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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question “What are you doing?” in Persian.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'What are you doing?' in Persian.
Mehrnaz: [Normal] داری چی کار میکنی؟(daari chi kaar mikoni?)
Eric: First is a word meaning 'are you'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] داری [Slow] داری (daari)
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'what'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] چی کار [Slow] چی کار(chi kaar)
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'doing'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] میکنی [Slow] میکنی(mikoni)
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'What are you doing?'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] داری چی کار میکنی؟ [Normal] داری چی کار میکنی؟
Eric: Here's the formal way to ask, 'What are you doing?'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] دارین چه کار می کنین؟ (daarin chi kaari mikonin?)
Eric: First is a word meaning 'are you'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] دارین [Slow] دارین (daarin)
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'what'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] چه کار [Slow] چه کار(che kaar)
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'doing' (polite)
Mehrnaz: [Normal] می کنین [Slow] می کنین(mikonin)
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What are you doing?'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] دارین چه کار می کنین؟ [Normal] دارین چه کار می کنین؟
Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I am studying.'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] دارم درس میخونم.(daaram dars mikhoonam.)
Eric: First is a word meaning 'I am'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] دارم [Slow] دارم(daaram)
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'studying'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] درس میخونم[Slow] درس میخونم (dars mikhoonam)
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I am studying.'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] دارم درس میخونم. [Normal] دارم درس میخونم.
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm not doing anything special.'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] کار خاصی نمی کنم.(kaar-e khaas-si nemikonam.)
Eric: First is a word meaning 'anything special'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] کار خاصی [Slow] کار خاصی(kaar-e khaas-si)
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'm not doing'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] نمی کنم [Slow] نمی کنم(nemikonam)
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I'm not doing anything special.'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] کار خاصی نمی کنم. [Normal] کار خاصی نمی کنم.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Mehrnaz: Keep in mind that sometimes it might seem like prying into someone's affairs if you ask what they’re doing at the wrong time and without the right tone.

Outro

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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