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How to Say "Your name" in Persian (Farsi): Esmet

Esmet (ES-met) means "Your name" in Persian (Farsi). Esmet is two pieces: esm (name) and -et (your).

How to say Esmet

Esmet

اسمت

ES-met

Your name

Esmet in a sentence

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

  1. Sara, a family friend

    Chetori? Esmet chiye?

    How are you? What's your name?

    Module 1, lesson 2
  2. Som, your friend

    Esmet chiye?

    What's your name?

    Module 1, lesson 6
  3. Karan, your friend

    Khoshbakhtam! Esmet chiye?

    Nice to meet you! What's your name?

    Module 2, lesson 2
  4. Bijan, the barber

    Salam! Khoobi? Esmet chiye?

    Hi! Doing good? What's your name?

    Module 6, lesson 7
  5. Khoobam, merci. Esmet chiye?

    I'm good, thanks. What's your name?

    Module 14, lesson 3

What Esmet is made of

  • esmname
  • -etyour

Esmet is two pieces: esm (name) and -et (your).

The ending -et is taught in Module 4, lesson 4: Your mom? Your dad?

The usual mix-up with Esmet

Right word, wrong owner ending

Not this

Esmam

My name

Say this

Esmet

Your name

Whose is it? "My name" is Esmam. "Your name" is Esmet. Only the ending differs: -am (my) against -et (your).

The other endings of Esmet

Questions people ask about Esmet

What is the difference between Esmet and Esmam?

Whose is it? "My name" is Esmam. "Your name" is Esmet. Only the ending differs: -am (my) against -et (your).

How do you say "my name" in Persian?

Esmam.

What is Esmet made of?

Esmet is two pieces: esm (name) and -et (your).

How do you use Esmet in a sentence?

Try Chetori? Esmet chiye? (How are you? What's your name?)

Where can I learn Esmet?

In Module 1, lesson 2 of the Finglish course ("What's your name?"). Module 1 is free with no signup.

Learn Esmet step by step

Module 1: Greet your family

Lesson 2: What's your name?

7 lessons in the module. Free, no signup.

Esmet comes up in 11 lessons across Modules 1 to 11.

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