Kitchen commands: command and forbidding
Recipes speak in the you-form: bezaan — stir; na- plus the present forbids: nariz — do not pour. The polite you adds -id: bezaanid. The service form is short and brisk: kon — do. And every command softens with lotfan: ghaza ro garm kon, lotfan — warm the food, please. Nothing in a recipe is rude: the you-form here is simply the voice the kitchen speaks in. For example: “غذا را گرم کن، لطفا” — Warm the food, please.…
How it works
Recipes speak in the you-form: bezaan — stir; na- plus the present forbids: nariz — do not pour. The polite you adds -id: bezaanid. The service form is short and brisk: kon — do. And every command softens with lotfan: ghaza ro garm kon, lotfan — warm the food, please. Nothing in a recipe is rude: the you-form here is simply the voice the kitchen speaks in.
Table
| to whom | form | example | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| you | be- + stem | bezaan | stir |
| you (polite) | be- + -id | bezaanid | stir (polite) |
| service | the short form | kon | do |
| forbidding | na- + present | nariz | do not pour |
| softer | + lotfan | bezaan, lotfan | stir, please |
By example
- غذا را گرم کن، لطفاghaza râ gârm kân, lâtfanWarm the food, please
- آب را نریزâb râ narizDo not pour the water
- تخممرغها را بزنtâkhm-mârghâ râ bezanBeat the eggs
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Kitchen commands: how does it work in Persian?
Recipes speak in the you-form: bezaan — stir; na- plus the present forbids: nariz — do not pour. The polite you adds -id: bezaanid. The service form is short and brisk: kon — do. And every command softens with lotfan: ghaza ro garm kon, lotfan — warm the food, please. Nothing in a recipe is rude…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“غذا را گرم کن، لطفا” (ghaza râ gârm kân, lâtfan) — Warm the food, please. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.