Coffee in Persian (Farsi): Ghahve

Ghahve in a sentence

Real lines from the course, said by the people you meet in it.

1. Ameer, your friend

   Ghahve mikhay?

   Do you want coffee?

   Module 8, lesson 4

2. Ameer

   Ghahve mikham.

   I want coffee.

   Module 8, lesson 6

3. Ameer

   To ghahve mikhay?

   Do you want coffee?

   Module 8, lesson 8

4. Baba Bozorg, your grandpa

   Ghahve sard-e?

   Is the coffee cold?

   Module 9, lesson 3

5. Ameer

   Ye ghahve mikham, ba shir.

   I want a coffee, with milk.

   Module 9, lesson 4

When to say Ghahve

Ghahve mikhay? Na, merci, nemikham.

More about Ghahve

Ghahve is coffee. In the course it mostly appears as an offer to turn down or accept: Ghahve mikhay? asks a friend if they want some, and Na, merci, nemikham is the polite no. The memory hook is a small joke about hot coffee by the pool in July, which fits its first lessons. It is taught in Module 8, lesson 4, in the lesson called No, thanks, where you also learn to say Ghahve mikham for the yes. With To in front, To ghahve mikhay? puts the question on you.

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