Learn how to refuse something politely
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing Politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely refuse an invitation, in Persian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'No, thanks.' in Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نه، مرسی.(na, mersi) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نه [Slow] نه (na) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'thanks' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] مرسی [Slow] مرسی(mersi) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'No, thanks.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] نه، مرسی. [Normal] نه، مرسی. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'No, thank you.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نه، ممنونم.(na, mamnoonam.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نه [Slow] نه (na) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'thankful' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ممنون [Slow] ممنون(mamnoon) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'm' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] م [Slow] م(am) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'No, thank you.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] نه، ممنونم. [Normal] نه، ممنونم. |
| Eric: Next up is the informal way to say 'Sorry, on that day we're invited somewhere.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] شرمنده، اون تاریخ جایی دعوتیم.(sharmandeh, oon taarikh jaai da'vatim.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'sorry' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] شرمنده [Slow] شرمنده(sharmandeh) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'that' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] اون [Slow] اون(oon) |
| Eric: Next is the word literally meaning 'date' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] تاریخ [Slow] تاریخ(taarikh) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'somewhere' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] جایی [Slow] جایی(jaai ) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'we're invited' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] دعوتیم [Slow] دعوتیم(da'vatim) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Sorry, that day we're invited somewhere.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] شرمنده، اون تاریخ جایی دعوتیم. [Normal] شرمنده، اون تاریخ جایی دعوتیم. |
| Eric: Finally, here is an informal way to say 'Sorry, I have a final the day after.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] شرمنده فرداش یه فاینال دارم.(sharmandeh, fardaash yeh faaynaal daaram. ) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'sorry' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] شرمنده [Slow] شرمنده(sharmandeh) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the day after' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] فرداش [Slow] فرداش(fardaash) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] یه [Slow] یه(yeh) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'a final exam' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] فاینال [Slow] فاینال(faaynaal) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'have' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] دارم [Slow] دارم(daaram) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Sorry, I have a final the day after.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] شرمنده فرداش یه فاینال دارم. [Normal] شرمنده فرداش یه فاینال دارم. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Mehrnaz: Refusing an invitation is not an easy thing in Iran. Even when you try your hardest to not hurt the inviter's feelings, they might get upset. And sometimes, you even have to come up with white lies! |
Outro |
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| 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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