How to Say "Where are you from?" in Persian (Farsi)

Ahle koja-yi in a sentence

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

1. Karan, your friend

   To ahle koja-yi?

   Where are you from?

   Module 2, lesson 2

2. Nommi, your friend

   Salam! Ahle Kanada-m. To ahle koja-yi?

   Hi! I'm from Canada. Where are you from?

   Module 2, lesson 3

3. Nommi

   Ahle Kanada-m. To ahle koja-yi?

   I'm from Canada. Where are you from?

   Module 2, lesson 6

4. Armeen, your friend

   Salam! Ahle koja-yi?

   Hi! Where are you from?

   Module 2, lesson 8

5. Bijan, the barber

   Khoob! Ahle koja-yi?

   Good! Where are you from?

   Module 6, lesson 7

What Ahle koja-yi is made of

• ahlefrom
• +kojawhere
• +-yiyou

Ahle koja-yi is three pieces: ahle (from), koja (where) and -yi (you).

The ending -i / -yi is taught in Module 2, lesson 8: I'm Iranian

When to say Ahle koja-yi

Ask a friend or anyone your age. They answer with Ahle and a place.

The usual mix-up with Ahle koja-yi

Friend form and respectful form swapped

For a friend: Ahle koja-yi. For an elder: Ahle koja-yin. The polite line changes koja-yi to koja-yin.

More about Ahle koja-yi

Ahle koja-yi? means where are you from, and it is the question that comes right after your name. It has three pieces: ahle (from), koja (where) and -yi (you). Ask a friend or anyone your age, and they answer with Ahle and a place. For an elder, use the polite Shoma ahle koja-yin?, which swaps -yi for -yin. You will hear it in pairs, as in Ahle Kanada-m. To ahle koja-yi?, where one person answers and then asks back. It is taught in Module 2, lesson 1, the first lesson of the module about where you are from.

Questions people ask about Ahle koja-yi