Formal "Hi! Where are you from?" in Persian (Farsi)

"Salam shoma ahle koja-yin?" in a sentence

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

1. Salam shoma ahle koja-yin?

   Hi! Where are you from? (formal)

   Module 2, lesson 9

"Salam shoma ahle koja-yin?" word by word

• Salam

  Hi

• Shoma

  You (formal)

  Shoma is the you for elders and strangers: respect that still sounds warm.

• Ahle

  From

  Ahle ties a person to a place: it is the from in Ahle koja-yi?

• Kojayin

  Where are you? (formal)

When to say "Salam shoma ahle koja-yin?"

The usual mix-up with "Salam shoma ahle koja-yin?"

Friend form and respectful form swapped

For a friend: Salam! Ahle koja-yi. For an elder: Salam shoma ahle koja-yin.

Questions people ask about "Salam shoma ahle koja-yin?"