Questions & Answers about برادر من خجالتی و جدیست.
Why is the word for 'is' attached to the end of جدی as ـست?
The word for serious is جدی (jeddi), which ends in the vowel sound 'i'. In colloquial Tehrani Farsi, the full word for 'is', است (ast), is shortened to ـست (st) after vowels. It attaches directly to the end of the word, making it جدیست (jeddist).
How do you pronounce the و (and) between the two adjectives in spoken Farsi?
In colloquial speech, the و is almost always pronounced as a quick 'o' sound rather than 'va'. So, the middle part of this sentence sounds like 'khejālati-o jeddist'.
Where is the word for 'my' in برادر من?
من (man) means 'I' or 'me', but when linked to a noun with the invisible 'e' sound (the ezafe), it shows possession. So برادر من (barādar-e man) literally means 'brother of me', which translates to 'my brother'. The ezafe is spoken but not written here because برادر ends in a consonant.
What role does the ی play at the end of خجالتی?
It changes a noun into an adjective. خجالت (khejālat) means 'shame' or 'embarrassment'. By adding ی to the end, it becomes خجالتی (khejālati), meaning 'shy'.