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A Farsi night at the cafe · Chapter 1

Module 2: Where Are You From in Persian (Farsi)

10 lessons · about 51 min

Say where you are from and where you live, and ask the same back.

You'll learn to say

Ahle koja-yi? Koja zendegi mikoni?

Where are you from? Where do you live?

You will meet Karan, Som and 3 more

Lesson 1 of 10

10 lessons to say where you are from and where you live

What you say in each lesson of Module 2

  1. Lesson 1Where are you from?Ahle koja-yi? Where are you from?Farsi night at a cafe. Learn koja and ahle, then ask Karan where he is from.
  2. Lesson 2I'm from IranAhle Iran-am. I'm from Iran.Tea with Karan the next day. Learn Iran and answer him: Ahle Iran-am.
  3. Lesson 3America and CanadaTo ahle koja-yi? Where are you from?A picnic with Som and Nommi. Say you are from America or Canada, and ask back.
  4. Lesson 4Name tagsAhle Amrika-st. He is from America.Darya hands out name tags at a language exchange. Say where someone else is from: Karan ahle Iran-e, Som ahle Amrika-st.
  5. Lesson 5Where do you live?Koja zendegi mikoni? Where do you live?A video call with Karan. Learn zendegi and mi-kon-i, and ask where someone lives.
  6. Lesson 6I live, you liveAmrika zendegi mikonam. I live in America.Karan's voice notes after the call. Turn mikon-i into mikon-am and say where you live.
  7. Lesson 7Do you live here?Baleh, inja zendegi mikonam. Yes, I live here.At the bus stop you meet Armeen. Learn inja and Tehran, and answer: Baleh, inja zendegi mikonam.
  8. Lesson 8I'm IranianIrani-am. Inja zendegi mikonam. I'm Iranian. I live here.Karan flies in and you pick him up with Sara. Say Irani-am, then ask both: where from, where they live.
  9. Lesson 9Ask the polite wayShoma ahle koja-yin? Where are you from? (formal)Shirin runs the bakery. Ask an elder where they are from and where they live.
  10. Lesson 10Dinner next doorShoma koja zendegi mikonin? Where do you live? (formal)Dinner at your neighbors' with Bijan. From and live, friendly and polite, all at once.

Words and phrases in Module 2: Ahle, Koja, Ahle koja-yi? and more