این چنده؟
in chande?
In Persian, the phrase for "how much is this?" is این چنده؟ (in chande?).
This phrase is used as a question to ask for the price of an item.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a contraction of این چنده؟ (in chande?), where این means "this" and چنده is a colloquial contraction of chand ast, meaning "how much is".
Which one should you use?
If you want to ask "how much is that?" instead of "this", replace این with اون.
How does it change in a sentence?
این چنده؟ uses the colloquial spoken form.
How do you pronounce it?
in chande?
Did you know?
- If you are in a traditional bazaar, after asking این چنده؟, the merchant might give you a price that is intentionally higher than what they actually expect you to pay, leaving room for 'târof' or negotiation.
- The word چند (chand), used to ask 'how many' or 'how much', is a direct cognate of the English word 'many' through a very long and complex evolutionary chain of Indo-European languages.
- The word این shares a common ancestor with the Sanskrit word ena, suggesting a linguistic connection that stretches back thousands of years to ancient Indo-Iranian roots.
Examples in context
- این چنده؟in chande?How much is this?
- ببخشید، این چنده؟bebakhshid, in chande?Excuse me, how much is this?
Example conversation
Ali and Zahra are at a local fruit market.
- علی Aliزهرا، این چنده؟Zahra, in chande?Zahra, how much is this?
- زهرا Zahraفکر کنم ده هزار تومنه.fekr konam dah hezar toman-e.I think it is ten thousand tomans.
- علی Aliخیلی ارزونه!kheyli arzoone!It is very cheap!
- زهرا Zahraآره، بخریم.are, bekharim.Yes, let's buy it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries این, CC BY-SA 4.0.
