Formal "Where are you?" in Persian (Farsi): Kojayin

Kojayin in a sentence

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

1. Shoma ahle koja-yin?

   Where are you from? (formal)

   Module 2, lesson 9

2. Ahle koja-yin?

   Where are you from? (formal)

   Module 2, lesson 10

3. Ahle koja-yin? Koja zendegi mikonin?

   Where are you from? Where do you live?

   Module 3, lesson 2

4. Bebakhshid shoma ahle koja-yin?

   Excuse me, where are you from? (formal)

   Module 6, lesson 6

5. Sara, a family friend

   Dir-e! Kojayin?

   It's late! Where are you all?

   Module 14, lesson 8

What Kojayin is made of

• kojawhere
• +-yinyou all

Kojayin is two pieces: koja (where) and -yin (you all).

-id is the fuller form (bebakhshid); everyday speech says -in. After a vowel -in turns into -yn: mikha-yn, bia-yn, kei mia-yn.

The ending -in is taught in Module 6, lesson 1: Excuse me?

When to say Kojayin

The usual mix-up with Kojayin

Friend form and respectful form swapped

For a friend: Kojayi. For an elder: Kojayin. The polite line changes kojayi to kojayin.

Kojayin for you, a friend, someone else

Questions people ask about Kojayin