Learn Farsi: آیا جایی امن پیدا کردید؟

The word jâyi is made of jâ (place) plus the indefinite suffix -i (a / some). Together, they act as the indefinite pronoun "somewhere" or "anywhere".

Why is the adjective amn (safe) placed right after jâyi without an ezâfe?

In standard Farsi, you can add an adjective directly after an indefinite pronoun like jâyi to mean "somewhere safe." In everyday spoken Farsi, you might also hear this structured as jâ-ye amni (literally "a safe place"), which uses the ezâfe and moves the -i to the very end.

Why is the verb peydâ kardid (found) split into two words?

This is a quick refresher on Farsi compound verbs. The word peydâ means "visible" or "found," and it teams up with the helper verb kardan (to do/make) to mean "to find." Here, kardid is the past tense for "you" (plural/formal), so the two words together mean "you found."

Do I always need to use âyâ to ask a yes/no question?

No, âyâ is quite formal and is mostly used in writing or very polite speech. In everyday spoken Farsi, people usually drop âyâ entirely and just use a rising tone of voice at the end of the sentence to ask "Did you find somewhere safe?"