Learn about animals that are common in Iran
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Janet: Hi everyone, I’m Janet. |
| Sarah: And I’m Sarah! |
| Janet: And welcome to Culture Class - Essential Persian Vocabulary, Lesson 12! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Geography and Nature. These are five common animals in Iran. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at PersianPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Janet: Sarah, what’s our first word? |
| Sarah: |
| یوزپلنگ آسیایی |
| Janet: Asiatic cheetah |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| یوزپلنگ آسیایی(regular) یوزپلنگ آسیایی |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| یوزپلنگ آسیایی |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: The Asiatic cheetah, or Iranian cheetah, is a critically endangered species, and the world's last few are known to live mostly in Iran. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| یوزپلنگ سریعترین حیوان روی زمین است. |
| Janet: The cheetah is the fastest animal on earth. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| یوزپلنگ سریعترین حیوان روی زمین است. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| خرس بلوچستان |
| Janet: Baluchistan bear |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| خرس بلوچستان (regular) خرس بلوچستان |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| خرس بلوچستان |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| The Baluchistan bear, also called the Pakistan black bear, is a black bear found in the Baluchistan Mountains of southern Pakistan and Iran. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| خرس بلوچستان یکی از نادرترین پستانداران موجود در جهان است. |
| Janet: The Baluchistan bear is one of the rarest mammals in the world. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| خرس بلوچستان یکی از نادرترین پستانداران موجود در جهان است. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| سیل دریای خزر |
| Janet: Caspian seal |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| سیل دریای خزر (regular) سیل دریای خزر |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| سیل دریای خزر |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| The Caspian seal is one of the smallest earless seal species and can be found only in the Caspian Sea. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| سیل‌های دریای خزر می توانند تا ۵۰ متر در عمق آب نفوذ کنند. |
| Janet: Caspian seals can dive to a depth of 50 meters. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| سیل‌های دریای خزر می توانند تا ۵۰ متر در عمق آب نفوذ کنند. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| شغال زرد |
| Janet: golden jackal |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| شغال زرد (regular) شغال زرد |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| شغال زرد |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| The golden jackal is a canid native to North Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Asia Minor, and parts of Europe. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| شغال زرد یک همه چیز خوار است. |
| Janet: The golden jackal is an omnivore. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| شغال زرد یک همه چیز خوار است. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Sarah: |
| لاکپشت سبز |
| Janet: green sea turtle |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| لاکپشت سبز (regular) لاکپشت سبز |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Sarah: |
| لاکپشت سبز |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| The green sea turtle is a large-sized sea turtle on the critical list of endangered species. There are populations throughout tropical and subtropical oceans. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| لاک پشت‌ها ممکن است تا ۸۰ سال عمر کنند. |
| Janet: Turtles may live to eighty years. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| لاک پشت‌ها ممکن است تا ۸۰ سال عمر کنند. |
| QUIZ |
| Janet: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Sarah will give you the Persian – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Sarah: |
| یوزپلنگ آسیایی |
| [pause]Janet: Asiatic cheetah |
| Sarah: |
| خرس بلوچستان |
| [pause]Janet: Baluchistan bear |
| Sarah: |
| سیل دریای خزر |
| [pause]Janet: Caspian seal |
| Sarah: |
| شغال زرد |
| [pause]Janet: golden jackal |
| Sarah: |
| لاکپشت سبز |
| [pause]Janet: green sea turtle |
Outro |
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| Janet: There you have it – five Animals in Iran! We have more vocab lists available at PersianPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Sarah: |
| خداحافظ |
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