T–V distinction
Persian resembles French in that the second person plural pronoun 'šomā' is used as a polite form of address. Persian 'to' is used among intimate friends (the so-called T–V distinction). However, Persian also resembles Indo-Aryan languages like Hindustani in that the third person plural form, with the pronoun "išun", is used for politeness to refer to one person, especially in the presence of that person: