Say “I am” in Persian
Learn to say “I am”, “you are” and “I am not” in Persian.
Free web lesson · About 7 minutes
A few pronouns: man = I, to = you, u = he/she, mâ = we, shomâ = you (formal/plural), ânhâ = they.
Go to practice →1. Put “am / is / are” last
Man dâneshju hastam = I am a student. Change the last word to match the person, as shown below.
2. Short forms are common
Khoshhâl-am = I am happy. In speech, “is” often becomes -e and “they are” becomes -an.
3. Use nist for “not”
Hastam → nistam: I am → I am not. Use nist for he/she and nistid for formal or plural you.
Quick guide
- I / you
- man … hastam / to … hasti
- He or she
- u … ast (written) / u …-e (spoken)
- We / you / they
- mâ … hastim / shomâ … hastid / ânhâ … hastand
- Negative
- nistam / nisti / nist / nistim / nistid / nistand
Examples
من دانشجو هستم.
man dâneshju hastam
I am a student.
تو معلم هستی.
to moallem hasti
You are a teacher. (informal you)
او ایرانی است.
u irâni ast
He/she is Iranian. (written form)
ما دوست هستیم.
mâ dust hastim
We are friends.
شما خسته نیستید.
shomâ khaste nistid
You are not tired. (formal or plural you)
آنها اینجا هستند.
ânhâ injâ hastand
They are here.
من خوشحالم.
man khoshhâl-am
I am happy. (short form)
Remember
- Man (I) takes hastam; to (you) takes hasti.
- Say nistam for “I am not”, not na hastam.
Try it yourself
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