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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 1: What's your name? in Persian |
| (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Persian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question ‘What's your name?’ In Persian, this is |
| Mehrnaz: اسم شما چیه؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: اسم |
| Eric: meaning ‘name’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) اسم |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: اسم |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: (This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is) |
| Mehrnaz: شما |
| Eric: meaning ‘your’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) شما |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: شما |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: اسم شما |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Mehrnaz: چیه؟ |
| Eric: meaning ‘what is’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) چیه؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: چیه؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: اسم شما چیه؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question ‘What's your name?’ |
| Mehrnaz: اسم من جانه. |
| Eric: "My name is John.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) اسم من جانه. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: اسم |
| Eric: means “name”. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) اسم |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: اسم |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: من |
| meaning ‘my’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) من |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: من |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: جان |
| which is the name John. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) جان |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: جان |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: ه. |
| Eric: meaning ‘is’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) ه. |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: ه. |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, ‘My name is John’, and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: اسم من جانه. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To make another phrase, replace John with Bryan Brown. |
| Mehrnaz: برایان براون |
| Eric: Bryan Brown |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) برایان براون (regular) برایان براون |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Bryan Brown |
| Mehrnaz: اسم من برایان براونه. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace John. Say My name is Bryan Brown. |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: اسم من برایان براونه. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace Bryan Brown with Daniel Craig. |
| Mehrnaz: دنیل کریگ |
| Eric: Daniel Craig |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) دنیل کریگ (regular) دنیل کریگ |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Daniel Craig |
| Mehrnaz: اسم من دنیل کریگه. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Bryan Brown. Say ‘My name is Daniel Craig.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: اسم من دنیل کریگه. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace Daniel Craig with Nabat Davoodi. |
| Mehrnaz: نبات داوودی |
| Eric: Nabat Davoodi |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) نبات داوودی (regular) نبات داوودی |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Nabat Davoodi |
| Mehrnaz: اسم من نبات داوودیه. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name Daniel Craig. Say ‘My name is Nabat Davoodi.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: اسم من نبات داوودیه. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Iran and someone asks you your name. Your name is John. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: اسم شما چیه؟ (five seconds) اسم من جانه. |
| Eric: Now, your name is Bryan Brown. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: اسم شما چیه؟ (five seconds) اسم من برایان براونه. |
| Eric: Imagine your name is Daniel Craig. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: اسم شما چیه؟ (five seconds) اسم من دنیل کریگه. |
| Eric: Imagine your name is Nabat Davoodi. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: اسم شما چیه؟ (five seconds) اسم من نبات داوودیه. |
| Eric: You want to learn that person's name. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: اسم شما چیه؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Mehrnaz: اسم شما چیه؟ |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 1 |
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A little fast for me, but I caught on. The first two lessons were easier to understand but caught less of my attention. This one being faster was more engaging for some reason.
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All good, but the name examples you gave was a waste of time, Daniel Craig and the other names. that could've been used to further catch the important phrase :)
just a friendly feedback/suggestion
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Thank u more comprehensive.
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Salom.. esm e shomaa chiyeh?
Esm e man Marwah ay..
I hope I said it right.. can we directly practice persian here with someone?
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ok ! merci
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How would you spell "Krista" in Persian script? :-)
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I am Ali.
man ali hastam.
من علی هستم.
Keep up the good work!
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