Learn about chain stores that are common 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 23! In this lesson, you'll learn 5 essential words related to Transportation and around town. These are five popular Iranian chain stores. 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: |
| شهروند |
| Janet: Shahrvand |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| شهروند (regular) شهروند |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| شهروند |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Shahrvand Chain Stores is a supermarket chain with many branches around Tehran. It has great importance in the Iranian retail industry. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| شهروند شعبه های بسیاری در نقاط مختلف تهران دارد. |
| Janet: Sharvand has many branches in different locations in Tehran. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| شهروند شعبه های بسیاری در نقاط مختلف تهران دارد. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| رستوران بوف |
| Janet: Boof Restaurant |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| رستوران بوف (regular) رستوران بوف |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| رستوران بوف |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Boof is a fast food restaurant that started in 1995. It’s one of the leading fast food restaurants with 50 branches across Iran. Its menu includes mainly burgers, fried chicken, and pizza. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| بوف یکی از محبوبترین رستوران های فست فود در ایران است. |
| Janet: Boof is one of the most popular fast food restaurants in Iran. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| بوف یکی از محبوبترین رستوران های فست فود در ایران است. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| رفاه |
| Janet: Refah |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| رفاه (regular) رفاه |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| رفاه |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Refah Chain Stores is an Iranian supermarket chain based in Tehran, with over 160 branches. |
| Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| شعار شرکت رفاه "کیفیت بهتر، قیمت های پایین تر" است. |
| Janet: The company slogan of Refah is "Better quality, lower prices. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| شعار شرکت رفاه "کیفیت بهتر، قیمت های پایین تر" است. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Sarah: |
| هاکوپیان |
| Janet: Hacoupian |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| هاکوپیان (regular) هاکوپیان |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| هاکوپیان |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Hacoupian is a retail clothing store, founded by Sombat Hacoupian in 1970. This store primarily sells men’s wear, and has 300,000 permanent subscribers to its catalog in Iran and abroad. |
| Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| هاکوپیان یک فروشگاه لباس مردانه است. |
| Janet: Hacoupian is a menswear store. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| هاکوپیان یک فروشگاه لباس مردانه است. |
| Janet: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Sarah: |
| ساندویچ هایدا |
| Janet: Haida Sandwich |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| ساندویچ هایدا (regular) ساندویچ هایدا |
| Janet: Listeners, please repeat... |
| Sarah: |
| ساندویچ هایدا |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Janet: |
| Haida is the biggest fast food franchise in the Middle East. They mainly offer cold and hot sandwiches. |
| Janet: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Sarah: (normal) |
| ساندویچ هایدا در آمریکا و کانادا نیز شعبه دارد. |
| Janet: Haida Sandwich also has branches in the US and Canada. |
| Sarah: (slow) |
| ساندویچ هایدا در آمریکا و کانادا نیز شعبه دارد. |
| 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: |
| شهروند |
| [pause]Janet: Shahrvand |
| Sarah: |
| رستوران بوف |
| [pause]Janet: Boof Restaurant |
| Sarah: |
| رفاه |
| [pause]Janet: Refah |
| Sarah: |
| هاکوپیان |
| [pause]Janet: Hacoupian |
| Sarah: |
| ساندویچ هایدا |
| [pause]Janet: Haida Sandwich |
Outro |
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| Janet: There you have it – five popular chain stores 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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