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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 15: Do you have a cell phone? 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 a cell phone?’ In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: گوشی دارین؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: گوشی |
| Eric: meaning ‘cell phone’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) گوشی |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: گوشی |
| {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: گوشی 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 a cell phone?’ |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یه آیفون دارم. |
| Eric: "Yes, I have an iPhone.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) بله، یه آیفون دارم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: بله |
| Eric: meaning ‘yes’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) بله |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: بله |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: یه |
| meaning ‘an.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) یه |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: یه |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: آیفون |
| meaning ‘iPhone.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) آیفون |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: آیفون |
| {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, ‘Yes, I have an iPhone.,’ and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یه آیفون دارم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace iPhone with Samsung. |
| Mehrnaz: سامسونگ |
| Eric: Samsung |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) سامسونگ (regular) سامسونگ |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Samsung |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یه سامسونگ دارم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace iPhone. Say ‘Yes, I have a Samsung.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یه سامسونگ دارم. |
| Eric: To make another phrase, replace Samsung with Nokia. |
| Mehrnaz: نوکیا |
| Eric: Nokia |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) نوکیا (regular) نوکیا |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Nokia |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یه نوکیا دارم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name Samsung. Say ‘Yes, I have a Nokia.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یه نوکیا دارم. |
| Eric: To make another phrase, replace Nokia with Motorola. |
| Mehrnaz: موتورولا |
| Eric: Motorola |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) موتورولا (regular) موتورولا |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Motorola |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یه موتورولا دارم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name Nokia. Say ‘Yes, I have a Motorola.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یه موتورولا دارم. |
| Eric: To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، ندارم. |
| Eric: Which is like saying ‘No, I don't’. in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slowly) نه، ندارم. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، ندارم. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks you if you have a cell phone. You have an iPhone. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: گوشی دارین؟ (five seconds) بله، یه آیفون دارم. |
| Eric: Now imagine you have a Samsung. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: گوشی دارین؟ (five seconds) بله، یه سامسونگ دارم. |
| Eric: Now imagine you have a Nokia. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: گوشی دارین؟ (five seconds) بله، یه نوکیا دارم. |
| Eric: Now imagine you have a Motorola. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: گوشی دارین؟ (five seconds) بله، یه موتورولا دارم. |
| Eric: You want to ask that person if they have a cell phone. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: گوشی دارین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Mehrnaz: گوشی دارین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 15 |
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