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Tehran in Persian (Farsi): Tehran

Tehran (teh-RAAN) means "Tehran" in Persian (Farsi). Tehran zendegi mikonam: I live in Tehran.

How to say Tehran

Tehran

تهران

teh-RAAN

Tehran

Tehran in a sentence

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

  1. Darya, your cousin

    Salam! Tehran zendegi mikonam.

    Hi! I live in Tehran.

    Module 2, lesson 7
  2. Shirin, your older neighbor

    Tehran zendegi mikonam.

    I live in Tehran.

    Module 2, lesson 9
  3. Nommi, your friend

    Tehran zendegi mikoni?

    Do you live in Tehran?

    Module 2, lesson 10
  4. Baleh, inja zendegi mikonam. To Tehran zendegi mikoni?

    Yes, I live here. Do you live in Tehran?

    Module 11, lesson 1
  5. Darya

    Alan Tehran zendegi mikonam!

    I live in Tehran now!

    Module 12, lesson 5

When to say Tehran

Tehran zendegi mikonam: I live in Tehran.

More about Tehran

Tehran is the capital of Iran, said teh-RAAN with the stress at the end. Its main job in the course is the answer to where do you live: Tehran zendegi mikonam, I live in Tehran. The place comes first and the verb last, as in every line of this kind. It is taught in Module 2, lesson 7, in the lesson called Do you live here?, along with Inja. You will also hear it as a question, Tehran zendegi mikoni?, which you can use to ask a friend. A place name as the first word of the line is an easy pattern to start with.

Questions people ask about Tehran

How do you pronounce Tehran?

Say teh-RAAN, with the stress on "raan".

How do you use Tehran in a sentence?

Try Salam! Tehran zendegi mikonam (Hi! I live in Tehran)

Where can I learn Tehran?

In Module 2, lesson 7 of the Finglish course ("Do you live here?").

Learn Tehran step by step

Module 2: Where you are from

Lesson 7: Do you live here?

10 lessons in the module.

Tehran comes up in 23 lessons across Modules 2 to 15.

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A way to remember

The capital of Iran, and the city Darya calls home.

More places after Tehran

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