Persian/Lesson 10

فارسی (‹fârsi›, “Persian”)
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Contents • Introduction
Persian Alphabet lessons: 1 ( ۱ ) • 2 ( ۲ ) • 3 ( ۳ ) • 4 ( ۴ )
Elementary grammar: 5 ( ۵ ) • 6 ( ۶ ) • 7 ( ۷ ) • 8 ( ۸ ) • 9 ( ۹ )
10 ( ۱۰ ) • 11 ( ۱۱ ) • 12 ( ۱۲ ) • 13 ( ۱۳ ) • 14 ( ۱۴ ) • 15 ( ۱۵ )
Intermediate: 16 ( ۱۶ ) • 17 ( ۱۷ ) • 18 ( ۱۸ ) • 19 ( ۱۹ ) • 20 ( ۲۰ )
21 ( ۲۱ ) • 22 ( ۲۲ ) • 23 ( ۲۳ ) • 24 ( ۲۴ ) • 25 ( ۲۵ ) • 26 ( ۲۶ )
Advanced:
Appendix: Alphabet • Glossary • Handwriting

To continue, your computer must display Persian. The box below should show these Persian letters on the far right:

ا ب پ ت ث ج چ ح خ د ذ ر ز ژ س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ک گ ل م ن و ه ی

If they are different or in the wrong order, see Persian Computing.

In this lesson, you will learn how use prepositions and the definite direct object marker in Persian.

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Dialogue: ... ‹...›[edit | edit source]

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Explanation

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Vocabulary

آقا ‹âqâ› IPA: /ɒːˈɣɒː/ — “Mr.”

درس 10

ه

ش

سه – drie

نامه – letter

به – naar

مد ير – directeur

سبزي – groente

بيمار – ziek, patient

نوستن – schrijven

مي نويسد – hij schrijft

شسستن – wassen

ريختن – gieten

مي ريزد – hij giet

پاك كردن - schoonmaken

كشك – yoghurtsoort

آش – soep

داشتن – hebben

رشته – macaroni soort

اكرم سه روز بيمار بود – Akram was drie dagen ziek

مادر اكرم نامه نوشت – De moeder van Akram schrijft een brief

اكرم آش درست كرد – Akram maakt soep

مادر امين سبزي را شست – De moeder van Amin wast de groente

او در آش كشك و سبزي مي ريزذ - Zij doet (soort yoghurt) en de groente in de soep

مادر امين سبزي را شست – Amin en Akram houden van soep

Direct objects[edit | edit source]

The word را ‹râ› marks definite direct objects in Persian. That is,

Colloquially, را is pronounced ‹ro› after a vowel or ‹o› after a consonant.

In written Persian, من را ‹man râ› may contract to مارا ‹mârâ› , but colloquially pronounced ‹mano›. Similarly, written تو را ‹to râ› can contract to تورا ‹torâ› but colloquially pronounced ‹toro›.