Social Rituals
فکر میکنم
/ fekr mikonam /
phrase · I think
Say itFEKR mee-KO-nam
Meaning
معنی۱
Iranians lean on fekr mikonam to dodge sounding too certain. Stating a flat opinion can feel pushy, especially with elders. Wrap it in fekr mikonam and you sound thoughtful, not bossy. The colloquial contraction فکر کنم (fekr konam) drops the می, very common in Tehran speech.
In a sentence
مثالفکر میکنم بارون بیاد
fekr mikonam bârun biyâd
I think it'll rain
فکر میکنی درسته؟
fekr mikoni doroste?
Do you think it's right?
فکر کردم رفتی
fekr kardam rafti
I thought you'd left
In its constellation
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فکر میکنمfekr mikonam
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