من و برادرم گاهی در پارک بازی میکنیم.

A careful pronunciation is:

man o barâdaram gâhi dar(e) pârk bâzi mikonim

A few notes:

• من = man
• و is often pronounced o in speech, not va
• برادرم = barâdaram = my brother
• گاهی = gâhi
• در = dar (sometimes sounds very light in fast speech)
• پارک = pârk
• بازی می‌کنیم = bâzi mikonim

In natural speech, the whole sentence may sound a bit smoother and less careful than the spelling suggests.

Yes, literally it is I and my brother.

In Persian, من و برادرم is a normal and natural way to say my brother and I. Persian does not follow English-style rules about always putting yourself second in coordinated subjects.

So:

• من و برادرم = I and my brother
• Natural English translation = my brother and I

This is a good example of how you should translate by meaning, not word-for-word etiquette.

برادرم is made of:

• برادر = brother
• -م = my

So:

• برادر = brother
• برادرم = my brother

That -م is a possessive ending attached directly to the noun.

Other examples:

• دوست = friend

• دوستم = my friend

• کتاب = book
• کتابم = my book

Because the subject is plural: من و برادرم = my brother and I.

Since more than one person is doing the action, Persian uses a plural verb.

Here:

• می‌کنیم = we do
• In بازی می‌کنیم, it means we play

So the agreement works like this:

• من بازی می‌کنم = I play
• من و برادرم بازی می‌کنیم = My brother and I play

Yes, structurally it is a compound verb:

• بازی = play/game
• کردن = to do

So بازی کردن literally looks like to do play/game, but it functions as the normal verb to play.

This pattern is very common in Persian. Many actions are expressed with a noun + a light verb such as کردن.

So:

• بازی می‌کنیم = we play
• not necessarily we play a game
• just the normal action to play

گاهی means sometimes.

In this sentence, it comes after the subject:

• من و برادرم گاهی در پارک بازی می‌کنیم

That is very natural. Persian word order is somewhat flexible, so گاهی can appear in other places too, depending on emphasis and style.

For example:

• گاهی من و برادرم در پارک بازی می‌کنیم
• من و برادرم در پارک گاهی بازی می‌کنیم

But the original version is very standard and easy for learners to follow.

در usually means in, inside, or sometimes at, depending on context.

So:

• در پارک = in the park / at the park

In English, we often say in the park for this idea, and that is the best translation here.

In everyday spoken Persian, people often use more conversational alternatives, such as:

• تو پارک
• توی پارک

These also mean in the park.

Because in this Persian sentence, my brother and I are the joint subject.

So the structure is:

• من و برادرم = my brother and I
• not I play with my brother

English often expresses this idea in two ways:

• My brother and I sometimes play in the park
• I sometimes play with my brother in the park

Persian here chooses the first structure, so no separate word for with is needed.

Yes. می‌کنیم is part of the present/imperfective system.

Breakdown:

• می- = marks ongoing, habitual, or present-type action
• کن = present stem of کردن
• -یم = we

So:

• می‌کنیم = we do / we are doing / we habitually do, depending on context

In بازی می‌کنیم, the sentence means a habitual action:

• we sometimes play

That is why گاهی and می‌کنیم work well together.

The standard modern spelling is می‌کنیم, with a half-space between می and the verb stem.

So the preferred form is:

• می‌کنیم

But in casual typing, texting, or less careful writing, many people write:

• میکنیم

Both are understood, but می‌کنیم is the more correct and standard spelling.

The same applies to many other verbs:

• می‌روم vs میروم
• می‌خوانیم vs میخوانیم

Yes. A very natural spoken version might be:

• من و برادرم گاهی توی پارک بازی می‌کنیم.

That sounds a bit more everyday because توی پارک is more conversational than در پارک.

Depending on the situation, people might also use a more casual word for brother, such as داداشم, but that changes the tone:

• من و داداشم گاهی توی پارک بازی می‌کنیم.

That is more informal and friendly than برادرم.

In this sentence, the subject is necessary if you want to say exactly my brother and I.

Persian can often drop subjects when the verb ending makes the subject clear, but only when the subject is already understood from context.

For example:

• بازی می‌کنیم by itself means we play / we are playing

But that only tells you we, not specifically my brother and I.

So if that detail matters, you keep:

• من و برادرم گاهی در پارک بازی می‌کنیم

If the context already makes it obvious who we are, Persian may omit the subject.