Learn how to greet someone
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get a breakdown of the dialogue and translations instantly with the Premium line-by-line Audio. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Persian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi I'm Maryam' in Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] سلام, من مریمم.(salaam, man maryamam.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Hi' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] سلام [Slow] سلام (salaam) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] من [Slow] من(man) |
| Eric: Next is the name 'Maryam' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] مریم [Slow] مریم(maryam) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'am' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] م [Slow] م(am) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Maryam' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] سلام, من مریمم. [Normal] سلام, من مریمم. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Hello, I'm Maryam Ahmadi.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] سلام, من مریم احمدی هستم.(Salam, man maryam-e ahmadi hastam.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Hello' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] سلام [Slow] سلام (salam) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] من [Slow] من(man) |
| Eric: Next is the first name 'Maryam' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] مریم [Slow] مریم (maryam) |
| Eric: Next is the family name 'Ahmadi' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] احمدی [Slow] احمدی(ahmadi) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'am' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] هستم [Slow] هستم(hastam) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Hello, I'm Maryam Ahmadi.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] سلام, من مریم احمدی هستم. [Normal] سلام, من مریم احمدی هستم. |
| Eric: Next up is the informal way to say 'I'm pleased.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خوشوقتم.(khoshvaghtam.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Pleased' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خوشوقت [Slow] خوشوقت(khoshvaght) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'm' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] م [Slow] م(am) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'I'm pleased.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] خوشوقتم. [Normal] خوشوقتم. |
| Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'I'm pleased to meet you.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] از آشنائیتون خوشوقتم.(az ashnaaitoon khoshvaghtam.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'to meet' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] از آشنائی [Slow] از آشنائی(az ashnaai) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] تون [Slow] تون(toon) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'Pleased' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خوشوقت [Slow] خوشوقت(khoshvaght) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'm' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] م [Slow] م(am) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I'm pleased to meet you.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] از آشنائیتون خوشوقتم. [Normal] از آشنائیتون خوشوقتم. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Mehrnaz: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands in Iranian culture. But keep in mind that there are some people who avoid doing so with the opposite gender for religious reasons. |
Outro |
|---|
| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
Comments
Hide