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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 13: Do you have any brothers or sisters? 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 Do you have any brothers or sisters? In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر برادر دارین؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر برادر |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘any brothers and sisters’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) خواهر برادر |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر برادر |
| {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: دارین؟ |
| Eric: meaning ‘do you have.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) دارین؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: دارین؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر برادر دارین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you have any brothers or sisters? |
| Mehrnaz: یه خواهر دارم. |
| Eric: "I have a sister.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) یه خواهر دارم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: یه |
| Eric: means ‘a’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) یه |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: یه |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر |
| meaning ‘sister’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) خواهر |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: دارم. |
| meaning something like ‘I have’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) دارم. |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: دارم. |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, I have a sister., and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: یه خواهر دارم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To use a different phrase, replace ‘sister’ with ‘two brothers.’ |
| Mehrnaz: دو تا برادر |
| Eric: two brothers |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) دو تا برادر (regular) دو تا برادر |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘two brothers’ |
| Mehrnaz: دو تا برادر دارم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘a sister’. Say ‘I have two brothers.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: دو تا برادر دارم. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘two brothers’ with ‘one brother and one sister.’ |
| Mehrnaz: یه برادر و یه خواهر |
| Eric: one brother and one sister |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) برادر و یه خواهر ye (regular) برادر و یه خواهر |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘one brother and one sister’ |
| Mehrnaz: یه برادر و یه خواهر دارم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘two brothers.’ Say ‘I have a one brother and one sister.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: یه برادر و یه خواهر دارم. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘one brother and one sister’ with ‘two sisters and one brother.’ |
| Mehrnaz: دو تا خواهر و یه برادر |
| Eric: two sisters and one brother |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) دو تا خواهر و یه برادر (regular) دو تا خواهر و یه برادر |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘two sisters and one brother’ |
| Mehrnaz: دو تا خواهر و یه برادر دارم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘one brother and one sister.’ Say ‘I have a two sisters and one brother.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: دو تا خواهر و یه برادر دارم. |
| To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، من تک بچه ام. |
| Eric: Which is like saying ‘No, I'm an only child.’ in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slowly) نه، من تک بچه ام. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، من تک بچه ام. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks you if you have any brothers or sisters. You want to say you have a sister. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر برادر دارین؟ (five seconds) یه خواهر دارم. |
| Eric: Now imagine you have two brothers Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر برادر دارین؟ (five seconds) دو تا برادر دارم. |
| Eric: Imagine you have one brother and one sister. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر برادر دارین؟ (five seconds) یه برادر و یه خواهر دارم. |
| Eric: Imagine you have two sisters and one brother. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر برادر دارین؟ (five seconds) دو تا خواهر و یه برادر دارم. |
| Eric: You want to ask someone is they have any brothers or sisters. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر برادر دارین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Mehrnaz: خواهر برادر دارین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 13 |
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