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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and say yours in Persian.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Persian.
Mehrnaz: [Normal] چند سالته؟ (chand saaleteh?)
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'How old are you?'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] چند سالته؟ [Slow] چند سالته؟ (chand saaleteh?)
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] چند سالته؟ [Normal] چند سالته؟
Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to someone you don’t know well. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] چند سالتونه؟(chand saaletooneh?)
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'How old are you?'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] چند سالتونه؟ [Slow] چند سالتونه؟ (chand saaletooneh?)
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] چند سالتونه؟ [Normal] چند سالتونه؟
Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I am 17.'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] هیفده سالمه.(hifdah saalameh.)
Eric: This expression is a set phrase meaning 'I am 17.'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] هیفده سالمه. [Slow] هیفده سالمه.(hifdah saalameh.)
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I am 17.'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] هیفده سالمه. [Normal] هیفده سالمه.
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'You don't ask a woman's age.'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] سن خانوما رو نمیپرسن.(sen-ne khaanoomaa-ro nemiporsan.)
Eric: First is a word meaning 'age'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] سن [Slow] سن(sen)
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'women'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] خانوما [Slow] خانوما(khaanooma)
Eric: Next is the object marker
Mehrnaz: [Normal] رو [Slow] رو (ro)
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'they don't ask'
Mehrnaz: [Normal] نمیپرسن [Slow] نمیپرسن(nemiporsan)
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'You don't ask a woman's age.'
Mehrnaz: [Slow] سن خانوما رو نمیپرسن. [Normal] سن خانوما رو نمیپرسن.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Mehrnaz: Like in many other cultures, it's better to avoid asking an Iranian woman's age.

Outro

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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