Word
من خیلی قدردان لطف شما هستم؛ همیشه برایم سوغاتی میآورید.
Meaning
I am very grateful for your kindness; you always bring a souvenir for me.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of من خیلی قدردان لطف شما هستم؛ همیشه برایم سوغاتی میآورید.
من
I
شما
you (plural)
خیلی
very / many (of)
بودنbudan
to be
Questions & Answers about من خیلی قدردان لطف شما هستم؛ همیشه برایم سوغاتی میآورید.
How does the word برایم (barâyam) work in this sentence?
It means "for me". It is created by taking the preposition برای (barây - for) and directly attaching the pronoun ending ـَم (-am - me/my). Notice that the usual ezafe vowel "-e" you hear in برایِ (barâye) is dropped when adding these endings, so it becomes barâyam, not barâye-am.
Can I just say برای من (barâye man) instead of برایم (barâyam)?
Yes, absolutely! Both mean exactly the same thing. Attaching the pronoun ending to make برایم is just a shorter, very natural-sounding option that native speakers use all the time.
How do I pronounce the phrase قدردان لطف شما and why is it grouped together?
It is pronounced ghadrdân-e lotf-e shomâ. The words are linked by the ezafe (the invisible "-e" sound) to show relationship. Literally, you are saying "grateful [of] the kindness [of] you".
Why is there an alef ba kolah (آ) in the middle of the verb میآورید (miyâvarid)?
The verb is آوردن (to bring) and its present stem is آور (âvar). When you add the continuous prefix می (mi-), the stem keeps its initial آ (â). It is technically mi-âvar-id, though in speech the two vowel sounds often blend together to sound like miyâvarid.