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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 10: How is the Iranian |
| food? |
| (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 How is the Iranian food? In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: غذای ایرانی چطوره؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: غذای ایرانی |
| Eric: meaning ‘Iranian food’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) غذای ایرانی |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: غذای ایرانی |
| {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: چطوره؟ |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘ How is’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) چطوره؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: چطوره؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: غذای ایرانی چطوره؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question ‘How is the Iranian food?’ |
| Mehrnaz: خوشمزه اس |
| Eric: "It's delicious.’ Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) خوشمزه اس |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: خوشمزه |
| Eric: means ‘delicious.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) خوشمزه |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: خوشمزه |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that |
| Mehrnaz: اس |
| meaning something like ‘it's.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) اس |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: اس |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, It's delicious, and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: خوشمزه اس |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘delicious’ with ‘terrific.’ |
| Mehrnaz: فوق العاده |
| Eric: terrific |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) فوق العاده (regular) فوق العاده |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘terrific’ |
| Mehrnaz: فوق العاده اس |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘delicious.’ Say ‘It's terrific’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: فوق العاده اس |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘terrific’ with ‘too fatty.’ |
| Mehrnaz: خیلی چرب |
| Eric: too fatty |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) خیلی چرب (regular) خیلی چرب |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘too fatty’ |
| Mehrnaz: خیلی چربه |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘terrific’. Say ‘It's too fatty’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: خیلی چربه |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘too fatty’ with ‘too salty.’ |
| Mehrnaz: خیلی شور |
| Eric: too salty |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) خیلی شور (regular) خیلی شور |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘too salty’ |
| Mehrnaz: خیلی شوره |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘too fatty’. Say ‘It's too salty’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: خیلی شوره |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks you your opinion on the food you're eating. You want to say it's delicious. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: غذای ایرانی چطوره؟ (five seconds) خوشمزه اس |
| Eric: Now, you want to say it's terrific. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: غذای ایرانی چطوره؟ (five seconds) فوق العاده اس |
| Eric: you want to say it's too fatty. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: غذای ایرانی چطوره؟ (five seconds) خیلی چربه |
| Eric: You want to say it's too salty. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: غذای ایرانی چطوره؟ (five seconds) خیلی شوره |
| Eric: Now you want to know what -that- person thinks of the meal. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: غذای ایرانی چطوره؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 10 |
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