Questions & Answers about باشه، فردا میآیم.
Why does باشه mean 'okay' here, and what is its literal meaning?
The word باشه is the colloquial form of باشد, which is the third-person singular present subjunctive of بودن (to be). Literally, it translates to 'may it be' or 'let it be', which naturally evolved into a common way to say 'okay' or 'agreed' in spoken Farsi.
Is the ـه at the end of باشه the same reduced copula taught in this lesson?
It sounds exactly the same, but grammatically it is a slightly different process. This lesson covers the verb است reducing to ـه. Here, باشه comes from باشد. In colloquial Tehrani, the third-person verbal ending ـَد very frequently drops the final د and shifts the vowel to ـه (e). Both spoken shortcuts result in that same familiar ـه ending!
Why is the present tense verb میآیم used to say 'I will come' instead of a future tense verb?
Just like in English when you say 'I am coming tomorrow', Farsi frequently uses the present continuous tense (the می prefix form) for definite future plans. In everyday conversation, this is much more common than using the formal future tense with خواستن.
If we are speaking colloquial Tehrani, how would میآیم actually be pronounced?
In spoken Farsi, میآیم is almost always shortened to میام (miyām). The initial آ of the verb stem merges with the ی sound from the می prefix, making it much smoother and faster to say.
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