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Salām be hamegi! Man Anita hastam. Hi everybody! I’m Anita
Welcome to PersianPod101.com’s “Persian in 3 minutes.” The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Persian.
In the last lesson, we learned how to talk about your plans. In this lesson, we are going to deal with the "to be" verbs in Persian.
Persian has different versions of the verb “to be”, but here I will talk about "Hast".
We will also discuss how to talk about your nationality.
When you meet a new person in Iran, they might ask you Shomā ahl-e kojā hastid? which is the equivalent of "Where are you from?"
You’re familiar with Shomā, the formal word for "you."
ahl is "From"
e connects ahl to kojā.
kojā means "Where"
Hastid is a conjugated form of the verb “to be”, Hast.
Altogether, it's Shomā ahl-e kojā hastid?
[slowly] Shomā ahl-e kojā hastid?
Answering this question is very easy! You just say Man, which means "I / Me", then your nationality, then the “to be” word in first person, hastam.
For example: Man Āmrikāyi hastam.
I am American.
[slowly] Man Āmrikāyi hastam.
Just replace “Āmrikāyi” with your own nationality in Persian.
"I am German" is Man Ālmāni hastam.
"I am Italian" is Man Itāliāyi hastam.
"I am Brazilian" is Man Berezili hastam.
To return the question you can simply say Va shomā? which is "and you?" in a polite way.
Now it’s time for Anita's Advice.
We learned the formal way of saying "Where are you from" in Persian. But you might hear some shorter versions of the same phrase, too. For example "Kojāyi hastid?" Hastid can also change to hasti, or hastin.
You might also hear "Ahl-e kojāyi??
In this lesson we learned how to talk about nationalities.
Next time we’ll continue to study the "to be" verb and we'll see how to use it to talk about locations. By the way, do you know how to ask someone where they are in Persian? I'll be waiting for you with the answer in the next “Persian in 3 minutes” lesson!
Khodāfez!

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PersianPod101.com
2014-05-30 18:30:00

Hi listeners! Let's practice: What is your nationality?

PersianPod101.com
2020-10-04 18:52:13

Hi Ganiya,

Thank you for your question.

I am an Indian. = man yek hendi hastam. = من یک هندی هستم.

Please let us know if you ever have any questions throughout your studies; we would be happy to assist.

Best,

Ali

Team PersianPod101.com

Ganiya
2020-09-29 17:50:57

How do we say I am an Indian in Persian?

Thanks

PersianPod101.com
2020-07-01 20:21:17

Salaam Afeefah,

Thank you for your comment!

You can say "man hendi hastam."

من هندی هستم.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Best,

Ali

Team PersianPod101.com

Afeefah
2020-06-29 17:15:13

Man hind hastam

persianpod101.com
2018-04-12 12:48:41

Hi جمانه

Thank you for the reply!

What a beautiful name, it means pearl.

چه اسم زیبایی, معنی آن مروارید است.

Che esm-e zibaayi, ma'niy-e aan morvaarid ast.

We are so glad to help you improve your Persian language.

Regards

Ali

Team persianpod101.com

جمانه
2018-04-07 05:55:19

من لبنانی هستم و من یک نام فارسی دارم.❤️️

persianpod101
2017-05-10 13:14:32

Hi Wibi (Wilma),

Thank you for posting comments.

We're glad to help students from around the world who are interested in Persian language and Iran's culture.

Best,

Mehrnaz

Team persianpod101.com

Wibi
2017-05-03 20:02:53

Man Hollandi hastam

PersianPod101.com
2017-01-24 14:51:55

Hi Lisa,

Thank you for your question.

You can say:

"man sooedi hastam" من سوئدی هستم. ("I am Swedish") - This is the more common way to answer the question.

"man ahl-e sooed hastam" من اهل سوئد هستم. ("I am from Sweden")

Good luck on your studies,

Mehrnaz

Team PersianPod101.com

Lisa
2017-01-18 02:36:25

Salam! How do I say "I'm Swedish" or "I'm from Sweden"?

PersianPod101.com
2015-12-15 00:05:22

Hi Isana,

Thank you again for your comment.

You can say;

من ایرانی-نیوزلندیم.

Man iraani-niyoozlandi-yam.

All the best,

Mehrnaz

Team PersianPod101.com

Isana
2015-12-14 13:38:24

How do u say: New Zealand and Iran, in farsi because those are my nationalitys :thumbsup:

PersianPod101.com
2015-12-04 01:49:37

Hi Ali taj,

Thank you for your comment and stay tuned with us.

All the best,

Mehrnaz

Team PersianPod101.com

Ali taj
2015-11-30 19:32:49

Hey its great website for learning persian language

I love farsi

Mohammad
2014-10-28 17:08:19

سلام احمد جان

خیلی ممنون از اینکه به ما سر زدی

با تشکر

محمد

Team PersianPod101.com

Ahmed
2014-10-21 05:01:10

سلام, من احمد هستم.

من يمنى هستم

PersianPod101.com
2014-06-30 13:36:52

Hi Roel,

Thank you for posting :smile:

Cheers!

Laura

Team PersianPod101.com

Roel
2014-06-01 08:44:11

Man Holandi hastam

من هلندی هستم

I'm Dutch

Links to related lessons would be handy

https://www.persianpod101.com/2014/02/18/basic-bootcamp-2-talking-nationality-in-persian/

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