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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 6: How long have you been studying 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 ‘How long have you been studying Persian?’ In Persian, this is |
| Mehrnaz: چن وقته دارین فارسی میخونین؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: چن وقته |
| Eric: meaning ‘how long’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) چن وقته |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: چن وقته |
| {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: دارین |
| Eric: meaning ‘have you’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) دارین |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: دارین |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: چن وقته دارین |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Mehrnaz: فارسی |
| Eric: which is the language name Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) فارسی |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: فارسی |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: چن وقته دارین فارسی |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Mehrnaz: میخونین؟ |
| Eric: meaning ‘been studying.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) میخونین؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: میخونین؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: چن وقته دارین فارسی میخونین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question ‘How long have you been studying Persian?’ |
| Mehrnaz: یه ماه |
| Eric: "For 1 month.’ Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) یه ماه |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: یه |
| Eric: means something like ‘for one.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) یه |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: یه |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: ماه |
| meaning ‘month’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) ماه |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: ماه |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, ‘For 1 month’, and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: یه ماه |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To make another phrase, replace ‘1 month’ with ‘two years.’ |
| Mehrnaz: دو سال |
| Eric: two years |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) دو سال (regular) دو سال |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘two years’ |
| Mehrnaz: دو سال |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘1 month’. Say ‘For two years.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: دو سال |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘two years’ with ‘about three weeks or so.’ |
| Mehrnaz: سه هفته اینطورا |
| Eric: about three weeks or so |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) سه هفته اینطورا (regular) سه هفته اینطورا |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘about three weeks or so’ |
| Mehrnaz: سه هفته اینطورا |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘two years.’ Say ‘For about three weeks or so.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: سه هفته اینطورا |
| Eric: To make another phrase, replace ‘about three weeks or so’ with ‘about five months.’ |
| Mehrnaz: حدود پنج ماه |
| Eric: about five months |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) حدود پنج ماه (regular) حدود پنج ماه |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘about five months’ |
| Mehrnaz: حدود پنج ماه |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘about three weeks or so.’ Say ‘For about five months.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: حدود پنج ماه |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks you how long you have been studying Persian. You have been studying it for 1 month. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: چن وقته دارین فارسی میخونین؟ (five seconds) یه ماه |
| Eric: Imagine you've been studying it for two years. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: چن وقته دارین فارسی میخونین؟ (five seconds) دو سال |
| Eric: Imagine you've been studying it for about three weeks or so. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: چن وقته دارین فارسی میخونین؟ (five seconds) سه هفته اینطورا |
| Eric: Imagine you've been studying it for about five months. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: چن وقته دارین فارسی میخونین؟ (five seconds) حدود پنج ماه |
| Eric: Now you want to ask someone how long -they- have been studying Persian. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: چن وقته دارین فارسی میخونین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 6 |
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