kardam bahat harf zadam. felan khodahafez!

I really enjoyed talking with you. Bye for now!

'Hal kardam' is extremely common slang for 'I enjoyed / I had fun'.