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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

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:
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