Learn how to use negation in Persian
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 19 - Using Negation. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make essential negative statements in Persian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to say 'I don't have a pen.' in Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خودکار ندارم.(khodkaar nadaaram.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'pen' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خودکار [Slow] خودکار (khodkaar) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I don't have' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ندارم [Slow] ندارم(nadaaram) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have a pen.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] خودکار ندارم. [Normal] خودکار ندارم. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'I don't have time.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] وقت ندارم(vaght nadaaram) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'time' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] وقت [Slow] وقت (vaght) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I don't have' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ندارم [Slow] ندارم(nadaaram) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have time.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] وقت ندارم [Normal] وقت ندارم |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say 'I don't know.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نمی دونم(nemidoonam) |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'I don't know.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نمی دونم [Slow] نمی دونم(nemidoonam) |
| Eric: Listen again to the word meaning 'I don't know.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] نمی دونم [Normal] نمی دونم |
| Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'I don't get it.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نمی فهمم(nemifahmam) |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'I don't get it.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نمی فهمم [Slow] نمی فهمم(nemifahmam) |
| Eric: Listen again to the word meaning 'I don't get it.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] نمی فهمم [Normal] نمی فهمم |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Mehrnaz: “I don't know,” or nemidoonam نمی دونم , in Persian, is an expression that is rarely heard. There is a funny saying that Iranians usually don't want to admit their ignorance. |
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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