فFarsi
man · to · un

The Farsi pronouns.

Pronouns tell us who is doing the action. Learn these six first: they will appear in every sentence you build.

منMan
I
توTo
You — informal, singular
اونUn
He / She
ماMa
We
شماShomâ
You — formal singular or plural
اوناUna
They

Shomâ is important because English does not make this distinction. Use to with one person informally; use shomâ when speaking politely to one person, or when speaking to more than one person.

It is similar to Spanish: is informal, while usted is formal. Farsi uses to and shomâ in a comparable way.