Learn how to exchange greetings
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you’ll learn what to say to someone when you arrive and when you leave in Persian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi.' in Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] سلام(salaam) |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'Hi' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] سلام [Slow] سلام (salaam) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Hi.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] سلام [Normal] سلام |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Good day.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] روز بخیر(rooz bekheir) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “day” |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] روز [Slow] روز (rooz) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “good” |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] بخیر [Slow] بخیر(bekheir) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] روز بخیر [Normal] روز بخیر |
| Eric: Next up is the informal way to say 'See you.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] میبینمت(mibinamet) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'see' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] میبینم [Slow] میبینم(mibinam) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ت [Slow] ت(et) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'See you.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] میبینمت [Normal] میبینمت |
| Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Goodbye.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خداحافظ(khodaa haafez) |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'goodbye' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خداحافظ [Slow] خداحافظ(khodaa haafez) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal word meaning 'Goodbye.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] خداحافظ [Normal] خداحافظ |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Mehrnaz: In the morning, people will greet each other with salaam, sobh bekheir سلام صبح بخیر ("Hello, good morning!") and at the end of a work day you usually hear people say khasteh nabashi خسته نباشی. It literally means "don't be tired" but it’s just a way of showing gratitude for the hard work someone has done. |
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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