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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 2: Where are you from? 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 ‘Where are you from?’ In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: اهل کجا هستین؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: اهل |
| Eric: meaning ‘from’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) اهل |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: اهل |
| {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: کجا |
| Eric: meaning “where” |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) کجا |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: کجا |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: اهل کجا |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Mehrnaz: هستین؟ |
| Eric: meaning ‘are you’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) هستین؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: هستین؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: اهل کجا هستین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question ‘Where are you from?’ |
| Mehrnaz: من آمریکایی ام. |
| Eric: "I'm American.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) من آمریکایی ام. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: من |
| Eric: means ‘I’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) من |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: من |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: آمریکاییم |
| Eric: meaning “am American.” |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) آمریکاییم |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: آمریکاییم |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, I'm American, and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: من آمریکایی ام. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To use a different phrase, replace “American” with Iranian. |
| Mehrnaz: ایرانی |
| Eric: Iranian |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) ایرانی (regular) ایرانی |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Iranian |
| Mehrnaz: من ایرانیم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “American” Say ‘I'm Iranian’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: من ایرانیم. |
| Eric: To make another phrase, replace Iranian with Iraqi. |
| Mehrnaz: عراقی |
| Eric: Iraqi |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) عراقی (regular) عراقی |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Iraqi |
| Mehrnaz: من عراقیم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘Iranian’. Say I'm Iraqi |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: من عراقیم. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace Iraqi with Australian. |
| Mehrnaz: استرالیایی |
| Eric: Australian |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) استرالیایی (regular) استرالیایی |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Australian |
| Mehrnaz: من استرالیایی. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Iraqi. Say ‘I'm Australian’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: من استرالیاییم. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks you where you're from. You're American. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: اهل کجا هستین؟ (five seconds) من آمریکایی ام. |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're Iranian. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: اهل کجا هستین؟ (five seconds) من ایرانیم. |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're Iraqi. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: اهل کجا هستین؟ (five seconds) من عراقیم. |
| Eric: Imagine you're Australian. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: اهل کجا هستین؟ (five seconds) من استرالیاییم. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask that person where they're from. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: اهل کجا هستین؟ |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Mehrnaz: اهل کجا هستین؟ |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 2 |
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