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How to Say "Do you want water?" in Persian (Farsi)

Ab mikhay means "Do you want water?" in Persian (Farsi). For an elder, say Ab mikhayn.

How to say "Ab mikhay?"

Ab mikhay?

Do you want water?

Asked as a question

"Ab mikhay?" in a sentence

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

  1. Maman, your mom

    Ab mikhay?

    Do you want water?

    Module 8, lesson 5
  2. Nommi, your friend

    Bashe! Ab mikhay?

    Okay! Do you want water?

    Module 9, lesson 2
  3. Nommi

    Ab mikhay, sard?

    Do you want water, cold?

    Module 9, lesson 6

"Ab mikhay?" word by word

  • Ab

    Water

    Ab is water: the first word you need on a hot day.

  • Mikhay

    You want (friendly)

    Mi + kha + y: the -y is the friendly you after the a of kha.

When to say "Ab mikhay?"

Friends and people your age

Ab mikhay?

Do you want water?

Elders and people you respect

Ab mikhayn?

Do you want water?

The usual mix-up with "Ab mikhay?"

Friend form and respectful form swapped

For a friend: Ab mikhay. For an elder: Ab mikhayn. The polite line changes mikhay to mikhayn.

Questions people ask about "Ab mikhay?"

Is "Ab mikhay?" formal or casual?

"Ab mikhay?" is the friendly one. Ab mikhayn is the formal one.

How do you use "Ab mikhay?" in a sentence?

Try Bashe! Ab mikhay? (Okay! Do you want water?)

Where can I learn "Ab mikhay?"?

In Module 8, lesson 2 of the Finglish course ("What do you want?").

Learn "Ab mikhay?" step by step

Module 8: What you want

Lesson 2: What do you want?

8 lessons in the module.

"Ab mikhay?" is said in 3 different lessons.

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