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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 25! In this lesson, you'll learn 5 essential words related to Fine Arts. These are five well known Persian writers. 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: |
| علی محمد افغانی |
| Janet: Ali Mohammad Afghani |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| علی محمد افغانی (regular) علی محمد افغانی |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| علی محمد افغانی |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Ali Mohammad Afghani is an Iranian novelist. He wrote his masterpiece ''Lady Ahou’s Husband'' in 1961. The novel depicts the dreadful life of Iranian women in that era. Some of his other works are “Woven of Grief”, “Turnip”, and “Cousin Parvin.” |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| مشهورترین رمان علی محمد افغانی، شوهر آهو خانم است. |
| Janet: Ali Mohammad Afghani's most famous novel is Lady Ahou’s Husband. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| مشهورترین رمان علی محمد افغانی، شوهر آهو خانم است. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| صادق هدایت |
| Janet: Sadegh Hedayat |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| صادق هدایت (regular) صادق هدایت |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| صادق هدایت |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Sadegh Hedayat was Iran's leading modern writer of fiction and short stories. His writings also include studies in Persian folklore and many translations from Middle Persian and French. His greatest work was “The Blind Owl”. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| صادق هدایت تعداد زیادی داستان کوتاه و رمان منتشر کرد. |
| Janet: Sadegh Hedayat published many short stories and novels. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| صادق هدایت تعداد زیادی داستان کوتاه و رمان منتشر کرد. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| بزرگ علوی |
| Janet: Bozorg Alavi |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| بزرگ علوی (regular) بزرگ علوی |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| بزرگ علوی |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Bozorg Alavi was an Iranian writer and intellectual. He helped found the communist Tudeh Party of Iran in the 1940s. After the coup of 1953, he moved to Germany, in exile. His best novel, "Her Eyes," was banned in Iran after first being published in 1952. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| بهترین رمان بزرگ علوی، چشم هایش، در سال ۱۹۵۲ در ایران منتشر شد. |
| Janet: Bozorg Alavi's finest novel is Her Eyes, which was published in Iran in 1952. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| بهترین رمان بزرگ علوی، چشم هایش، در سال ۱۹۵۲ در ایران منتشر شد. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| سیمین دانشور |
| Janet: Simin Daneshvar |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| سیمین دانشور (regular) سیمین دانشور |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| سیمین دانشور |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Simin Daneshvar was an academic, writer, and translator. She is regarded as the first major Iranian female novelist. Her first novel was "A Persian Requiem", which became a bestseller. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| موفق ترین اثر سیمین دانشور، رمان سووشون است. |
| Janet: The most successful work of Simin Daneshvar was A Persian Requiem. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| موفق ترین اثر سیمین دانشور، رمان سووشون است. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Sarah: |
| محمدعلی جمالزاده |
| Janet: Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| محمدعلی جمالزاده (regular) محمدعلی جمالزاده |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| محمدعلی جمالزاده |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Jamalzadeh was one of the most prominent writers of Iran in the 20th century, often referred to as the father of the Persian short story. He's best known for his unique sense of humour. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| محمدعلی جمالزاده را پدر داستان کوتاه ایران می دانند. |
| Janet: Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh is known as the father of the Persian short story. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| محمدعلی جمالزاده را پدر داستان کوتاه ایران می دانند. |
| QUIZ |
| Janet: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Sarah will give you the Persian – please repeat it out loud in english! Are you ready? |
| Sarah: |
| علی محمد افغانی |
| [pause]Janet: Ali Mohammad Afghani |
| Sarah: |
| صادق هدایت |
| [pause]Janet: Sadegh Hedayat |
| Sarah: |
| بزرگ علوی |
| [pause]Janet: Bozorg Alavi |
| Sarah: |
| سیمین دانشور |
| [pause]Janet: Simin Daneshvar |
| Sarah: |
| محمدعلی جمالزاده |
| [pause]Janet: Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh |
Outro |
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| Janet: There you have it – five writers 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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