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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 8: Can you eat Iranian |
| food? |
| 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 ‘Can you eat Iranian food?’ In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین غذای ایرانی بخورین؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین |
| Eric: meaning ‘can you’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) می تونین |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین |
| {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: غذای |
| Eric: meaning ‘foods’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) غذای |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: غذای |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین غذای |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Mehrnaz: ایرانی |
| Eric: meaning Iranian. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) ایرانی |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: ایرانی |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین غذای ایرانی |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Mehrnaz: بخورین؟ |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘eat’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) بخورین؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: بخورین؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین غذای ایرانی بخورین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Can you eat Iranian food? |
| Mehrnaz: بله، خوشمزه اس |
| Eric: "Yes, it's delicious’. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) بله، خوشمزه اس |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: بله |
| Eric: means ‘yes’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) بله |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: بله |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: خوشمزه |
| meaning ‘delicious’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) خوشمزه |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: خوشمزه |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Next is |
| Mehrnaz: اس |
| meaning something like ‘it's’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) اس |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: اس |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, it's delicious., and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: بله، خوشمزه اس |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘delicious’ with ‘very delicious.’ |
| Mehrnaz: خیلی خوشمزه |
| Eric: very delicious |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) خیلی خوشمزه (regular) خیلی خوشمزه |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘very delicious’ |
| Mehrnaz: بله، خیلی خوشمزه اس |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘delicious’. Say ‘Yes, it's very delicious.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، خیلی خوشمزه اس |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘very delicious’ with ‘very diverse.’ |
| Mehrnaz: خیلی متنوع |
| Eric: very diverse |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) خیلی متنوع (regular) خیلی متنوع |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘very diverse’ |
| Mehrnaz: بله، خیلی متنوع متنوع اس |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘very delicious’. Say ‘Yes, it's very diverse.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، خیلی متنوع متنوع اس |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘very diverse’ with ‘terrific.’ |
| Mehrnaz: فوق العاده اس |
| Eric: terrific |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) فوق العاده اس (regular) فوق العاده اس |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘terrific’ |
| Mehrnaz: بله، فوق العاده اس |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘very diverse’. Say ‘Yes, it's terrific.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، فوق العاده اس |
| To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، نمی تونم. |
| Eric: Which is like saying ‘No, I can't.’ in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slowly) نه، نمی تونم. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، نمی تونم. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks if you can eat Iranian food. You want to answer that it is delicious. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین غذای ایرانی بخورین؟ (five seconds) بله، خوشمزه اس |
| Eric: Now, you want to say that it's very delicious. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین غذای ایرانی بخورین؟ (five seconds) بله، خیلی خوشمزه اس |
| Eric: Now, you want to say that it's very diverse. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین غذای ایرانی بخورین؟ (five seconds) بله، خیلی متنوع متنوع اس |
| Eric: Now, you want to say that it's terrific. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین غذای ایرانی بخورین؟ (five seconds) بله، فوق العاده اس |
| Eric: Now you want to ask someone if they can eat Iranian food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین غذای ایرانی بخورین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Mehrnaz: می تونین غذای ایرانی بخورین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 8 |
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