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INTRODUCTION
In the previous lessons, we introduced you to some phrases you can use when you’re in Iran, and this is the last lesson of the series dedicated to learning from the people around you. In this lesson, we’re going to cover “How do you read this?”
GRAMMAR POINT
In Persian, “How do you read this?” is
In raa chetor mikhaanid?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) In raa chetor mikhaanid?
Once more:
In raa chetor mikhaanid?
The first word, in raa, means “this one.”
(slow) in raa
in raa
Next we have chetor, which is “how” in English. We had this word before.
(slow) chetor
chetor
Then we have the verb mikhaanid, meaning “you read”.
(slow) mikhaanid
mikhaanid
The entire sentence again is:
(slow) In raa chetor mikhaanid?
In raa chetor mikhaanid?
If you are pointing at something - such as a book, a newspaper, or simply a street sign - you might also like to ask, “How do you pronounce this?”
In raa chetor talaffoz mikonid?
In raa, again, means “this one”.
(slow) in raa
in raa.
talaffoz means “pronounce” followed by mikonid which is "you do".
(slow) talaffoz mikonid
talaffoz mikonid
Let’s break that question down:
(slow) In raa chetor talaffoz mikonid?
Once more:
In raa chetor talaffoz mikonid?
Which is literally: “How do you pronounce this?”
Another way of asking the same question is
In raa chegoone migooid?
Which means “how do you say this?” The sentence construction is somewhat different. We change the word chetor to chegoone, which is another way of saying “how”, and replace “pronounce” with “say”: migooid means “you say”.
(slow) chegoone migooid
chegoone migooid
In raa chegoone migooid?
(slow) In raa chegoone migooid?
After you have learned the reading and the pronunciation, you will probably want to know the meaning. So why don’t you try to ask,
Manish chie?
“What does it mean?”
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Manish chie?
Once again:
Manish chie?
The first word, manish, means “its meaning”.
(slow) manish
Manish
Next we have chie, meaning “what is” in English.
(slow) chie
Chie
Altogether, we have
Manish chie?
Or, “What does it mean?”

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