Learn how to ask about prices
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 11 - How to Say Prices. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say prices in Persian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to say 'One thousand toman.' in Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] هزار تومن(hezaar toman.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'thousand' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] هزار [Slow] هزار (hezaar) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'Toman' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] تومن [Slow] تومن(toman) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'One thousand toman.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] هزار تومن [Normal] هزار تومن |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'Ten million.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ده میلیون(dah milyoon.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'ten' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ده [Slow] ده (dah) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'million' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] میلیون [Slow] میلیون(milyoon) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Ten million.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] ده میلیون [Normal] ده میلیون |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say 'Fifteen hundred toman.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] هزار و پونصد تومن(hezaar-o poonsad toman.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'thousand' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] هزار [Slow] هزار(hezaar) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'five hundred' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] پونصد [Slow] پونصد(poonsad) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'Toman' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] تومن [Slow] تومن(toman) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Fifteen hundred toman.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] هزار و پونصد تومن [Normal] هزار و پونصد تومن |
| Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'Seven thousand, two hundred fifty.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] هفت هزار و دویست و پنجاه (Haft hezaar-o divist-o panjaah) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'seven thousand' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] هفت هزار [Slow] هفت هزار(haft hezaar) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'two hundred' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] دویست [Slow] دویست(divist) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'and' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] و [Slow] و(o / va) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'fifty' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] پنجاه [Slow] پنجاه(panjaah) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Seven thousand, two hundred fifty.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] هفت هزار و دویست و پنجاه [Normal] هفت هزار و دویست و پنجاه |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Mehrnaz: In Iran the official unit of currency is Rial. But people use Toman in their daily unofficial transactions. One Toman equals 10 Rials. But be careful when writing a cheque to use Rial! |
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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