Play, train, cheer: what stands next to what
Games are "played": futbol baazi mikonam — I do football-playing. Exercise is varzesh kardan: sobh varzesh mikonam. Going to a place takes be and raftan: be baashgaah mi-ravam — I go to the gym. Taking part is dar plus sherikat kardan — to do participation in the contest. Warm-up is its own verb: narmesh mikonim. And the fan "loves" the team: havaadaar-e koshti ast — he is a lover of wrestling. For example: “من هر…
How it works
Games are "played": futbol baazi mikonam — I do football-playing. Exercise is varzesh kardan: sobh varzesh mikonam. Going to a place takes be and raftan: be baashgaah mi-ravam — I go to the gym. Taking part is dar plus sherikat kardan — to do participation in the contest. Warm-up is its own verb: narmesh mikonim. And the fan "loves" the team: havaadaar-e koshti ast — he is a lover of wrestling.
Table
| construction | example | reading | meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| game + baazi kardan | فوتبال بازی میکنم | futbol baazi mikonam | I play football |
| varzesh kardan | صبح ورزش میکنم | sobh varzesh mikonam | I train in the morning |
| raftan be + place | به باشگاه میروم | be baashgaah mi-ravam | I go to the gym |
| dar + sherikat kardan | در رقابت شرکت میکنم | dar raghbat sherikat mikonam | I take part in the contest |
| narmesh kardan | قبل از ورزش نرمش میکنیم | ghabl az varzesh narmesh mikonim | we warm up before the training |
| havaadaar + ezafe | هوادار کشتی است | havaadaar-e koshti ast | he cheers for wrestling |
By example
- من هر هفته والیبال بازی میکنم.man har hâfte vâlibâl bâzi mi-kânam.Every week I play volleyball.
- پدرم به استخر میرود، من به باشگاه.padaram be âstâkhr mi-râvad, man be bâshgâh.Father goes to the pool, I to the gym.
- او هوادار کشتی است.u hâvâdare keshti ast.He is a fan of wrestling.
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
Play, train, cheer: how does it work in Persian?
Games are "played": futbol baazi mikonam — I do football-playing. Exercise is varzesh kardan: sobh varzesh mikonam. Going to a place takes be and raftan: be baashgaah mi-ravam — I go to the gym. Taking part is dar plus sherikat kardan — to do participation in the contest. Warm-up is its own verb…
What does it look like in a Persian example sentence?
“من هر هفته والیبال بازی میکنم.” (man har hâfte vâlibâl bâzi mi-kânam.) — Every week I play volleyball. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.