Persian Writing – Useful Drills 113

New Words:

To teach = /dærs da:dæn/

To answer = /jæva:b da:dæn/. Also /pa:sokh da:dæn/

Question = /su:a:l/. Also /porsesh/

Questions = /su:a:la:t/. Also /su:a:la:/ (Mostly in daily conversation). Also /porsesh ha:/

To clean = /tæmiz kærdæn/

To wash = /shostæn/

Dishes = /bosh gha:b ha:/. Also /zærf ha:/

Roommate = /hæm ota:ghi/

Partner = /shærik/. Also /hæm ota:ghi/ if it refers to ‘roommate’.

To fix = /tæmir kærdæn/

To go shopping = /khærid kærdæn/. Also /khærid ræftæn/ mostly in daily conversation.

Waiter = /khedmæt ka:r/

Please translate the following sentences into Persian. ( Please do your best first. Then correct your translation with the answers below. No cheating please!)

1. I neither teach nor answer the questions!
2. You neither teach nor answer the questions!
3. He/she neither teaches nor answers the questions!
4. We neither teach nor answer the questions!
5. You neither teach nor answer the questions!
6. They neither teach nor answer the questions!
7. My teacher neither teaches nor answers the questions!
8. This teacher neither teaches nor answers the questions!
9. I neither clean the room neither wash the dishes!
10. You neither clean the room neither wash the dishes!
11. He/she neither cleans the room neither washes the dishes!
12. We neither clean the room neither wash the dishes!
13. You neither clean the room neither wash the dishes!
14. They neither clean the room neither wash the dishes!
15. My sister neither cleans the room neither washes the dishes!
16. My roommate neither cleans the room neither washes the dishes!
17. My partner neither cleans the room neither washes the dishes!
18. This young girl neither cleans the room neither washes the dishes!
19. I neither fix the bicycle nor go shopping!
20. You neither fix the bicycle nor go shopping!
21. He/she neither fixes the bicycle nor goes shopping!
22. We neither fix the bicycle nor go shopping!
23. You neither fix the bicycle nor go shopping!
24. They neither fix the bicycle nor go shopping!
25. My brother neither fixes the bicycle nor goes shopping!
26. His father neither fixes the bicycle nor goes shopping!
27. Their waiter neither fixes the bicycle nor goes shopping!

NOTE: As you see in numbers 1-8 or in 19-27 below, since the Persian verbs have one part in common (da:dæn) or (kærdæn), the second part is optional. That is why I have put them in parenthesis.

Question: In this word (Question = /su:a:l/), why we do not read it as / sæva:l/ or something? Simply because this word has one pronunciation and that is /su:a:l/!!

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Lesson 113

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