Zendegi mikonam Meaning in English: Persian (Farsi) Phrase

Zendegi mikonam in a sentence

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

1. Karan, your friend

   Ahle Iran-am. Kanada zendegi mikonam.

   I'm from Iran. I live in Canada.

   Module 2, lesson 6

2. Darya, your cousin

   Salam! Tehran zendegi mikonam.

   Hi! I live in Tehran.

   Module 2, lesson 7

3. Shirin, your older neighbor

   Tehran zendegi mikonam.

   I live in Tehran.

   Module 2, lesson 9

4. Bijan, the barber

   Ahle Iran-am. Inja zendegi mikonam.

   I'm from Iran. I live here.

   Module 2, lesson 10

5. Karan

   Kanada zendegi mikonam.

   I live in Canada.

   Module 4, lesson 8

What Zendegi mikonam is made of

• zendegilife
• +mi-does
• +kondo
• +-amI

Zendegi mikonam is four pieces: zendegi (life), mi- (does), kon (do) and -am (I).

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

The ending -am / -m is taught in Module 1, lesson 1: Say hi to Maman Bozorg

When to say Zendegi mikonam

Put the place first: Kanada zendegi mikonam, I live in Canada.

The usual mix-up with Zendegi mikonam

Right word, wrong person ending

"You live" is Zendegi mikoni. "I live" is Zendegi mikonam. Only the ending differs: -i (you) against -am (I).

Zendegi mikonam for you, a friend, someone else

More about Zendegi mikonam

Zendegi mikonam means I live. Word by word it is life, I do, with zendegi (life), mi- (does it), kon (do) and -am (I). Put the place first, as Persian does: Kanada zendegi mikonam is I live in Canada, and Tehran zendegi mikonam is I live in Tehran. The friend question is Zendegi mikoni? and the polite one is Zendegi mikonin. It is taught in Module 2, lesson 6, in the lesson called I live, you live, which is where the person ending first changes right in front of you. The memory hook says it plainly: life, I do.

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