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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to PersianPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1, Lesson 5 - Dress for the Weather in Iran! John here.
Mehrnaz: سلام (salaam), I'm Mehrnaz.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about giving advice. The conversation takes place at home.
Mehrnaz: It's between Jamshid and Baran.
John: The speakers are family members, so they’ll speak informal Persian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
جمشید: داری میری (می‌ روی) بیرون باران جان؟
باران: بله دائی جون (جان).
جمشید: داره (دارد) بارون (باران) میاد (می‌‌آید).
باران: پس میرم (می‌ روم) بالا کفشم رو عوض کنم.
جمشید: بهتره (بهتر است) یه (یک) بارونی (بارانی) هم برداری.
باران: دائی جون (جان) وقت ندارم.
باران: وقت ندارم کفش و بارونی (بارانی) رو (را) با بقیه لباسام (لباس‌هایم) جورکنم.
جمشید: عزیزم نباید اینقدر سخت بگیری.
باران: اگه (اگر) من سخت نگیرم بقیه به من سخت می‌گیرن (می‌گیرند).
John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
جمشید: داری میری (می‌ روی) بیرون باران جان؟
باران: بله دائی جون (جان).
جمشید: داره (دارد) بارون (باران) میاد (می‌‌آید).
باران: پس میرم (می‌ روم) بالا کفشم رو عوض کنم.
جمشید: بهتره (بهتر است) یه (یک) بارونی (بارانی) هم برداری.
باران: دائی جون (جان) وقت ندارم.
باران: وقت ندارم کفش و بارونی (بارانی) رو (را) با بقیه لباسام (لباس‌هایم) جورکنم.
جمشید: عزیزم نباید اینقدر سخت بگیری.
باران: اگه (اگر) من سخت نگیرم بقیه به من سخت می‌گیرن (می‌گیرند).
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Jamshid: Are you going out, dear Baran?
Baran: Yes, dear uncle!
Jamshid: It's raining!
Baran: Then I'll go upstairs and change my shoes!
Jamshid: You'd better take a raincoat too!
Baran: Dear uncle, I don't have the time!
Baran: I don't have time to match the raincoat and shoes with my other outfits!
Jamshid: Dear, don't take it so hard!
Baran: If I don't take it hard, others will be hard on me.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: In this lesson, we heard a nice conversation between some family members.
Mehrnaz: Yes, Baran seems to have a good relationship with her uncle.
John: Yeah, they were speaking very kindly to each other. They said “dear” a lot of times.
Mehrnaz: That’s right. If there’s someone you feel close to, you can say جان.
John: This means things such as “dear,” “darling,” or “sweetie.”
Mehrnaz: جون means the same, but is slightly more informal.
John: How do you address people politely?
Mehrnaz: For women, you can use خانم before their name.
John: This is equivalent to “Mrs.,” “Miss,” and “Ms.”
Mehrnaz: For men, you can use آقا.
John: This is “Mr.”
John: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Mehrnaz: بیرون [natural native speed]
John: outside, out
Mehrnaz: بیرون [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: بیرون [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: باران [natural native speed]
John: rain
Mehrnaz: باران[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: باران [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: کت‌ بارانی [natural native speed]
John: raincoat
Mehrnaz: کت‌ بارانی[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: کت‌ بارانی [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: عوض کردن [natural native speed]
John: to change
Mehrnaz: عوض کردن[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: عوض کردن [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: وقت,زمان [natural native speed]
John: time
Mehrnaz: وقت,زمان[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: وقت,زمان [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: داشتن [natural native speed]
John: to have
Mehrnaz: داشتن[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: داشتن [natural native speed]
John: Next we have....
Mehrnaz: لباس [natural native speed]
John: outfit, dress, clothes
Mehrnaz: لباس [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: لباس [natural native speed]
John: Next we have....
Mehrnaz: ست کردن, جور کردن [natural native speed]
John: to match
Mehrnaz: ست کردن, جور کردن [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: ست کردن, جور کردن [natural native speed]
John: And lastly...
Mehrnaz: سخت گرفتن [natural native speed]
John: to take it hard
Mehrnaz: سخت گرفتن [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: سخت گرفتن [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is...
Mehrnaz: وقت ندارم
John: Meaning "I don't have time." Can you break this phrase down for us?
Mehrnaz: وقت means “time,” and ندارم means “I don’t have.”
John: It’s pretty literal then.
Mehrnaz: Yes. You use this to say that you don’t have time.
John: Can you swap the word “time” for things like “money” to say that you don’t have money?
Mehrnaz: Yes, you can.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, وقت ندارم یک فیلم تماشا کنم.
John: ...which means "I don't have time to watch a movie. "
John: Okay, what's the next word?
Mehrnaz: باران
John: meaning "rain."
John: What can you tell us about this?
Mehrnaz: Baran is a girl’s name in Iran.
John: Really?
Mehrnaz: Yes. However, you can’t change the aa sound to oo when you’re using it as a name.
John: But you can when you’re talking about rain?
Mehrnaz: Yes, you can. In fact, in spoken Persian it becomes baaroon. It sounds very fluent.
John: Can you give us an example using this word?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, باران برایِ زندگی‌ لازم است.
John: ...which means "Rain is necessary for life."
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn about giving advice. How can we give advice in Persian?
Mehrnaz: A helpful phrase is بهتره
John: This means “it would be better.”
Mehrnaz: You use this at the start of a sentence, follow it with advice, and end the sentence with a verb.
John: Does it always follow that pattern?
Mehrnaz: It does usually, but occasionally بهتره comes at the end of the sentence. For example, اینطوری بهتره.
John: “It’s better this way.” Can you give us some examples using this phrase?
Mehrnaz: بهتره از این راه برویم.
John: “We’d better go this way.”
Mehrnaz: بهتره باز هم فکر کنی.
John: “You’d better think again.”
Mehrnaz:بهتره قبل از غذا یک لیوان آب بخوری.
John: “You’d better drink a glass of water before meals.” Are there other ways to give advice?
Mehrnaz: Of course! You can also use به نظر من,
John: “In my opinion” or “I think.”
Mehrnaz: Or اگر از من می‌پرسی
John: “If you ask me.” Again, let’s hear some examples.
Mehrnaz: به نظر من شما امروز به خانه برگردید.
John: “In my opinion, you should go back home today.”
Mehrnaz: اگر از من می‌پرسی‌ فردا به مدرسه نرو.
John: “If you ask me, do not go to school tomorrow.”
Mehrnaz: .من فکر می‌کنم شما باید ماشین بخرید
John: “I think you should buy a car.”

Outro

John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Mehrnaz: خدا حافظ (khodahafez).

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PersianPod101.com
2017-01-30 18:30:00

Do you have a useful piece of advice? Try to write it in Persian!

PersianPod101.com
2022-02-18 13:25:17

Salaam Emily,

Thank you for your comment; we're glad to have you here!

Please note that until Level 3, we still have romanization for almost every line, but I strongly recommend you start learning Persian script. That would greatly help you accelerate your learning process.

You can find some helpful information about the Persian writing system on this page:

https://www.persianpod101.com/persian-alphabet/

Let us know if any questions arise throughout your studies.

Best,

Ali

Team PersianPod101.com

Emily
2022-02-18 09:25:34

Hello

I've really been enjoying learning Persian until level 2. I don't have any plans to learn to read Persian just yet so having romanization like in level 1 would be much better.

PersianPod101.com
2021-02-21 21:45:02

Salaam Jos,

Thank you for your feedback! We will consider that in our next update.

Please let us know if you have any questions; we would be happy to assist you.

Best,

Ali

Team PersianPod101.com

Jos
2021-02-18 05:23:35

In general for level 2 until now: the romanization of the dialogue would be easier to understand if the course would use interpunction. Besides that, I am very pleased with the course.

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