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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi, everyone, and welcome back to PersianPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 18 - Spending Time on the Farm in Iran. John here.
Mehrnaz: سلام (salaam), I'm Mehrnaz.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about gender neutrality. The conversation takes place at Maryam's house.
Mehrnaz: It's between Fariba and Maryam.
John: The speakers are friends; therefore, they’ll speak informal Persian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
مریم: این عکس مزرعه پدربزرگمه (پدربزرگم است).
فریبا: پدربزرگت چه حیوونایی دارن (دارند)؟
مریم: از همشون (همه اشان) عکس دارم. ببین! دو تا گاو ماده و یه (یک) گوساله.
فریبا: چه گوساله بانمکی!
مریم: بز و گوسفند هم دارن (دارند). این بره تازه به دنیا اومده (آمده) بود.
فریبا: سگشون چه بزرگه (سگشان چه بزرگ است)!
مریم: دوتا ژرمن شپرد دارن!
فریبا: اسبم دارن (اسب هم دارند)؟
مریم: آره! یه (یک) مادیان سفید! نمیدونم (نمی دانم) چرا عکسش اینجا نیس (نیست)!
فریبا: دوست دارم سال دیگه باهات برم اینجا (دوست دارم سال دیگر با تو به اینجا بروم)!
مریم: حتماً!
John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
مریم: این عکس مزرعه پدربزرگمه (پدربزرگم است).
فریبا: پدربزرگت چه حیوونایی دارن (دارند)؟
مریم: از همشون (همه اشان) عکس دارم. ببین! دو تا گاو ماده و یه (یک) گوساله.
فریبا: چه گوساله بانمکی!
مریم: بز و گوسفند هم دارن (دارند). این بره تازه به دنیا اومده (آمده) بود.
فریبا: سگشون چه بزرگه (سگشان چه بزرگ است)!
مریم: دوتا ژرمن شپرد دارن!
فریبا: اسبم دارن (اسب هم دارند)؟
مریم: آره! یه (یک) مادیان سفید! نمیدونم (نمی دانم) چرا عکسش اینجا نیس (نیست)!
فریبا: دوست دارم سال دیگه باهات برم اینجا (دوست دارم سال دیگر با تو به اینجا بروم)!
مریم: حتماً!
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Maryam: This is a picture of my grandfather's farm.
Fariba: What kind of animals does he have?
Maryam: I've got pictures of all of them. Look! Two cows and a calf.
Fariba: What a cute calf!
Maryam: They have goats and sheep. This lamb was just born.
Fariba: How big his dog is!
Maryam: He's got two German Shepherds!
Fariba: Does he have horses too?
Maryam: Yeah! A mare! I don't know why her photo's not here!
Fariba: I'd like to go there with you!
Maryam: Sure, why not!
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: Let’s all go Maryam’s grandfather’s farm!
Mehrnaz: Maybe he can give us some fresh milk.
John: Maybe, that sounds great! Mehrnaz, I wanted to ask you about transportation in Iran.
Mehrnaz: Okay. Is there anything specific that you want to know?
John: I heard that there are some women-only forms of transportation. Is that true?
Mehrnaz: Yes, it is. There are women-only cars on subways in Iran.
John: Why’s that?
Mehrnaz: It’s to provide a safe and secure place for women as they commute and go about their daily lives.
John: How about taxis?
Mehrnaz: There’s a taxi service that hires female drivers. They’ll pick up female passengers. It’s called تاکسی بانوان.
John: Which means “women’s taxi.” Does that operate like a normal taxi service?
Mehrnaz: You can call a taxi from wherever in the city and they’ll send you a car from the nearest station.
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: پدربزرگ [natural native speed]
John: grandfather
Mehrnaz: پدربزرگ [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: پدربزرگ [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: مزرعه [natural native speed]
John: farm
Mehrnaz: مزرعه [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: مزرعه [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: عکس [natural native speed]
John: picture
Mehrnaz: عکس [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: عکس [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: بانمک [natural native speed]
John: cute
Mehrnaz: بانمک [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: بانمک [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: مادیان [natural native speed]
John: mare
Mehrnaz: مادیان [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: مادیان [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: سگ [natural native speed]
John: dog
Mehrnaz: سگ [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: سگ [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: بز [natural native speed]
John: goat
Mehrnaz: بز [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: بز [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: اسب [natural native speed]
John: horse
Mehrnaz: اسب [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: اسب [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: به دنیا آمدن [natural native speed]
John: to be born
Mehrnaz: به دنیا آمدن [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: به دنیا آمدن [natural native speed]
John: And last...
Mehrnaz: حتماً [natural native speed]
John: sure
Mehrnaz: حتماً [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: حتماً [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 word is..
Mehrnaz: بانمک
John: meaning "cute." What can you tell us about this?
Mehrnaz: The first word, با, means “with.” The second word is نمک.
John: That means “salt.” So literally, it’s “with salt?”
Mehrnaz: Yes, but it means “cute.”
John: Are there other words for “cute?”
Mehrnaz: Yes, there are some Arabic words, such as ملیح and با ملاحت.
John: Can you give us an example using this word?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, سگت خیلی بانمکه (با نمک است)!
John: ...which means "Your dog is very cute! "
John: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Mehrnaz: به دنیا آمدن
John: meaning "to be born." Can you break this down for us?
Mehrnaz: First is به, meaning “to.” Then دنیا, meaning “world,” and finally آمدن.
John: This means “to come.” Altogether, it literally means “to come to the world.”
Mehrnaz: Or, “to be born.”
John: That sounds better! Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, من تو (در) سال ۱۹۸۴ به دنیا اومدم (آمدم).
John: ...which means "I was born in the year 1984."
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn about gender neutrality. Persian, similar to English, is a gender neutral language.
Mehrnaz: Right, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns don't have masculine, feminine, or neuter forms.
John: For example, how do you say “he,” “she,” and “it,” which in English are expressed with different words?
Mehrnaz: For the subject pronoun, we use one word: او (oo) or آن (aan)
John: This covers “he,” “she,” and “it.”
Mehrnaz: The possessive pronoun is مال او/آن (maak-e oo/aan).
John: “His,” “hers,” “its.”
Mehrnaz: Here’s a sample sentence, کتاب شراره رو (را) بهش (به او) پس دادم
John: meaning “I gave Sharareh’s book back to her.” In this case, the name makes it clear that we’re talking about a woman.
Mehrnaz: Right, as in Persian there are male and female names, though we have some genderless names too.
John: Can you give us examples of male names?
Mehrnaz: فرهاد, and احمد.
John: How about some female names?
Mehrnaz: سارا and مرضیه.
John: And how about a genderless name?
Mehrnaz: متین. Genderless names are not so common though.
John: What about family names?
Mehrnaz: Family names represent ancestors.There are many popular names from Arabic and related to the Islamic part of Iran’s culture.
John: Some names come from cities.
Mehrnaz: Such as تبریزی. Other names come from occupations, like قالیباف .
John: This means “carpet weaver.” There are also some names that come from interests.
Mehrnaz: Like شرع پسند, which means “Sharia friendly.”
John: Without any gendered pronouns, how can we say that someone is male or female?
Mehrnaz: You can use words like مرد , meaning “man,” or زن , meaning “woman.”
John: Let’s hear some examples of this in action.
Mehrnaz: دکترهای زن
John: “Female doctors.”
Mehrnaz: پلیس مرد مهربان
John: “Kind policeman.”
Mehrnaz: منشی خانم
John: “Female secretary.” How about with animals?
Mehrnaz: Like in English, there are different names for male and female animals.
John: Oh, like how we’d use “bull” for the male and “cow” for the female?
Mehrnaz: Exactly. “Bull” is گاو نر, and “cow” is گاو ماده, for example.
John: Do you have another example?
Mehrnaz: Sure. اسب نر and مادیان
John: That was the masculine “horse,” followed by the female “mare.” There are many examples of everything we’ve spoken about in the lesson notes. Let’s wrap up this lesson with a couple of sample sentences.
Mehrnaz: Sure, for example, تو (در) مدرسه فقط معلم مرد داریم.
John: “We have only male teachers at school.”
Mehrnaz: شیر ماده یال نداره (ندارد).
John: "A lioness doesn't have a mane."

Outro

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

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