فکر میکنم که این برنامه خوب است.

In Persian, the subject is often built into the verb ending, so you do not always need to say the pronoun.

• فکر می‌کنم means I think
• The ending -م on می‌کنم shows first person singular: I do / I am doing

So:

• فکر می‌کنم = I think
• من فکر می‌کنم = I think too, but with extra emphasis on I

Both are correct. Persian often drops pronouns when they are already clear from the verb.

فکر می‌کنم is a compound verb, which is very common in Persian.

It is made of:

• فکر = thought
• می‌کنم = I do

Literally, it is something like I do thinking, but in real English it simply means I think.

This is a very important pattern in Persian. Many verbs are formed with:

• a noun or adjective
• plus a form of کردن (to do)

For example:

• کار می‌کنم = I work
• فکر می‌کنم = I think

می is a verbal prefix used for the present/imperfective form. It is attached to the verb, but in modern spelling it is usually written with a half-space:

• preferred spelling: می‌کنم
• common informal typing: میکنم

So in careful writing, می‌کنم is better.

In this sentence, می‌کنم means I do / I am doing, and in the compound verb فکر می‌کنم, it gives the meaning I think.

که means that here.

So:

• فکر می‌کنم که... = I think that...

Just like in English, that can often be omitted. So both of these are natural:

• فکر می‌کنم که این برنامه خوب است
• فکر می‌کنم این برنامه خوب است

The version with که can sound a little more explicit or slightly more formal, but both are correct.

این means this, and برنامه is a very flexible noun.

Depending on context, برنامه can mean:

• program
• plan
• schedule
• TV show
• software/application

So این برنامه could mean:

• this program
• this plan
• this show
• this app

The exact meaning depends on the situation.

Persian word order is different from English.

In this sentence:

• این برنامه = this program
• خوب = good
• است = is

So the order is:

• subject + adjective/predicate + is

That is normal in Persian.

So:

• این برنامه خوب است literally looks like:
• this program good is

This is one of the basic sentence patterns in Persian.

است is the formal written form of is.

In careful or written Persian:

• خوب است = is good

In everyday speech, people often shorten it or replace it with a spoken form:

• خوبه = it’s good

So these are roughly equivalent:

• این برنامه خوب است — more formal/written
• این برنامه خوبه — more natural in conversation

In very casual speech, the full است is less common.

It is correct Persian, but it sounds more written or formal-neutral than everyday speech.

A more conversational version would usually be:

• فکر می‌کنم این برنامه خوبه

Differences:

• که is often dropped in speech
• است becomes ـه in speech: خوبه

So:

• فکر می‌کنم که این برنامه خوب است = correct, somewhat formal/written
• فکر می‌کنم این برنامه خوبه = very natural spoken Persian

A common pronunciation is:

fekr mikonam ke in barname khub ast

A slightly more natural spoken version might sound like:

fekr mikonam ke in barname khube

A few notes:

• فکر = fekr
• می‌کنم = mikonam
• این = in
• برنامه = barname
• خوب = khub
• است = ast

The kh sound in خوب is like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch, not like English k.

Yes, absolutely.

Adding من makes the subject explicit:

• من فکر می‌کنم که این برنامه خوب است

Without من, the meaning is still clear because می‌کنم already means I do / I think.

Use من when:

• you want emphasis
• you are contrasting with someone else
• you want to be especially clear

So:

• فکر می‌کنم... = I think...
• من فکر می‌کنم... = I think... / As for me, I think...

Sometimes yes, depending on context.

The Persian present form with می can cover meanings that in English might be:

• simple present: I think
• present progressive: I am thinking

But with فکر می‌کنم, the most common meaning is usually I think.

If the context is about the process of thinking right now, it could be understood as I’m thinking, but in a sentence like this, it is most naturally I think.

Yes.

You may often see both:

• می‌کنم — standard spelling
• میکنم — common informal typing

The standard written form uses a half-space between می and the verb stem:

• می + کنم → می‌کنم

So if you are learning correct written Persian, it is best to write:

• فکر می‌کنم که این برنامه خوب است

not:

• فکر میکنم که این برنامه خوب است

Even though many native speakers type it without the half-space.