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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi, everyone, and welcome back to PersianPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 19 - Are You Visiting Iran for Business or Pleasure? John here.
Mehrnaz: سلام (salaam), I'm Mehrnaz.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn the suffix for the second person. The conversation takes place at the airport.
Mehrnaz: It's between George and Mrs. Milani, who is an officer at Tehran's airport.
John: The speakers are strangers; therefore, they’ll speak formal Persian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
خانم میلانی: سلام روز بخیر به ایران خوش اومدین (آمدید).
جرج: سلام خیلی‌ ممنون.
خانم میلانی: پاسپورت لطفاً!
جرج: بفرمائید!
خانم میلانی: چه مدت تو ایران می‌مونین (می‌مانید)؟
جرج: حدود ۳ هفته.
خانم میلانی: برای دیدار یا کار؟
جرج: برای دیدار.
خانم میلانی: کجا اقامت دارین (دارید)؟
جرج: در هتل آزادی.
خانم میلانی: خوش بگذره (بگذرد) روز خوش.
جرج: مرسی‌ همچنین.
John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
خانم میلانی: سلام روز بخیر به ایران خوش اومدین (آمدید).
جرج: سلام خیلی‌ ممنون.
خانم میلانی: پاسپورت لطفاً!
جرج: بفرمائید!
خانم میلانی: چه مدت تو ایران می‌مونین (می‌مانید)؟
جرج: حدود ۳ هفته.
خانم میلانی: برای دیدار یا کار؟
جرج: برای دیدار.
خانم میلانی: کجا اقامت دارین (دارید)؟
جرج: در هتل آزادی.
خانم میلانی: خوش بگذره (بگذرد) روز خوش.
جرج: مرسی‌ همچنین.
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Mrs. Milani: Hello, good day, welcome to Iran.
George: Hello, thanks a lot.
Mrs. Milani: Passport, please.
George: Here you are.
Mrs. Milani: How long are you going to stay in Iran?
George: About 3 weeks.
Mrs. Milani: Business or a visit?
George: For a visit.
Mrs. Milani: Where are you going to stay?
George: At Azadi Hotel.
Mrs. Milani: Have a pleasant stay! Good day!
George: Thanks, same to you.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: That seemed like a relatively easy pass through immigration.
Mehrnaz: Yes, it did. It was probably at Imam Khomeini International Airport.
John: What can you tell us about that airport?
Mehrnaz: It’s the main international airport in Iran.
John: Where is it?
Mehrnaz: It’s southwest of Tehran.
John: How can you get there?
Mehrnaz: You can drive or take a taxi. A subway connection to the airport is being built and will soon be open.
John: Which routes are serviced?
Mehrnaz: There are flights to several countries in Asia and Europe.
John: What about domestic flights?
Mehrnaz: Those are handled by Mehrabad Airport, to the west of Tehran.
John: What’s the Persian for "domestic and international flights?”
Mehrnaz: پروازهای داخلی و خارجی
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: خوش آمدید [natural native speed]
John: welcome
Mehrnaz: خوش آمدید [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: خوش آمدید [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: روز خوش / روز بخیر [natural native speed]
John: (Have a) good day!
Mehrnaz: روز خوش / روز بخیر [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: روز خوش / روز بخیر [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: پاسپورت / گذرنامه [natural native speed]
John: passport
Mehrnaz: پاسپورت / گذرنامه [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: پاسپورت / گذرنامه [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: چه [natural native speed]
John: how, what, which
Mehrnaz: چه [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: چه [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: چه مدت؟ [natural native speed]
John: How long?
Mehrnaz: چه مدت؟ [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: چه مدت؟ [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: حدود [natural native speed]
John: about
Mehrnaz: حدود [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: حدود [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: دیدار [natural native speed]
John: visit
Mehrnaz: دیدار [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: دیدار [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: کار [natural native speed]
John: business
Mehrnaz: کار [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: کار [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: اقامت کردن/ ماندن [natural native speed]
John: to stay
Mehrnaz: اقامت کردن/ ماندن [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: اقامت کردن/ ماندن [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: خوش آمدید
John: meaning "welcome to." Can you break this down for us?
Mehrnaz: First is خوش , meaning “good” or “well,” then آمد.
John: This is “to come,” conjugated in second person plural.
Mehrnaz: You can also say خوش اومدین, which is less formal, or خوش اومدی, which is informal, when talking to one person.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, به ایران خوش آمدید!
John: ...which means "Welcome to Iran!"
John: Okay, what's the next word?
Mehrnaz: خوش بگذره(بگذرد)
John: meaning "Have a pleasant time,” “Have fun." Can you explain this phrase for us too?
Mehrnaz: First is خوش again.
John: Yes, we heard that in the last example, and it means “good” or “well.”
Mehrnaz: Then there’s بگذره, the colloquial and subjunctive form of the verb بگذرد.
John: Meaning “to pass.”
Mehrnaz: You can use it as “have fun.”
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, دیزنی لند خوش بگذره!
John: ...which means "Have fun at Disneyland!"
John: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Mehrnaz: چه مدت
John: meaning "how long?" And finally, what can you tell us about this phrase?
Mehrnaz: The first word is چه. It’s the question word “how?” The second word is مدت .
John: This means “time,” “duration,” “period.”
Mehrnaz: This is a formal expression.
John: What’s the informal version?
Mehrnaz: chan vakht
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, چه مدت تو (در) آلمان می میمونین (می مانید)؟
John: ...which means "How long will you stay in Germany?"
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn about the suffix for the second person plural. So first, what is this suffix?
Mehrnaz: It’s ید. This is the personal ending for the second person plural.
John: As you already know, when you add these pronoun personal endings to nouns and adjectives, they’re the conjugation of the verb “to be.”
Mehrnaz: So ید, id means “are.”
John: Why would you use this suffix?
Mehrnaz: If you use the second or third person plural to talk about one person, then it’s polite and honorific.
John: Okay. So you can use this to talk about older people, strangers, customers, and teachers.
Mehrnaz: That’s right. For example, شما پرستارید؟
John: “Are you a nurse?” That’s in second person singular, honorific form. Notice that the same sentence in a different context can mean “Are you nurses?”
Mehrnaz: Right, that’s the case if we’re talking to a group of people.
John: Is there any difference between the written and spoken forms?
Mehrnaz: In daily speech and spoken language, you can change the -id to -in.
John: Making that change makes it easier to pronounce.
Mehrnaz: Right. For example, خوبین شما؟ (khoobin shomaa?)
John: “You OK?” Let’s hear some more examples.
Mehrnaz: می گیرین (می گیرید)
John: “You get” or “you receive.”
Mehrnaz: سئوال می پرسین ( می پرسید)
John: “You ask questions.”
Mehrnaz: خوابیدین (خوابیدید)
John: “You slept.”
Mehrnaz: Here’s a sample sentence اینو (این را) ببرین (ببرید) اتاق ۲۰۳
John: “Take this to room 203.”
Mehrnaz: تو (در) فارسی به wall چی میگین (چه می گویید)؟
John: “What do you call ‘wall’ in Persian?”

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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