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How to Say "Life" in Persian (Farsi): Zendegi

Zendegi (zen-de-GEE) means "Life" in Persian (Farsi). It comes before mikon-: Koja zendegi mikoni?

How to say Zendegi

Zendegi

زندگی

zen-de-GEE

Life

Zendegi 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

When to say Zendegi

It comes before mikon-: Koja zendegi mikoni? Where do you live?

Questions people ask about Zendegi

How do you pronounce Zendegi?

Say zen-de-GEE, with the stress on "gee".

How do you use Zendegi in a sentence?

Try Ahle Iran-am. Kanada zendegi mikonam (I'm from Iran. I live in Canada)

Where can I learn Zendegi?

In Module 2, lesson 5 of the Finglish course ("Where do you live?").

Learn Zendegi step by step

Module 2: Where you are from

Lesson 5: Where do you live?

10 lessons in the module.

Zendegi comes up in 8 lessons across Modules 2 to 10.

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A way to remember

Zendegi is life. You live = you do life: zendegi mikoni.

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