How to Say "What" in Persian (Farsi): Chi

Chi in a sentence

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

1. Ameer, your friend

   Baleh, khastam! To chi?

   Yes, I'm tired! What about you?

   Module 5, lesson 5

2. Shirin, your older neighbor

   To chi? Khaste-yi?

   What about you? Tired?

   Module 5, lesson 8

3. Ameer

   Teshnam! To chi?

   I'm thirsty! What about you?

   Module 6, lesson 4

4. Ameer

   Man ab mikham. Chi mikhay?

   I want water. What do you want?

   Module 8, lesson 2

5. Maman Bozorg, your grandma

   Chi mikhay?

   What do you want?

   Module 8, lesson 3

When to say Chi

Say it alone when you did not catch something: Chi?

More about Chi

Chi is what, and it is the base of many questions. Add -ye and you get Chiye, what is it, which gives Esmet chiye, what's your name. Put it after To and you get To chi?, what about you. Put it before Mikhay and you get Chi mikhay?, what do you want. It is taught in Module 1, lesson 6, in the lesson called The same -am, where it first appears in a real line. Because it is so short, you hear it a lot: it shows up in more than thirty lessons across the course, so it is worth learning early.

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