Learn to ask "thank you"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 3 - Manners. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to thank other people in various ways in Persian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to say 'Thank you.' in Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ممنونم.(mamnoonam) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'thankful' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ممنون [Slow] ممنون (mamnoon) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'am' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] م [Slow] م(am) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Thank you.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] ممنونم. [Normal] ممنونم. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Thank you very much.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خیلی ممنونم.(kheili mamnoonam.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'very much' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خیلی [Slow] خیلی (kheili) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'thankful' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ممنون [Slow] ممنون(mamnoon) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'am' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] م [Slow] م(am) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Thank you very much.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] خیلی ممنونم. [Normal] خیلی ممنونم. |
| Eric: Next up is the formal way to say 'Thank you, kindly.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] صمیمانه تشکر میکنم. (Samimaneh tashak-kor mikonam.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'kindly' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] صمیمانه [Slow] صمیمانه(Samimaneh) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'thank you' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] تشکر میکنم [Slow] تشکر میکنم(tashak-kor mikoanm) |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Thank you, kindly.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] صمیمانه تشکر میکنم. [Normal] صمیمانه تشکر میکنم. |
| Eric: Finally, here is an informal way to say 'Thanks for everything.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ممنون برای همه چیز.(mamnoon baraay-e hameh chiz.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'thanks' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ممنون [Slow] ممنون (mamnoon) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'for' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] برای [Slow] برای(baraay-e) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'everything' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] همه چیز [Slow] همه چیز(hameh chiz) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Thanks for everything.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] ممنون برای همه چیز. [Normal] ممنون برای همه چیز. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Mehrnaz: There's another common word for informal settings that comes from the French word for thank you, Merci. And it's mersi مرسی. |
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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