To want by person: mi- plus khaah
One pattern builds the whole present: mi- in front of the stem, the person ending after it. Mikhaam — I want; mikhay — you want; mikhaad — he wants. Order and cups: cha mikhaam, lotfan. The negative slides the little na inside, where it wears down to ne: ghave nemikhaam — I do not want coffee. The pronoun is optional — the ending already names the person — and speech drops it constantly. For example: “چای میخواهم…
How it works
One pattern builds the whole present: mi- in front of the stem, the person ending after it. Mikhaam — I want; mikhay — you want; mikhaad — he wants. Order and cups: cha mikhaam, lotfan. The negative slides the little na inside, where it wears down to ne: ghave nemikhaam — I do not want coffee. The pronoun is optional — the ending already names the person — and speech drops it constantly.
Table
| Who | Form | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | میخواهم | mi-khaam | I want |
| you | میخواهی | mi-khay | you want |
| he, she | میخواهد | mi-khaad | he wants |
| we | میخواهیم | mi-khaahim | we want |
| you (pl.) | میخواهید | mi-khaahid | you want |
| they | میخواهند | mi-khaahand | they want |
By example
- چای میخواهم, لطفاchay mi-khâham, lâtfanI want tea, please
- من قهوه نمیخواهمman gâghve nemi-khâhamI do not want coffee
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to conjugate to want in persian?
One pattern builds the whole present: mi- in front of the stem, the person ending after it. Mikhaam — I want; mikhay — you want; mikhaad — he wants. Order and cups: cha mikhaam, lotfan. The negative slides the little na inside, where it wears down to ne: ghave nemikhaam — I do not want coffee. The…
Mikhaam conjugation?
One pattern builds the whole present: mi- in front of the stem, the person ending after it. Mikhaam — I want; mikhay — you want; mikhaad — he wants. Order and cups: cha mikhaam, lotfan. The negative slides the little na inside, where it wears down to ne: ghave nemikhaam — I do not want coffee. The…
Present tense of to want in persian?
One pattern builds the whole present: mi- in front of the stem, the person ending after it. Mikhaam — I want; mikhay — you want; mikhaad — he wants. Order and cups: cha mikhaam, lotfan. The negative slides the little na inside, where it wears down to ne: ghave nemikhaam — I do not want coffee. The…
How to say i want in persian?
One pattern builds the whole present: mi- in front of the stem, the person ending after it. Mikhaam — I want; mikhay — you want; mikhaad — he wants. Order and cups: cha mikhaam, lotfan. The negative slides the little na inside, where it wears down to ne: ghave nemikhaam — I do not want coffee. The…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“چای میخواهم, لطفا” (chay mi-khâham, lâtfan) — I want tea, please. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.