Learn how to talk about age
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and say yours in Persian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] چند سالته؟ (chand saaleteh?) |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] چند سالته؟ [Slow] چند سالته؟ (chand saaleteh?) |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] چند سالته؟ [Normal] چند سالته؟ |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to someone you don’t know well. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] چند سالتونه؟(chand saaletooneh?) |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] چند سالتونه؟ [Slow] چند سالتونه؟ (chand saaletooneh?) |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] چند سالتونه؟ [Normal] چند سالتونه؟ |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] هیفده سالمه.(hifdah saalameh.) |
| Eric: This expression is a set phrase meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] هیفده سالمه. [Slow] هیفده سالمه.(hifdah saalameh.) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I am 17.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] هیفده سالمه. [Normal] هیفده سالمه. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'You don't ask a woman's age.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] سن خانوما رو نمیپرسن.(sen-ne khaanoomaa-ro nemiporsan.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'age' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] سن [Slow] سن(sen) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'women' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خانوما [Slow] خانوما(khaanooma) |
| Eric: Next is the object marker |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] رو [Slow] رو (ro) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'they don't ask' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نمیپرسن [Slow] نمیپرسن(nemiporsan) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'You don't ask a woman's age.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] سن خانوما رو نمیپرسن. [Normal] سن خانوما رو نمیپرسن. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Mehrnaz: Like in many other cultures, it's better to avoid asking an Iranian woman's age. |
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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