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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 12: When is your birthday? 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 When is your birthday? In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: تولدتون کیه؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: تولد |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘birthday’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) تولد |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: تولد |
| {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: تون |
| Eric: meaning ‘your’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) تون |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: تون |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: تولد تون |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| Mehrnaz: کی |
| Eric: meaning ‘when’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) کی |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: کی |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: تولد تون کی |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Mehrnaz: ه؟ |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘is’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) ه؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: ه؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: تولد تون کیه؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question When is your birthday? |
| Mehrnaz: بیست و دو آگوست. |
| Eric: "It's August 22nd’. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) بیست و دو آگوست. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: بیست و دو |
| Eric: means something like ‘twenty-second.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) بیست و دو |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: بیست و دو |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: آگوست |
| meaning August. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) آگوست |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: آگوست |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, It's August 22nd, and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: بیست و دو آگوست. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace August 22nd with March 21st. |
| Mehrnaz: بیست و یک مارچ |
| Eric: March 21st |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) بیست و یک مارچ (regular) بیست و یک مارچ |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with March 21st |
| Mehrnaz: بیست و یک مارچ. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace August 22nd. Say It's March 21st. |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بیست و یک مارچ. |
| Eric: To use a different phrase, replace March 21st with July 8th. |
| Mehrnaz: هشت جولای |
| Eric: July 8th. |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) هشت جولای (regular) هشت جولای |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with July 8th. |
| Mehrnaz: هشت جولای. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace March 21st. Say It's July 8th. |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: هشت جولای. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace July eighth with Esfand 5th. Esfand is the twelfth and last month in the Iranian solar calendar. |
| Mehrnaz: پنج اسفند |
| Eric: Esfand 5th. |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) پنج اسفند (regular) پنج اسفند |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Esfand 5th. |
| Mehrnaz: پنج اسفند. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace July 8th. Say ‘It's Esfand 5th.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: پنج اسفند. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks you when your birthday is. Your birthday is August 22nd. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: تولدتون کیه؟ (five seconds) بیست و دو آگوست. |
| Eric: Imagine your birthday is March 21st. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: تولدتون کیه؟ (five seconds) بیست و یک مارچ. |
| Eric: Now, imagine your birthday is July 8th. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: تولدتون کیه؟ (five seconds) هشت جولای. |
| Eric: Imagine your birthday is Esfand 5th. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: تولدتون کیه؟ (five seconds) پنج اسفند. |
| Eric: You want to ask someone when their birthday is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: تولدتون کیه؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 12 |
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