Conversation About How to be Funny in Persian - Review

Learn how to be funny

Lesson Transcript

Okay, now it's your turn.

Do you remember what the joke was? “Why is the math book sad? Because it has so many problems.”

چرا کتاب ریاضی غمگینه؟ چون مسائل زیادی داره.

(cheraa ketaab-e riaazi ghamgine? chon masaa'el-e ziaadi daare.)

Imagine you think it was awesome. Do you remember how to say "awesome?"

معرکه, معرکه

(ma'reke, ma'reke)

Say “You're so awesome.”

خیلی معرکه هستی.

(kheyli ma'reke hasti.)

Now react to the joke saying the other person is awesome.

چرا کتاب ریاضی غمگینه؟ چون مسائل زیادی داره.

(cheraa ketaab-e riaazi ghamgine? chon masaa'el-e ziaadi daare.)

خیلی معرکه هستی.

(kheyli ma'reke hasti.)

Now imagine you think it was boring. Do you remember how to say “boring?”

کسل کننده, کسل کننده

(kesel konande, kesel konande)

Say “You're so boring.”

خیلی کسل کننده هستی.

(kheyli kesel konande hasti.)

Now react to the joke saying the other person is boring.

چرا کتاب ریاضی غمگینه؟ چون مسائل زیادی داره.

(cheraa ketaab-e riaazi ghamgine? chon masaa'el-e ziaadi daare.)

خیلی کسل کننده هستی.

(kheyli kesel konande hasti.)

Now imagine you think it was strange. Do you remember how to say “strange?”

عجیب, عجیب

(ajib, ajib)

Say “You're so strange.”

خیلی عجیب هستی.

(kheyli ajib hasti.)

Now react to the joke saying the other person is strange.

چرا کتاب ریاضی غمگینه؟ چون مسائل زیادی داره.

(cheraa ketaab-e riaazi ghamgine? chon masaa'el-e ziaadi daare.)

خیلی عجیب هستی.

(kheyli ajib hasti.)

In this lesson, you learned new vocabulary and phrases you can use in your everyday life to compliment or criticize anyone on their sense of humor.