🎯 Goals
- Ask simple questions like "Where are you from?" and "What do you do?"
- Learn how to say "this is" and use basic possessives.
- Expand vocabulary and improve listening comprehension.
- Learn 6 more Persian letters.
💬 Useful Expressions — Talking about Yourself
| Persian (Farsi) | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| تو اهل کجایی؟ | to ahl-e kojâyi? | Where are you from? |
| من اهل ایران هستم | man ahl-e Irân hastam | I am from Iran |
| کارت چیه؟ | kâret chiye? | What is your job? |
| من معلم هستم | man mo'allem hastam | I am a teacher |
| این دوست من است | in dust-e man ast | This is my friend |
| اسم او علی است | esm-e u Ali ast | His name is Ali |
🧠 Grammar — Possessives & “This is…”
Possessives
To say "my friend", you say:
- دوست من (dust-e man) — friend of me → my friend
Examples:
- "My name is Ali" → اسم من علی است (esm-e man Ali ast)
- "Her name is Sara" → اسم او سارا است (esm-e u Sârâ ast)
Demonstratives
- این (in) = this
- آن (ân) = that
Example:
- This is my friend → این دوست من است (in dust-e man ast)
🗣️ Dialogue
👤 A:
تو اهل کجایی؟
To ahl-e kojâyi?
(Where are you from?)
👤 B:
من اهل ایران هستم. تو چی؟
Man ahl-e Irân hastam. To chi?
(I’m from Iran. And you?)
👤 A:
من اهل آلمان هستم.
Man ahl-e Âlmân hastam.
(I’m from Germany.)
👤 B:
کارت چیه؟
Kâret chiye?
(What is your job?)
👤 A:
من دانشجو هستم.
Man dâneshjoo hastam.
(I’m a student.)
👤 B:
این دوست من است. اسم او سارا است.
In dust-e man ast. Esm-e u Sârâ ast.
(This is my friend. Her name is Sara.)
📝 Vocabulary Review
| Persian | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| اهل | ahl | from / native of |
| کجا | kojâ | where |
| دوست | dust | friend |
| کار | kâr | job/work |
| معلم | mo'allem | teacher |
| دانشجو | dâneshjoo | student |
| این | in | this |
| آن | ân | that |
| او | u | he/she |
🧪 Exercise
Translate into Persian:
- Where are you from?
- I am from Germany.
- What is your job?
- I am a student.
- This is my friend. His name is Reza.
Answers:
- تو اهل کجایی؟ — To ahl-e kojâyi?
- من اهل آلمان هستم. — Man ahl-e Âlmân hastam.
- کارت چیه؟ — Kâret chiye?
- من دانشجو هستم. — Man dâneshjoo hastam.
- این دوست من است. اسم او رضا است. — In dust-e man ast. Esm-e u Rezâ ast.