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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 9: Do you like 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 Do you like Iranian food? In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: غدای ایرانی دوست دارین؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: غذای |
| Eric: meaning ‘food’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) غذای |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: غذای |
| {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: ایرانی |
| Eric: meaning Iranian. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) ایرانی |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: ایرانی |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: غذای ایرانی |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Mehrnaz: دوست دارین؟ |
| Eric: meaning ‘do you like’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) دوست دارین؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: دوست دارین؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: غذای ایرانی دوست دارین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you like Iranian food? |
| Mehrnaz: بله، مخصوصا باقالی پلو خیلی دوست دارم. |
| Eric: "Yes, I especially love Baghali Polo”. Listeners, this is an Iranian Dill and Lima Bean Rice dish. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) بله، مخصوصا باقالی پلو خیلی دوست دارم. |
| {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: مخصوصا |
| Eric: means ‘especially’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) مخصوصا |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: مخصوصا |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: باقالی پلو |
| Eric: which is Baghali Polo. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) باقالی پلو |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: باقالی پلو |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: خیلی دوست دارم |
| meaning ‘I love’. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) خیلی دوست دارم |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: خیلی دوست دارم |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, ‘Yes, I especially love Baghali Polo’, and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: بله، مخصوصا باقالی پلو خیلی دوست دارم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To make another phrase, replace Baghali Polo with Ghormeh Sabzi, which is an Iranian herb stew. |
| Mehrnaz: قورمه سبزی |
| Eric: Ghormeh Sabzi |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) قورمه سبزی (regular) قورمه سبزی |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Ghormeh Sabzi. |
| Mehrnaz: بله، مخصوصا قورمه سبزی خیلی دوست دارم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Baghali Polo. Say ‘Yes, I especially love Ghormeh Sabzi.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، مخصوصا قورمه سبزی خیلی دوست دارم. |
| Eric: To use a different phrase, replace Ghormeh Sabzi with Sabzi Polo ba Mahi, which is an Iranian dish of rice and chopped herbs with fish. |
| Mehrnaz: سبزی پلو با ماهی |
| Eric: Sabzi Polo ba Mahi |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) سبزی پلو با ماهی (regular) سبزی پلو با ماهی |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Sabzi Polo ba Mahi. |
| Mehrnaz: بله، مخصوصا سبزی پلو با ماهی خیلی دوست دارم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name Ghormeh Sabzi. Say ‘Yes, I especially love Sabzi Polo ba Mahi.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، مخصوصا سبزی پلو با ماهی خیلی دوست دارم. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace Sabzi Polo with Kebab. |
| Mehrnaz: کباب |
| Eric: Kebab |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) کباب (regular) کباب |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Kebab |
| Mehrnaz: بله، مخصوصا کباب خیلی دوست دارم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Sabzi Polo. Say ‘Yes, I especially love Kebab.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، مخصوصا کباب خیلی دوست دارم. |
| To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، دوست ندارم. |
| Eric: Which is like saying ‘No, I don't’. in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slowly) نه، دوست ندارم. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، دوست ندارم. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks you if you like Iranian food. You want to answer that you like Baghali Polo. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: غدای ایرانی دوست دارین؟ (five seconds) بله، مخصوصا باقالی پلو خیلی دوست دارم. |
| Eric: Now you want to say that you like Ghormeh Sabzi. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: غدای ایرانی دوست دارین؟ (five seconds) بله، مخصوصا قورمه سبزی خیلی دوست دارم. |
| Eric: You want to say that you like Sabzi polo ba Mahi. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: غدای ایرانی دوست دارین؟ (five seconds) بله، مخصوصا سبزی پلو با ماهی خیلی دوست دارم. |
| Eric: You want to say that you like Kebab. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: غدای ایرانی دوست دارین؟ (five seconds) بله، مخصوصا کباب خیلی دوست دارم. |
| Eric: Now you want to ask someone if they like Iranian food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: غدای ایرانی دوست دارین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Mehrnaz: غدای ایرانی دوست دارین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 9 |
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