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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 21: Are you hungry? 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 Are you hungry? In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنه این؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنه |
| Eric: meaning ‘hungry’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) گرسنه |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنه |
| {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: این؟ |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘Are you.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) این؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: این؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنه این؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Are you hungry? |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یک کم گرسنمه. |
| Eric: "Yes, I'm a little hungry’. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) بله، یک کم گرسنمه. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: بله |
| Eric: means ‘yes.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) بله |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: بله |
| {Pause} |
| Mehrnaz: یک کم |
| Eric: meaning ‘a little.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) یک کم |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: یک کم |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنمه. |
| meaning something like ‘I'm hungry.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) گرسنمه. |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنمه. |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I'm a little hungry., and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: بله ، یک کم گرسنمه. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To use a different phrase, replace ‘a little’ with ‘so.’ |
| Mehrnaz: خیلی |
| Eric: so |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) خیلی (regular) خیلی |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘so’ |
| Mehrnaz: بله، خیلی گرسنمه . |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘a little’. Say ‘Yes, I'm so hungry.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، خیلی گرسنمه. |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: دارم از گرسنگی می میرم. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘so’ with ‘a bit’. |
| Mehrnaz: یه خورده |
| Eric: a bit |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) یه خورده (regular) یه خورده |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘a bit’ |
| Mehrnaz: یه خورده. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘so’. Say ‘Yes, I’m a bit hungry.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یه خورده گرسنمه. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘a bit hungry’ with ‘starving.’ |
| Mehrnaz: دارم از گرسنگی می میرم |
| Eric: starving |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) دارم از گرسنگی می میرم (regular) دارم از گرسنگی می میرم |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘starving’ |
| Mehrnaz: بله، دارم از گرسنگی می میرم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘a bit hungry’. Say ‘Yes, I'm starving.’ |
| Mehrnaz: بله، دارم از گرسنگی می میرم. |
| To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، گرسنه نیستم. |
| Eric: Which is like saying ‘No, I'm not.’ in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slowly) نه، گرسنه نیستم. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، گرسنه نیستم. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and a someone asks you if you're hungry. You want to answer ‘Yes, I'm a little hungry.’ Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنه هستین؟ (five seconds) بله، یک کم گرسنمه. |
| Eric: Now you want to say Yes, I'm so hungry. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنه هستین؟ (five seconds) بله، خیلی گرسنمه. |
| Eric: You want to say Yes, I'm a bit hungry. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنه هستین؟ (five seconds) بله، یه خورده گرسنمه. |
| Eric: You want to say Yes, I'm starving. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنه هستین؟ (five seconds) بله، دارم از گرسنگی می میرم. |
| Eric: You want to ask someone if they are hungry. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنه هستین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Mehrnaz: گرسنه هستین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 21 |
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