Breakdown of خواهر من انگلیسی بلد است.
من
I
انگلیسی
English
خواهرkhâhar
sister
بلد بودنbalad budan
to know how to, to know (a language)
Questions & Answers about خواهر من انگلیسی بلد است.
Since this lesson is about توانستن (to be able to), could I use it here to say "My sister can speak English"?
While you could use the grammar from this lesson and say خواهر من میتواند انگلیسی صحبت کند (My sister is able to speak English), Farsi speakers much more commonly express this by saying they "know" a language as a skill. For this, they use the compound verb بلد بودن.
Why do we use بلد است for "knows" instead of a verb like میداند?
Farsi uses different words for "to know" depending on the context. You use دانستن (like میداند) for knowing facts or information. However, for knowing a skill, a trade, or a language, you use بلد بودن. It acts a bit like an adjective, so literally, this sentence means "My sister is skilled/familiar [in] English."
Is there a hidden sound between خواهر and من?
Yes! There is a hidden "e" sound connecting these two words, making it pronounced "khâhar-e man". This is called the ezafe, and it is used to show possession. It is almost never written in the Farsi script, but you must pronounce it.
Could I use the possessive ending and say خواهرم instead of خواهر من?
Absolutely. Both mean "my sister" and are completely correct. خواهر من uses the separate pronoun من (I/me) connected by the ezafe, while خواهرم (khâharam) attaches the possessive ending directly to the noun.
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