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How to Say "Hi! Where are you from?" in Persian (Farsi)

Salam! Ahle koja-yi means "Hi! Where are you from?" in Persian (Farsi). For an elder, say Salam shoma ahle koja-yin.

How to say "Salam! Ahle koja-yi?"

Salam! Ahle koja-yi?

Hi! Where are you from?

Asked as a question

"Salam! Ahle koja-yi?" in a sentence

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

  1. Armeen, your friend

    Salam! Ahle koja-yi?

    Hi! Where are you from?

    Module 2, lesson 8

"Salam! Ahle koja-yi?" word by word

  • Salam

    Hi

  • Ahle

    From

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

  • Kojayi

    Where are you?

When to say "Salam! Ahle koja-yi?"

Friends and people your age

Salam! Ahle koja-yi?

Hi! Where are you from?

Elders and people you respect

Salam shoma ahle koja-yin?

Hi! Where are you from? (formal)

The usual mix-up with "Salam! Ahle koja-yi?"

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! Ahle koja-yi?"

Is "Salam! Ahle koja-yi?" formal or casual?

"Salam! Ahle koja-yi?" is the friendly one. Salam shoma ahle koja-yin is the formal one.

Where can I learn "Salam! Ahle koja-yi?"?

In Module 2, lesson 1 of the Finglish course ("Where are you from?").

Learn "Salam! Ahle koja-yi?" step by step

Module 2: Where you are from

Lesson 1: Where are you from?

10 lessons in the module.

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