How to Say "Good" in Persian (Farsi): Khoob

Khoob in a sentence

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

1. Som, your friend

   Khoob! To ahle koja-yi?

   Nice! Where are you from?

   Module 2, lesson 3

2. Darya, your cousin

   Khoob! Khoobi?

   Great! Doing good?

   Module 2, lesson 4

3. Nommi, your friend

   Khoob! Merci.

   Great! Thanks.

   Module 2, lesson 10

4. Maman, your mom

   Khoob! Yek, do...

   Great! One, two...

   Module 3, lesson 1

5. Baba, your dad

   Khoob, haft ta!

   Great, seven!

   Module 3, lesson 5

When to say Khoob

On its own it is a nod of approval: Khoob!

The other endings of Khoob

More about Khoob

Khoob means good, and it is the root of a whole family of lines. Add -am and you get Khoobam, I'm good. Add -i and you get Khoobi, you're good or doing good. Add -e and you get Khoobe, he or she is good. Add the polite -in and you get Khoobin. The word alone is also an exclamation: Khoob! can mean "Great!" or "Nice!" in a conversation, as in Khoob! To ahle koja-yi? It is taught in Module 1, lesson 1, which is why it is one of the first words that lets you build more than one sentence.

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