Mishe dobareh begin Meaning: Formal Persian (Farsi) Phrase

Mishe dobareh begin in a sentence

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

1. Bebakhshid, mishe dobareh begin?

   Excuse me, could you say it again?

   Module 6, lesson 5

2. Mishe dobareh begin?

   Could you say it again?

   Module 6, lesson 5

3. You say

   Na, mishe dobareh begin?

   No, can you say it again?

   Module 9, lesson 5

4. Mishe dobareh begin? Saat chand?

   Could you say it again? At what time?

   Module 15, lesson 6

What Mishe dobareh begin is made of

• mishecould you / is it possible
• +dobarehagain
• +bega root
• +-inyou all

Mishe dobareh begin is four pieces: mishe (could you / is it possible), dobareh (again), beg and -in (you all).

-id is the fuller form (bebakhshid); everyday speech says -in. After a vowel -in turns into -yn: mikha-yn, bia-yn, kei mia-yn.

The ending -in is taught in Module 6, lesson 1: Excuse me?

When to say Mishe dobareh begin

The usual mix-up with Mishe dobareh begin

Friend form and respectful form swapped

For a friend: Mishe dobareh begi. For an elder: Mishe dobareh begin. The polite line changes begi to begin.

More about Mishe dobareh begin

Mishe dobareh begin? is the polite way to ask someone to say it again. It is the friendly Mishe dobareh begi? with the respectful -in at the end, the same ending as Chetor-in. Use it with an elder or a stranger. It is taught in Module 6, lesson 5, in the lesson called Bijan's chair, where the polite versions arrive. In the course you hear it after Bebakhshid, as in Bebakhshid, mishe dobareh begin? (excuse me, could you say it again?). Only the last letter changes from the friendly line.

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