Word
من میگم که فردا میرم کوهنوردی.
Meaning
I say that I am going hiking tomorrow.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of من میگم که فردا میرم کوهنوردی.
من
I
فرداfardâ
tomorrow
رفتنraftan
to go
گفتنgoftan
to say / to tell
Questions & Answers about من میگم که فردا میرم کوهنوردی.
What is the formal written version of میگم, and how does its stem change in spoken Farsi?
The written form is میگویم (mi-guy-am). The formal present stem of the verb 'to say' is گوی (guy), but in colloquial Tehrani speech, it shrinks down to just گ (g). So, instead of adding the ـَم (-am) ending to گوی, we attach it straight to گ, giving us میگم (migam).
How do we get the spoken form میرم (I go) from the infinitive رفتن?
The formal present stem of رفتن is رو (rav), making the written form میروم (mi-rav-am). In spoken Farsi, the و (v sound) is dropped. The stem simply becomes ر (r), so we say میرم (miram).
Why does the sentence use the present tense verb میرم (I go) when talking about فردا (tomorrow)?
Just like in English (where we can say 'I am going hiking tomorrow'), spoken Farsi commonly uses the present tense to talk about firm future plans. The actual Farsi future tense sounds very formal and bookish, so it is rarely used in casual daily conversation.
How is the word کوهنوردی (hiking) put together?
It is a compound word made of کوه (kuh), meaning 'mountain', and نوردی (navardi), which means 'traversing' or 'traveling'. Put them together, and you get mountain climbing or hiking.