Zendegi mikoni Meaning in English: Persian (Farsi) Phrase

Zendegi mikoni in a sentence

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

1. Koja zendegi mikoni?

   Where do you live?

   Module 2, lesson 5

2. Karan, your friend

   Salam! Koja zendegi mikoni?

   Hi! Where do you live?

   Module 2, lesson 6

3. Armeen, your friend

   Inja zendegi mikoni?

   Do you live here?

   Module 2, lesson 7

4. Nommi, your friend

   Merci! To koja zendegi mikoni?

   Thanks! Where do you live?

   Module 2, lesson 10

5. Darya, your cousin

   To koja zendegi mikoni?

   And you, where do you live?

   Module 12, lesson 5

What Zendegi mikoni is made of

• zendegilife
• +mi-does
• +kondo
• +-iyou

Zendegi mikoni is four pieces: zendegi (life), mi- (does), kon (do) and -i (you).

The ending mi- is taught in Module 2, lesson 5: Where do you live?

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

When to say Zendegi mikoni

Ask a friend where they live now: Koja zendegi mikoni?

The usual mix-up with Zendegi mikoni

Friend form and respectful form swapped

For a friend: Zendegi mikoni. For an elder: Zendegi mikonin. The polite line changes mikoni to mikonin.

More about Zendegi mikoni

Zendegi mikoni means you live, said to a friend. It is zendegi (life), mi- (does it), kon (do) and the friendly -i: life, you do. The usual question is Koja zendegi mikoni? (where do you live?), and the yes or no version is Inja zendegi mikoni? (do you live here?). For an elder the polite form is Zendegi mikonin. It is taught in Module 2, lesson 5, in the lesson called Where do you live?, one step before the lesson that gives you both person endings side by side. The ending -i here is the same one you met on Chetori.

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