Breakdown of دارم روی ایوون یک فنجون چای میخورم.
رویruye
on
یکyek
one / a, an
چایchâi
tea
داشتنdâshtan
to have
خوردنkhordan
to eat / to drink
ایوانeyvân
porch / balcony
فنجانfenjân
cup (for tea or coffee)
Questions & Answers about دارم روی ایوون یک فنجون چای میخورم.
I learned the word for porch as "eyvān". Why is it spelled and pronounced ایوون (eyvun) here?
This is a perfect example of colloquial Tehrani! In everyday spoken Farsi, the "ā" sound often shifts to an "u" sound when it comes right before an "n" or an "m". So, ایوان (eyvān) becomes ایوون (eyvun).
Is فنجون (fenjun) also an example of this "ā" to "u" change?
Yes, exactly! The formal, written word for cup is فنجان (fenjān). Because the "ā" is followed by an "n", it naturally changes to an "u" in spoken Farsi, making it فنجون (fenjun).
Why is دارم (dāram) at the very beginning of the sentence and میخورم (mi-xoram) at the very end?
To say you are doing something right now (present continuous), Farsi uses the helper verb داشتن (dāshtan) plus the main verb. The helper verb (دارم) usually goes at the beginning of the phrase, and the main verb (میخورم) stays at the end of the sentence.
Doesn't میخورم mean "I eat"? Why aren't we using the verb for "drink"?
While there is a specific verb for drinking (نوشیدن - nushidan), in everyday spoken Farsi it sounds very formal. People almost always use خوردن (xordan - to eat) for both eating and drinking. Since this sentence is conversational, using خوردن for tea fits perfectly.
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