Learn how to ask how much something is
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Persian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'How much is this?' in Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] این چنده؟(in chandeh?) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'this' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] این [Slow] این (in) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'how much' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] چند [Slow] چند(chand) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ه [Slow] ه(eh) |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How much is this?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] این چنده؟ [Normal] این چنده؟ |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to ask, 'What is the price of this?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] قیمت این چقدره؟ (gheymat-e in cheghadr-e?) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'price' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] قیمت [Slow] قیمت (gheymat) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'this' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] این [Slow] این(in) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'how much' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] چقدر [Slow] چقدر(Cheghadr) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ه [Slow] ه(eh) |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What is the price of this?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] قیمت این چقدره؟ [Normal] قیمت این چقدره؟ |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] اکی، بر میدارمش.(okey, bar midaaramesh.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'OK' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] اکی [Slow] اکی(okey) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I'll take ' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] بر میدارم [Slow] بر میدارم(barmidaaram) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'it' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ش [Slow] ش(esh) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] اکی، بر میدارمش. [Normal] اکی، بر میدارمش. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نه، ممنون. خیلی گرونه.(na, mamnoon. kheily gerooneh.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نه [Slow] نه(na) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'thanks' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ممنون [Slow] ممنون(mamnoon) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'too ' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خیلی [Slow] خیلی(kheili) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'expensive' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] گرون [Slow] گرون(geroon) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ه [Slow] ه(eh) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] نه، ممنون. خیلی گرونه. [Normal] نه، ممنون. خیلی گرونه. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Mehrnaz: When negotiating prices, we usually don't directly say that something is too expensive. Most Iranians just don't give up asking for a better price! In Iran, in most shops you can bargain and ask for a discount. I hope you can master your Persian to be able to do so! |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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