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Lesson Transcript

Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 18 - Possession. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possession in Persian.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'Do you have a pen?' in Persian.
Mehrnaz: [Normal] خودکار داری؟(khodkaar daari?)
Eric: First is a word meaning 'pen'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] خودکار [Slow] خودکار (khodkaar)
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'do you have'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] داری [Slow] داری(daari)
Eric: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you have a pen?'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] خودکار داری؟ [Normal] خودکار داری؟
Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to ask 'Do you have a pen?'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] خودکار دارین؟(khodkaar daarin?)
Eric: First is a word meaning 'pen'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] خودکار [Slow] خودکار (khodkaar)
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'do you have' (polite)
Mehrnaz: [Normal] دارین؟ [Slow] دارین؟(daarin)
Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you have a pen?'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] خودکار دارین؟ [Normal] خودکار دارین؟
Eric: Next up is the informal way to say 'Yeah...there you go.'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] آره...بیا.(aareh...biyaa.)
Eric: First is a word meaning 'yeah'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] آره [Slow] آره(aareh)
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'there you go'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] بیا [Slow] بیا(biyaa)
Eric: Listen again to the informal response meaning 'Yeah...there you go.'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] آره...بیا. [Normal] آره...بیا.
Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'Yes, here you are.'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] بله...بفرمایین.(baleh...befarmaain.)
Eric: First is a word meaning 'yes'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] بله [Slow] بله(baleh)
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'here you are'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] بفرمایین [Slow] بفرمایین(befarmaain)
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Yes, here you are.'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] بله...بفرمایین. [Normal] بله...بفرمایین.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Mehrnaz: In Iran, it's not unusual for people to ask strangers for a pen, and smokers for a lighter. It may be a good occasion for you to practice Persian!

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!

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