Learn about sports that are popular in Iran
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Janet: Hi everyone, I’m Janet. |
| Sarah: And I’m Sarah! |
| Janet: And welcome to Culture Class - Essential Persian Vocabulary, Lesson 16! In this lesson, you'll learn 5 essential words related to Recreation and Leisure. These are five popular Persian games and sports. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at PersianPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Janet: Sarah, what’s our first word? |
| Sarah: |
| ورزش باستانی |
| Janet: Bastani sport |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| ورزش باستانی (regular) ورزش باستانی |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| ورزش باستانی |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Bastani sport, or “ancient sport”, is a traditional style of wrestling from Iran. It combines elements of pre-Islamic Iranian culture with the spirituality of Sufism. Wrestlers are expected to be pure and truthful in addition to physically strong. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| محلی که در آن به ورزش باستانی می‌پردازند ''زورخانه'' نام دارد. |
| Janet: The place where people do the traditional style of wrestling is called ''Zoorkhaneh.'' |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| محلی که در آن به ورزش باستانی می‌پردازند ''زورخانه'' نام دارد. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| شطرنج |
| Janet: Chess |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| شطرنج (regular) شطرنج |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| شطرنج |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Chess is one of the most popular games in Iran. The origin of chess is disputed, but there is some evidence that chess originated in Persia, and later found its way to India. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| شطرنج یک بازی فکری به حساب می آید. |
| Janet: Chess is considered to be a game of the mind. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| شطرنج یک بازی فکری به حساب می آید. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| والیبال |
| Janet: volleyball |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| والیبال (regular) والیبال |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| والیبال |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Iran has one of the strongest volleyball teams in the world and the Iranian Youth and Junior national teams are also among the top three in the world. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| تیم ملی والیبال ایران یکی از پنج تیم برتر جهان است. |
| Janet: The Iran national volleyball team is one of the five best teams in the world. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| تیم ملی والیبال ایران یکی از پنج تیم برتر جهان است. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| فوتبال |
| Janet: Soccer |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| فوتبال (regular) فوتبال |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| فوتبال |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Soccer in Iran is possibly the most popular sport, and it’s been part of life for Iranians for many decades now. Soccer was introduced to Iran by the British in 1898. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| فوتبال یکی از محبوبترین ورزش ها در میان ایرانیان است. |
| Janet: Soccer is one of the most popular sports among Iranians. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| فوتبال یکی از محبوبترین ورزش ها در میان ایرانیان است. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Sarah: |
| کشتی |
| Janet: wrestling |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| کشتی (regular) کشتی |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| کشتی |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Iranian wrestling, known as “koshti” in Persian, has been practiced since ancient times throughout Iran. There are two main variations of this sport - one in which the objective is to lift or throw the opponent, and one where the goal is to touch a part of the opponent's body to the ground. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| کشتی یکی از قدیمی‌ترین ورزش‌های دنیا است. |
| Janet: Wrestling is one the most ancient sports in the world. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| کشتی یکی از قدیمی‌ترین ورزش‌های دنیا است. |
| QUIZ |
| Janet: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Sarah will give you the Persian – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Sarah: |
| ورزش باستانی |
| [pause]Janet: Bastani sport |
| Sarah: |
| شطرنج |
| [pause]Janet: Chess |
| Sarah: |
| والیبال |
| [pause]Janet: volleyball |
| Sarah: |
| فوتبال |
| [pause]Janet: Football or soccer |
| Sarah: |
| کشتی |
| [pause]Janet: wrestling |
Outro |
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| Janet: There you have it – five games and sports in Iran! We have more vocab lists available at PersianPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Sarah: |
| خداحافظ |
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