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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi, everyone, and welcome back to PersianPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 20 - Talking About Vacation Plans in Persian. John here.
Mehrnaz: سلام (salaam), I'm Mehrnaz.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about stating a desire using "I want" and an object. The conversation takes place at the office.
Mehrnaz: It's between Hoda and Farhad.
John: The speakers are co-workers; therefore, they’ll speak informal Persian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
هدی: امسال تابستون (تابستان) مرخصی می گیری؟
فرهاد: احتمالاً، می‌خوام (می‌‌خواهم) برم (بروم) ارمنستان.
هدی: من می‌خوام (می‌‌خواهم) یه (یک) هفته اواخر تابستون (تابستان) برم (بروم) شیراز.
فرهاد: من تو شیراز یک هتل خوب می‌شناسم.
هدی: واقعاً؟ می‌تونی (می‌‌توانی‌) برام (برایم) تخفیف بگیری؟
فرهاد: آره صاحب هتل آشنای خانوادگی ماست (ما است). دقیقاً کی می‌خوای (می‌‌خواهی‌) بری (بروی)؟
هدی: هنوز نمی‌دونم (نمی‌‌دانم).
فرهاد: وقتی تاریخش مشخص شد به من خبر بده.
هدی: تو شیراز می‌خوام (می‌‌خواهم) هر روز کلم پلو بخورم.
فرهاد: خوبه (خوب است) که فقط یه (یک) هفته می‌مونی (می‌‌مانی).
John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
هدی: امسال تابستون (تابستان) مرخصی می گیری؟
فرهاد: احتمالاً، می‌خوام (می‌‌خواهم) برم (بروم) ارمنستان.
هدی: من می‌خوام (می‌‌خواهم) یه (یک) هفته اواخر تابستون (تابستان) برم (بروم) شیراز.
فرهاد: من تو شیراز یک هتل خوب می‌شناسم.
هدی: واقعاً؟ می‌تونی (می‌‌توانی‌) برام (برایم) تخفیف بگیری؟
فرهاد: آره صاحب هتل آشنای خانوادگی ماست (ما است). دقیقاً کی می‌خوای (می‌‌خواهی‌) بری (بروی)؟
هدی: هنوز نمی‌دونم (نمی‌‌دانم).
فرهاد: وقتی تاریخش مشخص شد به من خبر بده.
هدی: تو شیراز می‌خوام (می‌‌خواهم) هر روز کلم پلو بخورم.
فرهاد: خوبه (خوب است) که فقط یه (یک) هفته می‌مونی (می‌‌مانی).
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Hoda: Will you take days off this summer?
Farhad: Probably, I want to go to Armenia.
Hoda: I want to go to Shiraz for a week in late summer.
Farhad: I know a good hotel in Shiraz.
Hoda: Really? Can you get me a discount too?
Farhad: Yeah, the owner is a family acquaintance. When are you going exactly?
Hoda: I don't know yet.
Farhad: When the date is set, let me know.
Hoda: In Shiraz, I'd like to eat Kalam polo every day.
Farhad: It's good that you're staying just one week.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: Summer vacation is the best time of the year, I think!
Mehrnaz: It certainly is if you’re a child. Schools in Iran close for three months during the summer.
John: Wow! I’d have loved that when I was at school. I’m sure that’s a popular time for family vacations.
Mehrnaz: Yeah, many families escape to cooler climates.
John: Where do people go?
Mehrnaz: Some leave the capital Tehran and go back to their hometowns to visit their relatives. Or their relatives might visit them in Tehran.
John: Where are popular vacation destinations in Iran?
Mehrnaz: Places like Shiraz, which has many world heritage sites, or Mashhad, which is a holy city that Shia Muslims make a pilgrimage to.
John: What about international vacations?
Mehrnaz: Most would go to Iran’s neighbors, like Turkey, Armenia, or the UAE.
John: Do people go to Europe at all?
Mehrnaz: Only those with a bigger budget.
John: What’s the Persian for "summer vacation” or “summer break?”
Mehrnaz: تعطیلات تابستانی. In this phrase, ta'til is a word with Arabic origins. It can function as a noun and an adjective. As a noun, it means "a holiday." As an adjective, it’s translated to "closed" - for example, مغازه تعطیل است. (maghaaze ta'til ast) "The shop is closed."
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: تخفیف [natural native speed]
John: discount
Mehrnaz: تخفیف [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: تخفیف [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: مرخصی گرفتن [natural native speed]
John: to take (a) day(s) off
Mehrnaz: مرخصی گرفتن [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: مرخصی گرفتن [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: اواخر [natural native speed]
John: late
Mehrnaz: اواخر [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: اواخر [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: آشنای خانوادگی [natural native speed]
John: family acquaintance
Mehrnaz: آشنای خانوادگی [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: آشنای خانوادگی [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: صاحب [natural native speed]
John: owner
Mehrnaz: صاحب [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: صاحب [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: مشخص کردن/ تعیین کردن [natural native speed]
John: to set (a date)
Mehrnaz: مشخص کردن/ تعیین کردن [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: مشخص کردن/ تعیین کردن [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: تاریخ [natural native speed]
John: date
Mehrnaz: تاریخ [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: تاریخ [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: فقط [natural native speed]
John: just
Mehrnaz: فقط [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: فقط [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Mehrnaz: به کسی خبر دادن [natural native speed]
John: to let someone know
Mehrnaz: به کسی خبر دادن [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: به کسی خبر دادن [natural native speed]
John: And last...
Mehrnaz: دقیقا [natural native speed]
John: exactly
Mehrnaz: دقیقا [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mehrnaz: دقیقا [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: اواخر
John: meaning "late, lately, recently." What can you tell us about this word?
Mehrnaz: The dictionary will tell you that this is the plural of the noun آخر.
John: That means “end.”
Mehrnaz: اواخر is used in phrases like اواخر عمر
John: “Late in life.” Is this a formal or informal word?
Mehrnaz: It’s a bit formal, so you can also use این اواخر
John: Can you give us an example using the formal version?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, بتهوون اواخر عمرش ناشنوا بود.
John: ...which means "Beethoven was deaf late in his life."
John: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Mehrnaz: مشخص کردن/ تعیین کردن تاریخ
John: meaning "to set (a date)." Can you break this down for us?
Mehrnaz: First is مشخص.
John: This means “specified.”
Mehrnaz: There’s also کردن, meaning “to do.” Then you can add تاریخ, taarikh, meaning "date, history," to mean “to fix a date, to set a date.”
John: Can you use other expressions to mean the same thing?
Mehrnaz: You can say مشخص کردن instead of تعیین کردن تاریخ. For example, تعیین کردن تاریخ عروسی
John: This means "to set a wedding date" Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say, هنوز تاریخ عروسی رو (عروسی را) مشخص نکردیم.
John: ...which means "We haven't set a date for the wedding. "
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn about stating a desire using "I want" and an object. First, what’s “to want” in Persian?
Mehrnaz: You can use خواستن to mean “to want” or “would like.” In a sentence, both this and the main verb are conjugated.
John: The main verb will be in the present subjunctive form.
Mehrnaz: You can use this structure to talk about your everyday wants.
John: Can you use it to talk about your wants and goals in life, too?
Mehrnaz: Yes, you can. For example, you can say می‌خوام (می‌خواهم) ازدواج کنم.
John: “I want to get married.”
Mehrnaz: And also می خوایم (می خواهیم) کلوچه بپزیم.
John: “We want to bake cookies.” Let’s look at this verb conjugated depending on the subject. What’s the written form of “I want to go?”
Mehrnaz: می خواهم بروم . The spoken form is می خوام برم .
John: Next, “You want to go.”
Mehrnaz: Written, it’s می خواهی بروی. Spoken, it’s می خوای بری.
John: There are more examples of this in the lesson notes, so make sure to check them out!
Mehrnaz: Like in English, it’s considered polite to use the past tense for requests.
John: So this is similar to saying “would like to.” What is “I would like to see?”
Mehrnaz: The written form is می خواستم ببینم, and the spoken is می خواستم ببینم.
John: As you can see, sometimes there’s no change in spoken and written forms.
Mehrnaz: That’s right. They don’t change for first person singular or second person singular and plural.
John: So the written and spoken forms for “They wanted to see” is...
Mehrnaz: می خواستند ببینند.
John: Let’s finish off with some example sentences.
Mehrnaz: می خوام بمونم (می خواهم بمانم).
John: “I want to stay.”
Mehrnaz: می‌خوان این کتاب رو بخونن (می‌خواهند این کتاب را بخوانند).
John: “They want to read this book.”
Mehrnaz: می‌خوام برات یه (می‌خواهم برایت یک) هدیه خوب بخرم.
John: “I want to buy you a good gift.”

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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