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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Persian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 20 - Arriving Home.
John: Hi everyone, I'm John.
Mehrnaz: And I'm Mehrnaz.
John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Persian about returning home after a trip. شبنم (Shabnam) returns home after a vacation, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Mehrnaz: هیچ جا مثل خونه (خانه) خود آدم نمیشه (نمی‌شود)! (Hich jaa mesl-e khoone-ye khod-e aadam nemisheh (nemishavad)!)
John: Meaning - "There's no place like home." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
شبنم: هیچ جا مثل خونه (خانه) خود آدم نمیشه (نمی‌شود)! (Hich jaa mesl-e khoone-ye khod-e aadam nemisheh (nemishavad)!)
(clicking sound)
رضا: برای همینه (همین است) شما هیچ وقت خونه (خانه) نیستی؟ (baraay-e hamineh (hamin ast) shomaa hich vaght khooneh (khaaneh) nisti?)
بهار: رسیدن بخیر! (residan bekheir!)
شقایق: امیدوارم حسابی خوش گذشته باشه (باشد)! (omidvaaram hesaabi khsoh gozashteh baasheh (baashad)!)
سمیرا: چطوری مارکوپولو؟ (chetori marko polo?)
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
شبنم: هیچ جا مثل خونه (خانه) خود آدم نمیشه (نمی‌شود)! (Hich jaa mesl-e khoone-ye khod-e aadam nemisheh (nemishavad)!)
John: "There's no place like home."
(clicking sound)
رضا: برای همینه (همین است) شما هیچ وقت خونه (خانه) نیستی؟ (baraay-e hamineh (hamin ast) shomaa hich vaght khooneh (khaaneh) nisti?)
John: "Is this why you're never home?"
بهار: رسیدن بخیر! (residan bekheir!)
John: "Welcome back!"
شقایق: امیدوارم حسابی خوش گذشته باشه (باشد)! (omidvaaram hesaabi khsoh gozashteh baasheh (baashad)!)
John: "Hope you've had lots of fun!"
سمیرا: چطوری مارکوپولو؟ (chetori marko polo?)
John: "How are you doing, Marco Polo?"
POST
John: Listen again to شبنم (Shabnam)'s post.
Mehrnaz: هیچ جا مثل خونه (خانه) خود آدم نمیشه (نمی‌شود)! (Hich jaa mesl-e khoone-ye khod-e aadam nemisheh (nemishavad)!)
John: "There's no place like home."
Mehrnaz: (SLOW) هیچ جا مثل خونه (خانه) خود آدم نمیشه (نمی‌شود)! (Hich jaa mesl-e khoone-ye khod-e aadam nemisheh (nemishavad)!) (Regular) هیچ جا مثل خونه (خانه) خود آدم نمیشه (نمی‌شود)! (Hich jaa mesl-e khoone-ye khod-e aadam nemisheh (nemishavad)!)
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "nowhere, no place."
Mehrnaz: هیچ جا (hich jaa)
John: First is a word meaning "zero," "nothing," "none."
Mehrnaz: هیچ, (hich)
John: And next is a word meaning "place," "space," room."
Mehrnaz: جا, (jaa)
John: Listen again - "nowhere, no place" is...
Mehrnaz: (SLOW) هیچ جا (hich jaa) (REGULAR) هیچ جا (hich jaa)
John: Then comes the phrase - "Not like home."
Mehrnaz: مثل خونه (خانه) خود آدم نمیشه (نمی‌شود)! (mesl-e khoone-ye khod-e aadam nemisheh (nemishavad))
John: It consists of...
Mehrnaz: مثل, (mesle)
John: which means "like," "such as" plus…
Mehrnaz: خونه, (khooneh)
John: meaning "house," "home." This is the colloquial form of
Mehrnaz: خانه, (khaaneh).
John: Then we have a word meaning "own," "oneself."
Mehrnaz: خود آدم, (khod-e aadam)
John: This word here is used to emphasize the ownership of a home, contrary to "a hotel" or "someone else's home." Next we have...
Mehrnaz: نمیشه, (nemisheh).
John: This is a colloquial form of...
Mehrnaz: نمی شود, (nemishavad).
John: It’s the negative form of the verb...
Mehrnaz: شدن, (shodan).
John: Meaning "to become," "to get," "to go" and conjugated for the third person singular. Literally, the whole phrase means “No place can become like one's own home.” Listen again - "Not like home" is...
Mehrnaz: (SLOW) مثل خونه (خانه) خود آدم نمیشه (نمی‌شود)! (mesl-e khoone-ye khod-e aadam nemisheh (nemishavad)) (REGULAR) مثل خونه (خانه) خود آدم نمیشه (نمی‌شود)! (mesl-e khoone-ye khod-e aadam nemisheh (nemishavad))
John: All together, "There's no place like home."
Mehrnaz: هیچ جا مثل خونه (خانه) خود آدم نمیشه (نمی‌شود)! (Hich jaa mesl-e khoone-ye khod-e aadam nemisheh (nemishavad)!)
COMMENTS
John: In response, شبنم (Shabnam)'s friends leave some comments.
John: Her college friend, رضا (Rezaa), uses an expression meaning - "Is this why you're never home?"
Mehrnaz: (SLOW) برای همینه (همین است) شما هیچ وقت خونه (خانه) نیستی؟ (baraay-e hamineh (hamin ast) shomaa hich vaght khooneh (khaaneh) nisti?)
(REGULAR) برای همینه (همین است) شما هیچ وقت خونه (خانه) نیستی؟ (baraay-e hamineh (hamin ast) shomaa hich vaght khooneh (khaaneh) nisti?)
[Pause]
Mehrnaz: برای همینه (همین است) شما هیچ وقت خونه (خانه) نیستی؟ (baraay-e hamineh (hamin ast) shomaa hich vaght khooneh (khaaneh) nisti?)
John: Use this expression to show you're feeling frivolous.
John: Her neighbor, بهار (Bahaar), uses an expression meaning - "Welcome back!"
Mehrnaz: (SLOW) رسیدن بخیر! (residan bekheir!)
(REGULAR) رسیدن بخیر! (residan bekheir!)
[Pause]
Mehrnaz: رسیدن بخیر! (residan bekheir!)
John: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted.
John: Her husband's high school friend, شقایق (Shaghaayegh), uses an expression meaning - "Hope you've had lots of fun!"
Mehrnaz: (SLOW) امیدوارم حسابی خوش گذشته باشه (باشد)! (omidvaaram hesaabi khsoh gozashteh baasheh (baashad)!)
(REGULAR) امیدوارم حسابی خوش گذشته باشه (باشد)! (omidvaaram hesaabi khsoh gozashteh baasheh (baashad)!)
[Pause]
Mehrnaz: امیدوارم حسابی خوش گذشته باشه (باشد)! (omidvaaram hesaabi khsoh gozashteh baasheh (baashad)!)
John: Use this expression to show you're feeling optimistic.
John: Her high school friend, سمیرا (Samiraa), uses an expression meaning - "How are you doing, Marco Polo?" - Where Marco Polo is used to refer to someone who travels a lot.
Mehrnaz: (SLOW) چطوری مارکوپولو؟ (chetori marko polo?)
(REGULAR) چطوری مارکوپولو؟ (chetori marko polo?)
[Pause]
Mehrnaz: چطوری مارکوپولو؟ (chetori marko polo?)
John: Use this expression to be funny.

Outro
John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about returning home after a trip, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time!
Mehrnaz: خداحافظ

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