How to Say "Doing good?" in Persian (Farsi): Khoobi

Khoobi in a sentence

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

1. Ameer, your friend

   Salam! Khoobi?

   Hi! Doing good?

   Module 1, lesson 3

2. Ameer

   Chetori? Khoobi?

   How are you? Doing good?

   Module 1, lesson 5

3. Darya, your cousin

   Khoob! Khoobi?

   Great! Doing good?

   Module 2, lesson 4

4. Darya

   Salam, salam! Khoobi?

   Hi, hi! Doing good?

   Module 3, lesson 4

5. Karan, your friend

   Salam! Khoobi? In kiye?

   Hi! You good? Who is this?

   Module 4, lesson 8

What Khoobi is made of

• khoobgood
• +-iyou

Khoobi is two pieces: khoob (good) and -i (you).

The ending -i / -yi is taught in Module 2, lesson 8: I'm Iranian

When to say Khoobi

The everyday way to ask a friend how they are. Answer Khoobam.

The usual mix-up with Khoobi

Friend form and respectful form swapped

For a friend: Khoobi. For an elder: Khoobin. -i is the friend you, -in the polite you.

Khoobi for you, a friend, someone else

More about Khoobi

Khoobi is the everyday way to ask a friend how they are, and the answer is Khoobam. It is the same khoob (good) as in Khoobam with a different ending: -i means you, so khoob-i is "are you good?". The polite twin for an elder is Khoobin, with -in for the respectful you. Friends can say Chetori? or Khoobi? and mean the same thing, and the course often puts them back to back, as in Chetori? Khoobi? It is taught in Module 1, lesson 3. Remember the ending rule: -i asks you, -am answers for me.

Questions people ask about Khoobi