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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 22: What's this? 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 What's this? In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: این چیه؟ |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: این |
| Eric: meaning ‘this’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) این |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: این |
| {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: چی |
| Eric: meaning ‘What’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) چی |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: چی |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: این چی |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| Mehrnaz: ه؟ |
| Eric: meaning ‘is’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) ه؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: ه؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: این چیه؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's this? |
| Mehrnaz: دوربینه. |
| Eric: "It's a camera’. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) دوربینه. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: دوربین |
| Eric: means ‘camera.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) دوربین |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: دوربین |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that |
| Mehrnaz: ه. |
| meaning something like ‘it's.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) ه. |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: ه. |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, It's a camera., and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: دوربینه. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To use a different phrase, replace ‘camera’ with ‘book.’ |
| Mehrnaz: کتاب |
| Eric: book |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) کتاب (regular) کتاب |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘book’ |
| Mehrnaz: کتابه. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘camera’. Say ‘It's a book.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: کتابه. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘book’ with ‘watch.’ |
| Mehrnaz: ساعت |
| Eric: watch |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) ساعت (regular) ساعت |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘watch’ |
| Mehrnaz: ساعته. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘book’. Say ‘It's a watch.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: ساعته. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘watch’ with ‘computer.’ |
| Mehrnaz: کامپیوتر |
| Eric: computer |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) کامپیوتر (regular) کامپیوتر |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘computer’ |
| Mehrnaz: کامپیوتره. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘watch’. Say ‘It's a computer.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: کامپیوتره. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks you what something is. It is a camera. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: این چیه؟ (five seconds) دوربینه. |
| Eric: Now imagine that it’s a book. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: این چیه؟ (five seconds) کتابه. |
| Eric: Imagine that it's a watch. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: این چیه؟ (five seconds) ساعته. |
| Eric: Imagine that it's a computer. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: این چیه؟ (five seconds) کامپیوتره. |
| Eric: You want to ask someone what something is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: این چیه؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 22 |
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