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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 16: How are you? in Persian |
| (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Persian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How are you? In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: چطورین؟ |
| The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: چطور |
| Eric: meaning ‘how’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) چطور |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: چطور |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: ین؟ |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘are you.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) ین؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: ین؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: چطور ین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How are you? |
| Mehrnaz: خوبم. |
| Eric: "I'm fine.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) خوبم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: خوب |
| Eric: means something like ‘fine.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) خوب |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: خوب |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: م. |
| meaning something like ‘I'm.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) م. |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: م. |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, I'm fine., and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: خوبم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘fine’ with ‘good.’ |
| Mehrnaz: خوب |
| Eric: good |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) خوب (regular) خوب |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘good’ |
| Mehrnaz: خوبم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘fine’. Say ‘I'm good.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: خوبم. |
| Eric: To make another phrase, replace ‘good’ with ‘great.’ |
| Mehrnaz: عالی |
| Eric: great |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) عالی (regular) عالی |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘great’ |
| Mehrnaz: عالیم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘good’. Say ‘I'm great.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: عالیم. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘great’ with ‘so-so.’ |
| Mehrnaz: بد نیست |
| Eric: so-so |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) بد نیست (regular) بد نیست |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘so-so’ |
| Mehrnaz: بد نیستم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘great’. Say ‘I'm so-so.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بد نیستم. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks you how you are. You are fine. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: چطورین؟ (five seconds) خوبم. |
| Eric: Now imagine you are good. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: چطورین؟ (five seconds) خوبم. |
| Eric: Imagine you are great. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: چطورین؟ (five seconds) عالیم. |
| Eric: Imagine you're so-so. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: چطورین؟ (five seconds) بد نیستم. |
| Eric: You want to ask someone how they are doing. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: چطورین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Mehrnaz: چطورین؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 16 |
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