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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2024
Listen, read along and try to imitate the native speaker's pronunciation. Repeat each word aloud several times until you can easily pronounce it.
Quantifieris used to reply to questions about the number of items without naming that item, for example,
Note that in Persian, when we count things and persons the counted items are used in singular, that is, two brother, three cousin,
On Numbers
To form numbers such as twenty-one, twenty-two in Persian, say twenty and one, twenty and two, for example,
For the ease and fluency of pronunciation, the و here is pronounced o as if it were the ending of the first word in the compound, that is, /beesto yek/, /beesto do/.
If you are writing Persian digits, arrange them as you do in English, that is, from left to right.
Look at Mitra's family tree. Read in Persian the sentences that describe these individuals’ relationships to each other, and then complete the English translation based on what you read in the sentences and see in the image.
Listen and read along. Roya is talking about her family. Complete the English translation based on what you hear and read. Answer the questions about Roya's family in Persian.
Complete the following sentences with the words that describe your relation to your family members.
On the family tree below, next to each person, write in Persian the word that reflects their relation to Kamran (in Table 1) and to Mitra (in Table 2). For example, the gentleman in the bottom third row is the grandfather
Prepare to ask and to also answer these questions in Persian. Before coming to class, say the sentences a few times aloud until you can easily pronounce them. In class, you will work with a classmate and ask him/her these questions in Persian.
Prepare to answer and ask the following questions in class.
Do research online and complete the sentences with data pertaining to your university and the city in which your university is located. Prepare to read the completed sentences aloud. Useful words: /he-zãr/thousand; /dah he-zãr/ten thousand; شَهر /shah-r/city, town; /dãnesh-kadeh/college (unit within a university).
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