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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 4: What do you do? 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 do you do?’ In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: شغل شما چیه؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: شغل |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘do’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) شغل |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: شغل |
| {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: شما |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘you’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) شما |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: شما |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: شغل شما |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Mehrnaz: چیه؟ |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘what do’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) چیه؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: چیه؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: شغل شما 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 do you do?’ |
| Mehrnaz: من معلمم. |
| Eric: "I'm a teacher.’ Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) من معلمم. |
| {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: معلم |
| meaning ‘teacher’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) معلم |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: معلم |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that |
| Mehrnaz: م |
| meaning ‘am’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) م |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: م |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, I'm a teacher, and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: من معلمم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘teacher’ with ‘engineer.’ |
| Mehrnaz: مهندس |
| Eric: engineer |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) مهندس (regular) مهندس |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘engineer’ |
| Mehrnaz: من مهندسم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘teacher’. Say ‘I'm an engineer.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: من مهندسم. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘engineer’ with ‘housewife.’ |
| Mehrnaz: خانه دار |
| Eric: housewife |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) خانه دار (regular) خانه دار |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘housewife’ |
| Mehrnaz: من خانه دارم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘engineer’. Say ‘I'm a housewife.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: من خانه دارم. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘housewife’ with ‘student’. |
| Mehrnaz: دانشجو |
| Eric: student |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) دانشجو (regular) دانشجو |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘student’ |
| Mehrnaz: من دانشجو ام. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace housewife. Say ‘I'm a student’. |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: من دانشجو ام. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you’re visiting Iran and someone asks what you do. You are a teacher. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: شغل شما چیه؟ (five seconds) من معلمم. |
| Eric: Imagine you are an engineer. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: شغل شما چیه؟ (five seconds) من مهندسم. |
| Eric: Imagine you are a housewife. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: شغل شما چیه؟ (five seconds) من خانه دارم. |
| Eric: Imagine you're student. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: شغل شما چیه؟ (five seconds) من دانشجو ام. |
| Eric: You want to learn what that person does. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: شغل شما چیه؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Mehrnaz: شغل شما چیه؟ |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 4 |
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