LESSON NOTES

Persian Listening Comprehension for

Intermediate Learners #17
Talking About a Photo in Persian

CONTENTS

Dialogue - Persian
Main
Romanization
English
Vocabulary
Sample sentences

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‫‪DIALOGUE - PERSIAN‬‬
‫‪MAIN‬‬

‫ﺧﺎﻧﻮم و آﻗﺎﯾﯽ در ﺣﺎل ﻧﮕﺎه ﮐﺮدن ﺑﻪ ﯾﮏ ﻋﮑﺲ دارﻧﺪ ﺑﺎ ﻫﻢ ﺻﺤﺒﺖ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﻨﺪ‪.‬‬ ‫‪1.‬‬

‫ﮐﺪاﻣﯿﮏ ﺑﺮادر ﮐﻮﭼﮏﺗﺮ ﺧﺎﻧﻢ اﺳﺖ؟‬ ‫‪2.‬‬

‫ﺷﻨﯿﺪم ﯾﻪ ﺑﺮادر دوﻗﻠﻮ دارﯾﻦ‪ .‬ﻧﻤﯽﺷﻨﺎﺳﻤﺸﻮن‪.‬‬ ‫‪3.‬‬

‫ﺑﻠﻪ‪ .‬وﻟﯽ ﺑﻘﯿﻪ ﻣﯽﮔﻦ ﺷﺒﯿﻪ ﻧﯿﺴﺘﯿﻢ‪ .‬ﺑﺒﯿﻨﯿﻦ ﺑﺮادرم ﺗﻮ اﯾﻦ ﻋﮑﺲ ﻫﺴﺖ‪ .‬ﻣﯽﺗﻮﻧﯿﻦ ﺑﮕﯿﻦ ﮐﺪوم ﯾﮑﯿﻪ؟‬ ‫‪4.‬‬

‫ﻣﻤﻢ‪ ..‬ﮐﺴﯽ رو ﮐﻪ ﺷﺒﯿﻪ ﺷﻤﺎ ﺑﺎﺷﻪ ﻧﻤﯽ ﺑﯿﻨﻢ‪ .‬ﺷﺎﯾﺪ اﯾﻦ آﻗﺎﯾﯽ ﮐﻪ ﮐﻼه دارن؟‬ ‫‪5.‬‬

‫ﻧﻪ‪ ،‬اون ﻧﯿﺴﺖ‪ .‬اون ﻣﻮﻫﺎش درﺳﺖ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻣﺎل ﻣﻦ ﺳﯿﺎﻫﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫‪6.‬‬

‫ﺧﻮب‪ ،‬ﭘﺲ اﯾﻦ آﻗﺎی ﻗﺪ ﺑﻠﻨﺪن؟‬ ‫‪7.‬‬

‫ﻧﻪ‪ ،‬اون ﺑﻪ اﯾﻦ ﻗﺪ ﺑﻠﻨﺪی ﻧﯿﺴﺖ‪.‬‬ ‫‪8.‬‬

‫ﻣﻦ ﻫﻨﻮز ﻧﻤﯽﺗﻮﻧﻢ ﭘﯿﺪاﺷﻮن ﮐﻨﻢ‪ ...‬ﺷﻤﺎ واﻗﻌﺎ ﺑﻪ ﻫﻢ ﺷﺒﺎﻫﺖ ﻧﺪارﯾﺪ‪.‬‬ ‫‪9.‬‬

‫ﻣﯽدوﻧﻢ‪ .‬اﺣﺘﻤﺎﻻ ﻋﯿﻨﮏ ﮐﺎرو ﻣﺸﮑﻞﺗﺮ ﮐﺮده‪.‬‬ ‫‪10.‬‬

‫ﻋﯿﻨﮏ؟ ﭘﺲ اﯾﺸﻮن ﻫﺴﺘﻦ‪ ،‬ﻧﻔﺮ دوم ازﭼﭗ؟‬ ‫‪11.‬‬

‫درﺳﺘﻪ‪ ،‬ﺷﺒﯿﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺴﺖ؟‬ ‫‪12.‬‬

‫ﻧﻪ‪ ،‬واﻗﻌﺎ ﻧﻪ‪.‬‬ ‫‪13.‬‬

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ROMANIZATION

1. mard va zani dar haal-e negaah kardan be yek aks baa ham sohbat mikonand.

2. kodaamyek baraadar-e koochektar-e khaanom ast?

3. shenidam yeh baraadar-e dogholoo daarin. nemishenaasamashoon.

4. baleh. Vali baghiyeh migan shabih nistim. bebinin baraadaram too in aks hast. mitoonin begin
kodum yekiye?

5. mmmm... kasi ro ke shabih-e shomaa baasheh nemibinam. shaayad in aghaei ke kolaah daran?

6. na, oo nist. Oon moohash dorost mesle man siyaahe.

7. khob, pas in aaghaaye ghad bolandan?

8. na, oon be in ghad bolandi nist.

9. man hanooz nemitoonam peydaashoon konam...shomaa vaaghean be ham shebaahat nadaarin.

10. midoonam, ehtemaalan einak kaaro moshkeltar kardeh..

11. einak? Pas ishoon hastan, nafar-e dovvom az chap?

12. Dorosteh, shabihehe man hast.

13. na, vaaghean na.

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ENGLISH

1. A man and a woman are talking while looking at a picture.

2. Which one is the woman's younger brother?

3. I heard you had a twin brother. I didn't know that.

4. Yes. But people say we don't look alike. See, my brother is in this picture but can you tell which one
is he?

5. Well, I don't see anyone who looks like you. Maybe this one with the cap?

6. No, not that one. He has black hair, just like mine.

7. Well, then this tall one?

8. No, he is not that tall.

9. I still can't find him... you really don't look alike.

10. I know. Maybe glasses are making it more difficult.

11. Glasses? Then this one, second from the left?

12. You got it! Do I resemble him?

13. No, not really.

VOCABULARY

Persian Romanization English Class

‫ دوم‬dovom second adjective

‫ ﺷﺒﺎﻫﺖ داﺷﺘﻦ‬shabaahat daashtan to resemble verb

‫ دوﻗﻠﻮ‬do qoloo twin noun

‫ ﺑﺮادر‬baraadar brother noun

‫ ﮔﻔﺘﻦ‬goftan to say, to tell verb

‫ ﺑﻠﻨﺪ‬boland tall adjective

‫ ﮐﻼه‬kolaah cap noun

‫ ﺷﺒﯿﻪ ﺑﻮدن‬shabih boodan to look alike phrase

‫ ﺳﺨﺖ‬sakht difficult adjective

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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 .‫آﻧﻬﺎ ﺧﺎﻧﻪ دوﻣﺸﺎن را در ﻫﺎواﯾﯽ ﺧﺮﯾﺪﻧﺪ‬
aanhaa khaaneye dovomeshaan raa dar haavaayi
kharidand.
They bought a second house in Hawaii.
.‫ﻣﺎ دوﻗﻠﻮﻫﺎی ﻫﻤﺴﺎن ﻧﯿﺴﺘﯿﻢ‬
maa doqoloohaaye hamsaan nistim.
We are not identical twins.
.‫ﺑﺮادر ﻣﻦ ﭘﺰﺷﮏ اﺳﺖ‬
baraadar-e man pezeshk ast.
My brother is a doctor.
.‫ﮔﻔﺘﻦ ﺣﻘﯿﻘﺖ ﻫﻤﯿﺸﻪ ﺧﻮب اﺳﺖ‬
goftan-e haqiqat hamishe khoob ast.
Telling the truth is always good.
.‫او ﮐﻼﻫﺶ را در ﻗﻄﺎر ﺟﺎ ﮔﺬاﺷﺖ‬
oo kolaahash raa dar qataar jaa gozaasht.
He forgot his cap on the train.
.‫در ﮔﺬﺷﺘﻪ ﻣﺴﺎﻓﺮﺗﻬﺎی ﻃﻮﻻﻧﯽ ﻣﺸﮑﻞ ﺑﻮد‬
dar gozashte mosaaferathaaye toolaani moshkel
bood.
It was difficult to travel long distance in the past.
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.‫ﮔﺎﻫﯽ اوﻗﺎت ﺳﮓﻫﺎ ﺑﻪ ﺻﺎﺣﺒﺎﻧﺸﺎن ﺷﺒﺎﻫﺖ ﭘﯿﺪا ﻣﯽﮐﻨﻨﺪ‬
gaahi oqaat saghaa be saahebaaneshaan
shabaahat peidaa mikonand.
Dogs sometimes resemble their owners.
.‫ﯾﮏ ﺗﺼﺎدف اﺗﻮﻣﺒﯿﻞ ﺑﺮای ﺑﺮادر او رخ داد‬
yek tasaadof-e otomobil baraaye baraadar-e oo
rokh daad.
Her brother was in a car accident.
.‫ﻣﻦ از ﻟﺒﺨﻨﺪ ﺷﻤﺎ ﻣﯽﺗﻮاﻧﺴﺘﻢ ﺑﮕﻮﯾﻢ ﭼﻪ اﺗﻔﺎﻗﯽ اﻓﺘﺎده اﺳﺖ‬
man az labkhand-e shomaa mitavaanestam
begooyad che etefaaqi oftaade ast.
I could tell what was happening from your grin.
.‫ﻗﺪﺑﻠﻨﺪ ﺑﻮدن ﻫﻤﯿﺸﻪ ﻋﺎﻟﯽ ﻧﯿﺴﺖ‬
qadbolaand boodan hamishe aali nist.
Being tall is not always great.
.‫ﭘﺴﺮﻋﻤﻮﯾﻢ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺒﯿﻪ اﺳﺖ‬
pesar amooyam be man shabih ast.
My cousin and I look alike.
‫ﭼﺮا ﮐﻨﺘﺮل ﮔﺬر زﻣﺎن اﻧﻘﺪر ﺳﺨﺘﻪ؟‬
cheraa kontorol-e gozar-e zamaan enghadr
sakhteh?
Why is it so difficult to keep track of the time
lately?
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