Learn how to ask if someone speaks English
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘Do you speak English?’ in Persian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can you speak English?' in Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] میتونین انگلیسی صحبت کنین؟ (mitoonin ingilisi sohbat konin?) |
| Eric: First is a polite word meaning 'Can you' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] میتونین [Slow] میتونین (mitoonin) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'English ' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] انگلیسی [Slow] انگلیسی(ingilisi) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'speak' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] صحبت کنین [Slow] صحبت کنین(sohbat konin) |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Can you speak English?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] میتونین انگلیسی صحبت کنین؟ [Normal] میتونین انگلیسی صحبت کنین؟ |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask, 'Do you speak English?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] میتونی انگلیسی صحبت کنی؟(mitooni ingilisi sohbat koni?) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Can you' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] میتونی [Slow] میتونی (mitooni) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'English ' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] انگلیسی [Slow] انگلیسی(ingilisi) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'speak' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] صحبت کنی [Slow] صحبت کنی(sohbat koni) |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] میتونی انگلیسی صحبت کنی؟ [Normal] میتونی انگلیسی صحبت کنی؟ |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I can.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] بله، می تونم.(baleh, mitoonam.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Yes' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] بله [Slow] بله(baleh) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I can' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] می تونم [Slow] می تونم(mitoonam) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Yes, I can.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] بله، می تونم. [Normal] بله، می تونم. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'No, I can't.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نه، نمی تونم.(na, nemitoonam.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'No' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نه [Slow] نه(na) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I can't' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] نمی تونم [Slow] نمی تونم(nemitoonam) |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'No, I can't.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] نه، نمی تونم. [Normal] نه، نمی تونم. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Mehrnaz: English is taught as a second language at school in Iran and many parents put their kids in after-school language institutes. Many university students learn English to study abroad. So I can safely say that the young generation has a good command of English. |
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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