Nemikham Meaning in English: Persian (Farsi) Word

Nemikham in a sentence

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

1. Na, merci, nemikham.

   No, thanks, I don't want it.

   Module 8, lesson 4

2. Man ghand nemikham.

   I don't want sugar.

   Module 8, lesson 5

3. Shir nemikham.

   I don't want milk.

   Module 8, lesson 7

4. Sara, a family friend

   Na, merci, ghahve nemikham.

   No, thanks, I don't want coffee.

   Module 8, lesson 8

5. Som, your friend

   Na, ab nemikham. Man chai mikham!

   No, I don't want water. Me, I want tea!

   Module 9, lesson 6

What Nemikham is made of

• ne-not
• +mi-does
• +khawant
• +-mI

Nemikham is four pieces: ne- (not), mi- (does), kha (want) and -m (I).

ne- stands before mi- (nemikham); na- everywhere else (nadaram, naraftam). Nist is a word, not this prefix.

The ending ne- / na- is taught in Module 7, lesson 1: I don't know

The ending mi- is taught in Module 2, lesson 5: Where do you live?

When to say Nemikham

Na, merci, nemikham: no thanks, I don't want any. Kind to anyone.

The usual mix-up with Nemikham

na- and ne- swapped

Ne- goes before mi-: ne-mi-dunam, ne-mi-kham. With no mi-, not is na-: na-fahmidam, na-daram.

More about Nemikham

Nemikham means I don't want. It is ne- (not), mi- (does it), kha (want) and -m (I), which is Mikham with ne- in front. The first part of the course's memory hook says so: ne- in front turns I want into I don't want. It is the polite way to refuse, so you will hear it after a thank-you: Na, merci, nemikham is no thanks, I don't want any. It is taught in Module 8, lesson 4, in the lesson called No, thanks. It also works with things like sugar or milk: Man ghand nemikham, Shir nemikham.

Questions people ask about Nemikham