Learn how to ask "When are you leaving?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 14 - When Are You Leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Persian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'When are you leaving?' in Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] کی میری؟(key miri?) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] کی [Slow] کی (key) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'are you leaving' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] میری [Slow] میری(miri) |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] کی میری؟ [Normal] کی میری؟ |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] کی میرین؟(key mirin?) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'when' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] کی [Slow] کی (key) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'are you leaving' (polite) |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] میرین [Slow] میرین(mirin) |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] کی میرین؟ [Normal] کی میرین؟ |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'In two hours.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] دو ساعت دیگه.(do saa'at-e digeh.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'two' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] دو [Slow] دو(do) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'hour' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ساعت [Slow] ساعت(saa'at) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'another' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] دیگه [Slow] دیگه(deigeh) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'In two hours.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] دو ساعت دیگه. [Normal] دو ساعت دیگه. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'Next week.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] هفته دیگه.(hafteyeh digeh.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'week' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] هفته [Slow] هفته(hafteh) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'next' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] دیگه [Slow] دیگه(digeh) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Next week.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] هفته دیگه. [Normal] هفته دیگه. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Mehrnaz: Make sure you don't ask this question when you’ve invited someone over! You don't want them to think they are imposing and that you want them to leave. |
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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