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| Eric: Top 25 Persian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 24: Have you been to Tehran? 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 Have you been to Tehran? In Persian this is |
| Mehrnaz: رفتین تهران؟ |
| Eric: The first word in the question is |
| Mehrnaz: رفتین |
| Eric: meaning something like ‘have you been’ in English. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) رفتین |
| Eric: Listen again and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: رفتین |
| {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: تهران؟ |
| Eric: which is the city name Tehran. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) تهران؟ |
| Eric: Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: تهران؟ |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: رفتین تهران؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Have you been to Tehran? |
| Mehrnaz: بله، دوبار رفتم. |
| Eric: "Yes, I've been twice.’ Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow) بله، دوبار رفتم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Mehrnaz: بله |
| Eric: means ‘yes.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) بله |
| Eric: Now repeat |
| Mehrnaz: بله |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And after that |
| Mehrnaz: دوبار |
| meaning ‘twice.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) دوبار |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: دوبار |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: And next |
| Mehrnaz: رفتم. |
| meaning something like ‘have been.’ |
| Mehrnaz: (Slow, by syllable) رفتم. |
| Eric:Now repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: رفتم. |
| {Pause} |
| Eric: Listen to the speaker say, ‘Yes, I've been twice’, and then repeat. |
| Mehrnaz: بله، دوبار رفتم. |
| {pause} |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘twice’ with ‘once.’ |
| Mehrnaz: یه بار |
| Eric: once |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) یه بار (regular) یه بار |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘once’ |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یه بار رفتم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘twice.’ Say ‘Yes, I've been once.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، یه بار رفتم. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘once’ with ‘in February.’ |
| Mehrnaz: تو فوریه |
| Eric: in February |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) تو فوریه (regular) تو فوریه |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘in February’ |
| Mehrnaz: بله، تو فوریه رفتم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘once’. Say ‘Yes, I was there in February.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، تو فوریه رفتم. |
| Eric: To expand on the pattern, replace ‘in February’ with ‘last summer.’ |
| Mehrnaz: تابستون پارسال |
| Eric: last summer |
| Mehrnaz: (slow) تابستون پارسال (regular) تابستون پارسال |
| Eric: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ‘last summer’ |
| Mehrnaz: بله، تابستون پارسال رفتم. |
| Eric: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘in February.’ Say ‘Yes, I was there last summer.’ |
| {pause} |
| Mehrnaz: بله، تابستون پارسال رفتم. |
| To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، تاحالا نرفتم. |
| Eric: Which is like saying No, I've never been. in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Mehrnaz: (Slowly) نه، تاحالا نرفتم. |
| Eric: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Mehrnaz: نه، تاحالا نرفتم. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Iran and someone asks you if you have been to Tehran. You want to answer Yes, I've been twice. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: رفتین تهران؟ (five seconds) بله، دوبار رفتم. |
| Eric: Now you want to say Yes, I've been once. Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: رفتین تهران؟ (five seconds) بله، یه بار رفتم. |
| Eric: You want to say Yes, I was there in February. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Mehrnaz: رفتین تهران؟ (five seconds) بله، تو فوریه رفتم. |
| Eric: You want to answer Yes, I was there last summer Respond to the question. |
| Mehrnaz: رفتین تهران؟ (five seconds) بله، تابستون پارسال رفتم. |
| Eric: You want to ask someone if they have been to Tehran. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Mehrnaz: رفتین تهران؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Mehrnaz: رفتین تهران؟ |
| {pause} |
| Eric: This is the end of Lesson 24 |
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