Learn how to ask where you can buy something
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Have you ever been in a city you didn’t know at all, desperately searching for something you couldn’t find? I certainly have! I wandered around without knowing where to find a bar, a phone, or even a restroom! But don’t worry—with our Survival Phrases, you’ll always be able to get the information or help in Persian. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| In this lesson we’ll introduce you to a phrase that will help you track down whatever you need. |
| ・ |
| “Where can I find…?” in Persian is |
| Koja mitoonam yek … peida konam? |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) Ko – ja mi – too – nam yek … pei – da ko - nam? |
| And once more: |
| Koja mitoonam yek … peida konam? |
| The first word, koja, means “where.” |
| (slow) koja |
| koja |
| Next is mitoonam which is “can I”. |
| (slow) mitoonam |
| mitoonam |
| Next is yek meaning "one". |
| (slow) yek |
| yek |
| Then comes the thing you want to find. |
| The last two words, peida konam, means “can I find.” |
| (slow) pei-da ko-nam |
| Peida konam |
| All together that’s |
| (slow) ) Ko – ja mi – too – nam yek … pei – da ko - nam? |
| And once more: |
| Koja mitoonam yek … peida konam? |
| Let’s look for some things you might need when travelling abroad. Imagine you’re walking around in Tehran in the summer, and want something to drink. |
| “Excuse me, where can I find a cafe?” in Persian is |
| Bebakhshid, koja mitoonam yek cafe peida konam? |
| Do you see the structure we just learned? |
| koja mitoonam yek … peida konam? |
| What if you are hungry and want to eat? Now you need a restaurant, which is restoran in Persian. You should ask: |
| Bebakhshid, koja mitoonam yek restoran peida konam? |
| (slow) Be – bakh – shid, ko – ja mi – too – nam yek res – to – ran pei – da ko - nam? |
| Bebakhshid, koja mitoonam yek restoran peida konam? |
| With this structure, you can find anything you are looking for. |
| ・ |
| To ask about any other item, we can just replace cafe or restoran with the thing we’re looking for, and the phrase works brilliantly! And let’s do it in an even more polite form. |
| Let's try it with “bookstore,” which in Persian is. |
| (slow) ke – tab – fo – ru – shi. |
| ketabforushi |
| “Excuse me, where can I find a bookshop?” |
| (slow) Be – bakh – shid, ko – ja mi – too – nam yek ke – tab - fo – ru – shi pei – da ko - nam? |
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