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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi, everyone, and welcome back to PersianPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 16 - Going Book Shopping in Iran. John here.
Mehrnaz: سلام (salaam), I'm Mehrnaz.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn the past perfect. The conversation takes place at a university campus.
Mehrnaz: It's between Hoda and Fariba.
John: The speakers are classmates; therefore, they’ll speak informal Persian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
فریبا: کتابای (کتاب‌های) ترم سوم رو (را) خریدی؟
هدی:نه، هنوز وقت نکردم برم (بروم) کتابفروشی. بهت (به تو) گفته بودم که سرم شلوغه (شلوغ است).
فریبا: پس بیا چهارشنبه با هم بریم (برویم).
هدی: چهارشنبه نمیتونم (نمی‌ توانم) بیام. کلاس آخرم دیروقت تموم (تمام) میشه (می‌ شود).
فریبا: پنجشنبه چطور؟
هدی: پنجشنبه خوبه (خوب است)، ساعت چند و کجا همدیگرو (همدیگر را) ببینیم؟
فریبا: ساعت ۲ بعد از ظهر جلوی در دانشگاه.
هدی: باشه، حتماً میام (می‌آیم).
John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
فریبا: کتابای (کتاب‌های) ترم سوم رو (را) خریدی؟
هدی:نه، هنوز وقت نکردم برم (بروم) کتابفروشی. بهت (به تو) گفته بودم که سرم شلوغه (شلوغ است).
فریبا: پس بیا چهارشنبه با هم بریم (برویم).
هدی: چهارشنبه نمیتونم (نمی‌ توانم) بیام. کلاس آخرم دیروقت تموم (تمام) میشه (می‌ شود).
فریبا: پنجشنبه چطور؟
هدی: پنجشنبه خوبه (خوب است)، ساعت چند و کجا همدیگرو (همدیگر را) ببینیم؟
فریبا: ساعت ۲ بعد از ظهر جلوی در دانشگاه.
هدی: باشه، حتماً میام (می‌آیم).
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Fariba: Did you buy the third term's books?
Hoda: No, I haven't had time to go to the bookstore yet. I had told you I was busy.
Fariba: Then, let's go together on Wednesday.
Hoda: I can't go on Wednesday. My last class finishes late in the evening.
Fariba: How about Thursday?
Hoda: Thursday is cool. What time and where shall we see each other?
Fariba: At two in the afternoon, in front of the university gate.
Hoda: Okay, I will definitely go.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: You always need books if you’re a university student.
Mehrnaz: That’s right. Although I guess a lot of students get their information online, too.
John: Yes, but finding things online isn’t as much fun as finding things in books.
Mehrnaz: You think so?
John: I do!
Mehrnaz: Then I think you would love the Tehran International Book Fair.
John: It sounds nice... Can you tell me about it?
Mehrnaz: It’s held every May and lasts for 10 days.
John: That’s a long time! What kind of books can you get there?
Mehrnaz: You can get books from domestic and international publishers. You can also find books in several languages.
John: Is it a good place for students to go?
Mehrnaz: Definitely, as students get discounts and coupons.
John: What’s the Persian for “book fair?”
Mehrnaz: نمایشگاه کتاب
John: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Mehrnaz: ترم [natural native speed]
John: term
Mehrnaz: ترم [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: ترم [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: کتابفروشی [natural native speed]
John: bookstore
Mehrnaz: کتابفروشی [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: کتابفروشی [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: خوب [natural native speed]
John: cool
Mehrnaz: خوب [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: خوب [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: با هم [natural native speed]
John: together
Mehrnaz: با هم [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: با هم [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: دیروقت [natural native speed]
John: late (in the evening)
Mehrnaz: دیروقت [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: دیروقت [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: وقت کردن [natural native speed]
John: to get around to
Mehrnaz: وقت کردن [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: وقت کردن [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: تمام شدن [natural native speed]
John: to finish
Mehrnaz: تمام شدن [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: تمام شدن [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: ساعت ‍چند؟ [natural native speed]
John: what time
Mehrnaz: ساعت ‍چند؟ [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: ساعت ‍چند؟ [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: کجا [natural native speed]
John: where
Mehrnaz: کجا [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: کجا [natural native speed]
John: And last...
Mehrnaz: همدیگر [natural native speed]
John: each other
Mehrnaz: همدیگر [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: همدیگر [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is...
Mehrnaz: دیروقت
John: meaning "late (in the evening).” Can you break this phrase down for us?
Mehrnaz: دیر is “late”, and وقت is “time.”
John: It literally means “late time.”
Mehrnaz: Yes, and we use it to refer to a late time at night.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, دیروقت برگشت.
John: ...which means "He/she was back late."
John: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Mehrnaz: ساعت ‍چند؟
John: meaning "what time." Can you break this phrase down for us too?
Mehrnaz: The first word is ساعت, meaning “watch,” “clock,” or “time.” The second word is چند
John: Which means “how much” or “how many.”
Mehrnaz: This is a colloquial, informal phrase.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, پروازت ساعت چنده (چند است)؟
John: ...which means "What time's your flight?"
John: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Mehrnaz: همدیگر
John: meaning "each other, one another." What can you tell us about the words in this one?
Mehrnaz: First, هم is a preposition with several meanings, but it refers to another person.
John: What’s the other word?
Mehrnaz: It’s دیگر .
John: This means “other” or “another.”
Mehrnaz: You can also use همدیگه , which is the colloquial form.
John: Can you give us an example using this word?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, با همدیگه (همدیگر) حرف زدیم.
John: ...which means "We talked to each other."
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn about the past perfect. How do we make the past perfect in Persian?
Mehrnaz: You add the past simple of the auxiliary verb "to be" to the past participle. The stress falls on the last syllable of the participle.
John: Can you give us an example?
Mehrnaz: In رفته بودم (rafte boodam), boodam is the past simple of the verb “to be.” Rafteh is the past participle of the verb “to go.”
John: The Persian past participle is used in similar situations to the English past participle. How do you make this tense negative?
Mehrnaz: You just add prefix na- to the base verb
John: Okay. Let’s hear some examples.
Mehrnaz: رفته بودی
John: “You had gone.”
Mehrnaz: رفته بودند
John: “They had gone.”
Mehrnaz: شنیده بودم
John: “I had heard.”
Mehrnaz: شنیده بودیم
John: “We had heard.” And some longer sentences please?
Mehrnaz: گربه روی صندلی نشسته بود.
John: “The cat had sat on the chair.”
Mehrnaz: سال قبل به ونیز آمده بود
John: “She had come to Venice last year.” Are there differences between the spoken and written forms?
Mehrnaz: Yes, there are. Some examples are changing aa to oo, a to e, a to o, and o to oo.
John: Okay. Again, let’s hear this in action. We’ll compare “you had read.”
Mehrnaz: In written Persian, it’s خوانده بودید. In spoken Persian, it’s خونده بودین.
John: How about “they had broken?”
Mehrnaz: Written is شکسته بودند, and spoken is شکسته بودن.
John: We’ll hear one last comparison, but this time in a full sentence. “You had brought us sweets.”
Mehrnaz: The written version is برایمان کلوچه آورده بودید. The spoken version is برامون کلوچه آورده بودین.
John: Thanks for that!

Outro

John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Mehrnaz: خدا حافظ(khodaahaafez)

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