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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 7: Where did you learn 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 ‘Where did you learn Persian?’ In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: فارسیو کجا یاد گرفتین؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: فارسیو |
| Eric: which means “Persian”(language) in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) فارسیو |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: فارسیو |
| {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: کجا |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘where did’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) کجا |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: کجا |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: فارسیو کجا |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Mehrnaz: یاد گرفتین؟ |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘you learn.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) یاد گرفتین؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: یاد گرفتین؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: فارسیو کجا یاد گرفتین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question ‘Where did you learn Persian?’ |
| Mehrnaz: تو مدرسه یاد گرفتم. |
| Eric: "I learned it in school.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) تو مدرسه یاد گرفتم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: تو |
| Eric: means ‘in’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) تو |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: تو |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that |
| Mehrnaz: مدرسه |
| meaning ‘school.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) مدرسه |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: مدرسه |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: یاد گرفتم |
| meaning ‘learned.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) یاد گرفتم |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: یاد گرفتم |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, I learned it in school, and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: تو مدرسه یاد گرفتم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To use a different phrase, replace ‘school’ with ‘private institute.’ |
| Mehrnaz: تو یه موسسه خصوصی |
| Eric: private institute |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) تو یه موسسه خصوصی (regular) تو یه موسسه خصوصی |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘private institute’ |
| Mehrnaz: تو یه موسسه خصوصی یاد گرفتم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘ school’. Say ‘I learned it in a private institute.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: تو یه موسسه خصوصی یاد گرفتم. |
| Eric: To use a different phrase, replace ‘private institute’ with ‘Iran.’ |
| Mehrnaz: تو ایران |
| Eric:Iran |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) تو ایران (regular) تو ایران |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘Iran’ |
| Mehrnaz: تو ایران یاد گرفتم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘private institute’. Say ‘I learned it in Iran.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: تو ایران یاد گرفتم. |
| Eric: To make another phrase, replace ‘in Iran’ with ‘with movies and books.’ |
| Mehrnaz: با فیلم و کتاب |
| Eric: with movies and books |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) با فیلم و کتاب (regular) با فیلم و کتاب |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘with movies and books’ |
| Mehrnaz: با فیلم و کتاب یاد گرفتم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘in Iran’. Say ‘I learned it with movies and books.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: با فیلم و کتاب یاد گرفتم. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks you where you learned Persian. You learned Persian in school. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: فارسیو کجا یاد گرفتین؟ (five seconds) تو مدرسه یاد گرفتم. |
| Eric: Now, imagine you learned it in a private institute. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: فارسیو کجا یاد گرفتین؟ (five seconds) تو یه موسسه خصوصی یاد گرفتم. |
| Eric: Imagine you learned it in Iran. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: فارسیو کجا یاد گرفتین؟ (five seconds) تو ایران یاد گرفتم. |
| Eric: Imagine you learned it with movies and books. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: فارسیو کجا یاد گرفتین؟ (five seconds) با فیلم و کتاب یاد گرفتم. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Persian. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: فارسیو کجا یاد گرفتین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 7 |
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