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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 23: Whose is 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 Whose is this? In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: این مال کیه؟ |
| 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: مال کی |
| Eric: meaning ‘whose’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) مال کی |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: مال کی |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: این مال کی |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| 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 مال کیه؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Whose is this?? |
| Mehrnaz: مال منه. |
| Eric: "It's mine.’ Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) مال منه. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: مال من |
| Eric: meaning ‘mine’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) مال من |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: مال من |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| 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 mine.’, and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: مال منه. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘mine’ with ‘Afshin’s.’ |
| Mehrnaz: مال افشین. |
| Eric: Afshin’s |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) مال افشینه. (regular) مال افشینه. |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Afshin’s. |
| Mehrnaz: مال افشینه.. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘mine’. Say It's Afshin’s. |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: مال افشینه.. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace Afshin’s with ‘my father's.’ |
| Mehrnaz: مال پدرم |
| Eric: my father's |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) مال پدرم (regular) مال پدرم |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘my father's’ |
| Mehrnaz: مال پدرم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘Afshin’s’. Say ‘It's my father's.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: مال پدرمه. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘my father's’ with ‘mom’s.’ |
| Mehrnaz: مال مامان. |
| Eric: mom’s |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) مال مامان (regular) مال مامان |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘mom’s’ |
| Mehrnaz: مال مامان. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘my father's’. Say ‘It's mom’s.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: مال مامانه.. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran, and someone asks you who something belongs to. You want to say It's mine. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: این مال کیه؟ (five seconds) مال منه. |
| Eric: Now, you want to say It's Afshin’s. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: این مال کیه؟ (five seconds) مال افشینه. |
| Eric: Now, you want to say It's my father's. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: این مال کیه؟ (five seconds) مال پدرمه. |
| Eric: Now, you want to say It's mom’s. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: این مال کیه؟ (five seconds) مال مامانه . |
| Eric: Imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: این مال کیه؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 23 |
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