Learn about Persian adjectives
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Persian Season 1, Lesson 9 - Using Adjectives. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use adjectives in simple sentences in Persian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to say 'I'm American.' in Persian. |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] آمریکاییم. (aamrikaai-yam) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'American' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] آمریکایی [Slow] آمریکایی (aamrikaai) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'm' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] م [Slow] م(am) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm American.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] آمریکاییم. [Normal] آمریکاییم. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the informal way to say 'I'm hungry.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] گرسنمه.(gorosnameh.) |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'I'm hungry.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] گرسنمه. [Slow] گرسنمه. (gorosnameh) |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'I'm hungry.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] گرسنمه. [Normal] گرسنمه. |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say 'We are cold.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ما سردمونه.(maa sardemooneh.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'we' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ما [Slow] ما(maa) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'are cold' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] سردمونه. [Slow] سردمونه.(sardemooneh) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'We are cold.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] ما سردمونه. [Normal] ما سردمونه. |
| Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'You're pretty.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] تو خوشگلی.(to khoshgeli.) |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'You' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] تو [Slow] تو(to) |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'pretty' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] خوشگل [Slow] خوشگل(khoshgel) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'are' |
| Mehrnaz: [Normal] ی [Slow] ی(i) |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'You're pretty.' |
| Mehrnaz: [Slow] تو خوشگلی. [Normal] تو خوشگلی. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Mehrnaz: Be careful with negative adjectives like chaagh چاق meaning "fat", zesht زشت meaning "ugly" and kachal کچل meaning "bald". Try not to use them at all! |
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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