7. How many brothers and sisters does Amir have?

📖 Reading

🌍 English Explanation

• من ... دارم → I have ...
• او ... دارد → He/She has ...
• آن‌ها ... دارند → They have ...

👉 Key idea:
Persian uses the verb داشتن (to have) to talk about:

• family
• age
• possessions

Examples:

• من یک برادر دارم → I have one brother
• او ۲۳ سال دارد → He is 23 years old

📘 Grammar: داشتن (to have)

❌ Negative form

📘 Grammar: Asking Questions

• تو خواهر داری؟ → Do you have a sister?
• او چند برادر دارد؟ → How many brothers does he have?

👉 Structure:
Subject + object + داری/دارد/دارند ؟

🧠 Vocabulary

👨‍👩‍👧 Family

• خواهر — sister
• برادر — brother
• پدر — father
• مادر — mother
• عمو — uncle (father’s brother)
• دایی — uncle (mother’s brother)
• عمه — aunt (father’s sister)
• خاله — aunt (mother’s sister)

👥 Extended Family

• دخترعمو — cousin (uncle’s daughter)
• پسرعمو — cousin (uncle’s son)
• دخترخاله — cousin
• پسرخاله — cousin
• دخترعمه — cousin
• پسرعمه — cousin
• دختر دایی — cousin
• پسر دایی — cousin

💍 Relationships

• همسر — spouse
• عروس — bride
• داماد — groom
• نوه — grandchild
• خواهرشوهر — sister-in-law
• برادرشوهر — brother-in-law

📊 General

• نفر — person
• سال — year
• دانشجو — student
• ندارد — does not have

Exercises

✏️ Exercise 1: Choose Correct Form

✏️ Exercise 2: Complete Sentences

✏️ Exercise 3: Arrange Words

✏️ Exercise 4: Family Tree Questions

🗣️ Speaking Practice

✍️ Writing Task

🎯 Key Learning Points

• داشتن = to have
• Used for:
• family
• age
• possessions
• Negative = ندار
• Questions use:
• داری؟ دارد؟ دارند؟

👉 Persian is very logical:
no “do/does” needed!

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