من آن رستوران را دوست دارم.

Persian normally puts the verb at the end of the sentence.

So the structure here is:

من = I
آن رستوران را = that restaurant
دوست دارم = like

So the pattern is basically:

subject + object + verb

That is very common in Persian. English usually prefers subject + verb + object, but Persian is typically subject + object + verb.

Here is the breakdown:

من = I
آن = that
رستوران = restaurant
را = marker showing the direct object
دوست دارم = like / I like

A more grammatical breakdown would be:

• من = the subject
• آن رستوران = that restaurant
• را = marks آن رستوران as the direct object
• دوست دارم = the verb phrase, literally based on to have liking/fondness, but naturally translated as I like

را is a very common Persian particle used to mark a specific direct object.

In this sentence, آن رستوران is a specific restaurant: that restaurant. Because it is a definite/specific object, Persian uses را:

آن رستوران را

This helps show clearly that the restaurant is the thing being liked.

A learner-friendly way to think of را is:

• it often appears after a definite or specific object
• it does not mean a separate English word by itself
• it works more like a grammar marker than a vocabulary word

Often, yes, it can be left out.

Persian verbs usually show the subject clearly, so دارم already tells you the subject is I. That means:

آن رستوران را دوست دارم.

still naturally means:

I like that restaurant.

You include من when:

• you want emphasis: I like that restaurant
• you want contrast: I like it, but someone else doesn't
• you want extra clarity

So both are possible, but leaving out من is very normal.

This is a very common thing learners notice.

The verb is دوست داشتن, which means to like.

It is made from:

• دوست = friend / liking / affection
• داشتن = to have

So historically or literally, it may feel like to have liking/affection, but in normal Persian it simply means to like.

In this sentence:

دوست دارم = I like

You should learn دوست داشتن as a full verb meaning to like, rather than translating it word-for-word every time.

The -م ending on دارم shows first person singular: I.

Here is the form:

دارم = I have

Inside دوست دارم, that same verb form is being used as part of دوست داشتن.

So:

• دارم = I have
• دوست دارم = I like

That -م ending is very important in Persian verbs because it often tells you who the subject is.

آن means that.
این means this.

So:

• آن رستوران = that restaurant
• این رستوران = this restaurant

A learner should also know that in everyday spoken Persian, آن is often replaced by اون.

So in speech, you will often hear:

اون رستوران رو دوست دارم

instead of the more formal/written-style:

آن رستوران را دوست دارم

It is perfectly correct Persian, but it sounds a bit more careful or written-style than everyday casual speech.

In everyday spoken Persian, many speakers would say:

اون رستوران رو دوست دارم.

Differences:

• آن becomes اون
• را becomes رو
• من is often omitted unless needed for emphasis

So the written/formal version is:

من آن رستوران را دوست دارم.

A very natural spoken version is:

اون رستوران رو دوست دارم.

In careful pronunciation, it is râ.

But in everyday speech, را is very often pronounced ro after the object.

So:

• written/formal: آن رستوران را
• spoken: اون رستوران رو

This is extremely common, so learners should be ready to see را in writing and hear رو in speech.

A careful pronunciation of the written sentence would be roughly:

man ân resturân râ dust dâram

A more natural conversational version would often sound like:

un resturâno dust dâram

or more carefully:

un resturân ro dust dâram

A few useful notes:

• آن often sounds like اون
• را often sounds like رو
• Persian stress and rhythm are smoother than English, so it is best to listen to native audio when possible

رستوران is a borrowed word, ultimately from European languages, and it is the normal common word for restaurant in modern Persian.

So yes, it is a standard word, and learners should be comfortable using it.

Persian contains many loanwords, and رستوران is one of the everyday ones.

Sometimes learners hear Persian without a clear را/رو and wonder if it can just be dropped.

In careful standard Persian, with a specific object like آن رستوران, using را is the normal and expected form:

آن رستوران را دوست دارم

In fast colloquial speech, pronunciation may reduce, and sometimes parts may sound less clear, but as a learner, it is best to include را/رو when the direct object is specific.

So for learning purposes, keep it.

You add نـ to the verb:

من آن رستوران را دوست ندارم.

This means I do not like that restaurant.

Compare:

• دوست دارم = I like
• دوست ندارم = I do not like

In spoken Persian, that would commonly be:

اون رستوران رو دوست ندارم.

Not very naturally.

A word-for-word gloss would be something like:

I that restaurant [object marker] liking have

But that is not how English works.

The natural translation is simply:

I like that restaurant.

This is a good example of why Persian should be learned by structure and usage, not only by word-for-word matching.

Yes, Persian has some flexibility, but the neutral order is still:

(من) آن رستوران را دوست دارم

That is the most straightforward version.

You may hear different word orders for emphasis or style, but beginners should stick to the normal pattern:

subject + object + verb

That will sound natural and correct in most situations.