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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to PersianPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 23 - Dealing With Flight Delays in Iran. John Here. |
| Mehrnaz: سلام (salaam) I'm Mehrnaz. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn expressions useful for understanding delays, suspensions and cancellations. The announcements take place at the airport. |
| Mehrnaz: It's made by an announcer. |
| John: The speaker is an announcer, therefore, they will speak formal Persian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| علام: مسافرین پرواز ۴۲۹ هواپیمایی هما به مقصد شیراز توجه فرمایند. این پرواز به علت نقص فنی با تاخیر همراه است. |
| اعلام: (یک ساعت بعد) به اطلاع مسافرین پرواز ۴۲۹ هواپیمایی هما به مقصد شیراز می رساند این پرواز به علت شرایط جوی نامساعد با تاخیر همراه است. |
| اعلام: (یک ربع بعد) مسافرین پرواز ۴۲۹ به مقصد شیراز می توانند برای دریافت بن غذا به دفتر هواپیمایی هما مراجعه کنند. |
| اعلام: (هشت ساعت بعد) از مسافرین پرواز ۴۲۹ هواپیمایی هما به مقصد شیراز خواهشمندیم برای سوار شدن به هواپیما به گیت شماره ۷ مراجعه فرمایند. |
| اعلام: از مسافرین پرواز ۴۰۴۰ هواپیمایی زاگرس به مقصد مشهد خواهشمندیم برای تحویل بار و دریافت کارت پرواز به کانتر مربوطه مراجعه کنند. |
| اعلام: از خانم لیدا پناهی مسافر پرواز ۶۰۷ هواپیمایی آسمان به مقصد رامسر خواهشمندیم به دفتر اطلاعات پرواز مراجعه کنند. |
| اعلام: از مسافر محترم پرواز ۵۶۴۴ هواپیمایی آتا به مقصد تبریز آقای سهراب کرمانی خواهشمند است سریعا برای سوارشدن به هواپیما به گیت شماره ۴ مراجعه کنند. |
| John: Listen to the announcement with the English translation. |
| Announcement: Passengers for Homa flight 429 to Shiraz, attention please. This flight is delayed due to a technical fault. |
| Announcement: (One hour later) To all passengers for Homa flight 429 to Shiraz, this flight is delayed due to inclement weather. |
| Announcement: (A quarter hour later) Will all passengers for flight 429 to Shiraz go to the airline office to receive dinner vouchers. |
| Announcement: (Eight hours later) Would passengers for Homa flight 429 to Shiraz please proceed to gate No. 7. |
| Announcement: Would passengers for Zagros flight 4040 to Mashhad please go to the relevant counter to check-in. |
| Announcement: Would passenger for Aseman flight 607 to Ramsar, Ms. Lida Panahi, please go to the information office. |
| Announcement: Will passenger for Ata flight 5644 to Tabriz, Mr. Sohrab Kermani, please go to gate 4 immediately. Final boarding call for Mr. Sohrab Kermani. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| John: I love traveling, but I hate flying. Flight delays are so annoying. |
| Mehrnaz: I agree. We heard about a delay in the announcements. |
| John: Yes, at least the people flying got dinner vouchers. |
| Mehrnaz: Flying isn’t as safe and easy in Iran as in some other countries. |
| John: Why is that? |
| Mehrnaz: Due to economic sanctions on Iran, it’s not always easy to get replacement parts for airplanes. |
| John: Are the airplanes usually old and in need of repair? |
| Mehrnaz: Yes, most of the planes are old. Domestic flights are often delayed due to repairs. |
| John: That sounds dangerous. |
| Mehrnaz: It can be, especially in bad weather. |
| John: Are there many crashes? |
| Mehrnaz: There is usually a fatal crash every couple of years. |
| 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: مسافر [natural native speed] |
| John: "passenger" |
| Mehrnaz: مسافر [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mehrnaz: مسافر [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Mehrnaz: هواپیمایی [natural native speed] |
| John: "airline" |
| Mehrnaz: هواپیمایی [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mehrnaz: هواپیمایی [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Mehrnaz: ربع [natural native speed] |
| John: "a quarter" |
| Mehrnaz: ربع[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mehrnaz: ربع [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Mehrnaz: مقصد [natural native speed] |
| John: "destination" |
| Mehrnaz: مقصد [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mehrnaz: مقصد [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Mehrnaz: مراجعه کردن [natural native speed] |
| John: "to go, to proceed" |
| Mehrnaz: مراجعه کردن [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mehrnaz: مراجعه کردن [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Mehrnaz: تحویل بار [natural native speed] |
| John: "check-in baggage" |
| Mehrnaz: تحویل بار [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mehrnaz: تحویل بار [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Mehrnaz: کارت پرواز [natural native speed] |
| John: "boarding pass" |
| Mehrnaz: کارت پرواز [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mehrnaz: کارت پرواز [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Mehrnaz: دریافت [natural native speed] |
| John: "receiving" |
| Mehrnaz: دریافت [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mehrnaz: دریافت [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Mehrnaz: خواهشمند است/ خواهشمندیم [natural native speed] |
| John: "would, will ...please" |
| Mehrnaz: خواهشمند است/ خواهشمندیم[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mehrnaz: خواهشمند است/ خواهشمندیم [natural native speed] |
| John: And last... |
| Mehrnaz: سریعا [natural native speed] |
| John: "immediately" |
| Mehrnaz: سریعا [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mehrnaz: سریعا [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: تحویل بار |
| John: meaning "check-in." |
| John: Let’s break down this phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: First is تحویل (tahvil), which means "to deliver, to hand over, to hand in." This is followed by بار, baar. |
| John: That means "luggage, freight, cargo." |
| Mehrnaz: تحویل بار is used commonly by travel agencies and Iranians everywhere. |
| John: Is there a more informal version that might be used in airports? |
| Mehrnaz: Yes, you’ll hear چک این, “check in.” |
| John: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say... بارتو (بارت را) تحویل میدی (میدهی) و کارت پرواز میگیری. |
| John: ...which means "You check in and get your boarding pass." |
| John: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mehrnaz: هواپیمایی |
| John: meaning "airline" |
| John: This is a noun. It has a lot of components though, so we’ll break it down. |
| Mehrnaz: First is هوا (havaa), meaning "air," and then پیما (peymaa), a noun from the verb پیمودن (peymoodan). |
| John: It means "traverse, travel." Last is a suffix. |
| Mehrnaz: Yes, یی (yi) |
| John: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Mehrnaz: Sure. For example, you can say... من از این هواپیمایی اصلا راضی نیستم. |
| John: ... which means "I'm not happy with this airline at all." |
| John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn about expressions useful for understanding delays, suspensions, and cancellations. You’ll probably hear these expressions as part of announcements, like we heard earlier. |
| Mehrnaz: These expressions usually start with مسافرین (mosaaferin) |
| John: "passengers," |
| Mehrnaz: or maybe مسافرین محترم (mosaaferin-e mohtaram-e) |
| John: "dear passengers for." This is a very formal phrase as it expresses respect towards the passengers. How are flight numbers expressed? |
| Mehrnaz: پرواز (parvaaz) means "flight.” Number is شماره (shomaare-ye). |
| John: You might hear that word, "number," said before the actual number, which is read like a three digit number. |
| Mehrnaz: For example ۴۲۹ (chaahaar sad-o bist-o noh). |
| John: "429." Next would be the destination city. |
| Mehrnaz: به مقصد شیراز (beh maghsad-e shiraaz) |
| John: This literally means "to destination Shiraz." Now, let’s look at some phrases. |
| Mehrnaz: گیت پرواز تغییر کرده است. (geyt-e parvaaz taghir kardeh ast.) |
| John: "The departure gate has changed." |
| Mehrnaz: زمان پرواز تغییر کرده است. (zamaan-e parvaaz taghir kardeh ast.) |
| John: "The departure time has changed." |
| Mehrnaz: ترمینال پرواز تغییر کرده است. (terminaal-e parvaaz taghir kardeh ast.) |
| John: "The terminal has changed." |
| Mehrnaz: زمان پرواز تغییر خواهد کرد. (zamaan-e parvaaz taghir khaahad kard.) |
| John: "The departure time will change." |
| Mehrnaz: پرواز با تاخیر همراه است. (Geyt-e parvaaz taghir kardeh ast.) |
| John: "The departure will be delayed." We’ll finish this lesson by looking at some specific vocabulary. |
| Mehrnaz: مسافر (mosaafer) |
| John: "passenger" |
| Mehrnaz: گیت پرواز (geyt-e parvaaz) |
| John: "departure gate" |
| Mehrnaz: زمان پرواز (zamaan-e parvaaz) |
| John: "departure time" |
| Mehrnaz: بازرسی امنیتی (baazrasi-ye amniyati) |
| John: "security check" |
| Mehrnaz: کنترل پاسپورت (kontorol-e paasport) |
| John: "passport control" |
| Mehrnaz: شرایط جوی نامناسب (sharaayet-e jav-viy-e naamonaaseb) |
| John: "inappropriate weather conditions" |
Outro |
| John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Mehrnaz: خدا حافظ (khodahafez) |
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