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Hello again, dear listener! In this episode we finish our exploration of conditional phrases with Type III Conditional Sentences. Tag along with us as we consider what we should have done to be better prepared for a scuba dive.

You can find the episode worksheet here. It has the full dialogue plus translation, grammar, and vocabulary.

00:00 Introduction

01:18 Type III Conditional Sentences

10:09 Dialogue

11:40 Breaking down the dialogue

28:34 Dialogue with parts switched

30:19 Cultural note

Welcome back dear listener,

Your place was so empty that our hearts became narrow for you! In this episode we cover these and other idioms. We also continue our exploration of conditional phrases with Type II Conditional Sentences. If I were you, I’d stick around for this one!

You can find the episode worksheet here. It has the full dialogue plus translation, grammar, and vocabulary.

00:00 Introduction

02:34 Type II Conditional Sentences

08:11 Dialogue

10:11 Breaking down the dialogue

27:37 Dialogue with parts switched

29:47 Cultural note

Hello lucky listeners, what would you do with a million dollars?

Join us in our latest episode as we explore type one conditional sentences by answering the question what we would do with a million dollars.

You can follow along with this episode’s worksheet here. It has vocabulary, grammar, and the entire dialogue along with translation.

07:45 Conversation 1st time

09:22 Conversation breakdown

30:24 Conversation 2nd time

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Hello fan-tastic listeners, how did your team do in the World Cup?

Join us in this week’s episode as we discuss the game between the US and Iran national teams.

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Dear listener, as you are likely aware, protestors in Iran are demanding the government respect their fundamental rights to self-expression and freedom. The government responded to their demands with a violent crackdown.

Instead of a regular episode, we discuss the protests through Shervin Hajipour's song Barayeh.

The song reflects the frustrations of many young people living in Iran whose wishes are suppressed by their government.

We discuss some new vocabulary, interesting idioms, and include some short grammar lessons about forming nouns from adjectives.

Hello, dear listeners. Are you getting ready for a Persian speaking test?

This episode we’re doing something more advanced than usual by covering cohesive devices used to improve speaking fluency.

You can follow along with this episode’s worksheet here. Parvaneh’s monologue with translation and a list of cohesive devices for supporting an opinion.

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In this episode we mention two text-to-speech services from Microsoft. They are Microsoft Translator and Azure Text to Speech.

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Hold still, dear listener. A mosquito just landed on the back of you arm. There! Got it!

Join us this episode as we talk about being stung by insects and what to do about it.

You can follow along with this episode’s worksheet here. It has vocabulary, grammar, and the entire dialogue in translation.

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Hello sporty listeners, ready to pump up those tires and hit the road?

Join us in this week’s episode as we learn how to discuss cycling and learn words related to bicycles.

You can follow along with this episode’s worksheet here. It has vocabulary, grammar, and the entire dialogue along with translation.

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Happy Nowruz, dear listeners! Ready to party like it's 1401?

Join us in this week’s episode as we have a free form discussion about the traditions surrounding Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

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Hello aesthetic listeners,

Join us in this week’s episode as we learn how to talk about our favorite music.

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Hello dear listeners, take a seat at the dinner table and we’ll bring the podcast right out!

Join us in this week’s episode as we figure out just what to do with all this eggplant in our garden.

You can follow along with this episode’s worksheet here. It has vocabulary, grammar, and the entire dialogue along with translation.

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Hello sporty listeners, got your cleats handy?

Join us in this week’s episode as we head this podcast into the goal to tie up the game.

You can follow along with this episode’s worksheethere. It has vocabulary, grammar, and the entire dialogue along with translation.

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Hello wonderful listeners, got plans for that box of dirt? We sure do!

Join us in this week’s episode as we plan our summer garden while learning about conditional sentences.

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Hello lucky listeners, you haven't aged at all!

Join us in this week’s episode as we celebrate a birthday with presents, cake, and–of course–making wishes!

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Happy Nowruz, dear listeners! We hope that 1400 is full of joy and success for you.

Join us in this week’s episode as we learn all about Persian New Year customs celebrated in Iran.

You can follow along with this episode’s worksheet here. It has vocabulary, grammar, and the entire dialogue along with translation.

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Hello dear listeners, are you going to answer that ringing phone?

Join us in this week’s episode as we make plans for a birthday party.

You can follow along with this episode’s worksheet here. It has vocabulary, grammar, and the entire dialogue along with translation.

Check out our YouTube channel for some funny videos we post about Persian idioms.

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Hello dear listeners, are you ready for that big interview?

Join us in this week’s episode as Alex tries to land a job as a research assistant. He is told to sit down, sign forms, present documents, and encounters all other manner of imperative statements. Join us as we learn how to use the imperative form in Farsi.

You can follow along with this episode’s worksheet here. It has vocabulary, grammar, and the entire dialogue along with translation.

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Hello patient listeners, welcome back. Have you been trying to get started in a new line of work? Alex sure has!

Join us in this week’s episode as we join Alex on his job hunt.

You can follow along with this episode’s worksheet here. It has vocabulary, grammar, and the entire dialogue along with translation.

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Welcome back dear listeners, did you wash your hands? Listen along with us as we talk about public health protocols and steps that we can take to prevent the spread of coronavirus. We also take the opportunity to dive into how to use the subjunctive to express obligation or necessity.

Get this week's vocabulary, grammar, and follow along with the dialogue with the episode worksheet.

If you are ever interesting in checking out Persian audio books, please give our friends over at Vav Khan a visit. They're the only independent audio book producer inside Iran. They don't sponsor our podcast–we just think they're a good resource for people who want independently produced Persian language content from Iran.

Welcome back dear listeners, what kind of movies do you like? Listen to us discuss what movie to watch this evening and pick up lots of useful vocabulary related to cinema.

Get this week's vocabulary, grammar, and follow along with the dialogue with the episode worksheet.

If you are ever interesting in checking out Persian audio books, please give our friends over at Vav Khan a visit. They're the only independent audio book producer inside Iran. They don't sponsor our podcast–we just think they're a good resource for people who want independently produced Persian language content from Iran.

Hello dear listeners! In this week's episode we go over how to make small talk about the weather as well as three different ways to say you like something. Listen in to learn why Parvaneh loves Summer and Alex prefers Autumn.

Follow along with this episode's worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tw1AH9doaBRwRBsS-_y5U-jqiJDvLDYE/

If you're looking for audio books in Persian, we recommend Vav Khan, the only independent audio book producer in Iran. We don't receive any money from them so you can trust our recommendation. https://vavkhan.com

In this week's episode we talk about voting and elections. Learn how to ask someone if they're going to vote in Persian! We also cover the present progressive tense, a tense commonly used in conversational, colloquial Farsi.

Get vocabulary and pronunciations as well as the text of the dialogue in this episode's worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hOiH2ZcLefDZ9Ejey6OfQNJXJyPK5FcP/view?usp=sharing

In this week's episode we go over comparative and superlative adjectives in the context of shopping for clothing. Get vocabulary and pronunciations as well as the text of the dialogue in this episode's worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QOqQk6TeMqZZwLaZXT3nYYZHeD0duy-a/view?usp=sharing

In this week's episode we discuss recent events in the US and learn words related to protest and review the subjunctive. Follow along with this episode's worksheet here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13u2VJguZ_bnq935UqW69gqmbnjbh2bZd/view?usp=sharing

In this week's episode we'll teach you how to order a traditional Iranian dish at a Persian restaurant. We also discuss how culture and language are closely related.

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In this week's episode we'll teach you how to ask what someone's job is and and we introduce the subjunctive tense.

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موفق باشید

In this week's episode we'll teach you some introductions as well as context-specific greetings.

Dialogue 1:

.سلام من پروانه ام

.سلام من الکسم. خوشبختم

خوشبختم. شما سکرمنتویید؟

بله. شما؟

.منم سکرمنتوام

.خیلی خوشحال شدم

.منم

.فعلا خداحافظ

.خداحافظ

Dialogue 2:

سلام الکس، خوبی؟ چطوری؟

سلام پروانه، خوبم. تو چه طوری؟

.مرسی منم خوبم. تسلیت می گم

.مرسی، قربونت

.فعلا خداحافظ

.خداحافظ

Dialogue 3:

سلام پروانه، خوبی؟ چطوری؟

سلام الکس، خوبم. تو چه طوری؟

!مرسی منم خوبم.  ماشین جدید مبارک

!مرسی، قربونت

.فعلا خداحافظ

.خداحافظ

For our first episode we will teach you how to greet someone both informally and formally.

Dialogue 1:

سلام الکس، خوبی؟ چطوری؟

سلام پروانه، خوبم. تو چه طوری؟

مرسی منم خوبم. چه خبر؟

!سلامتی. مرسی، قربونت

.فعلا خداحافظ

.خداحافظ

Dialogue 2:

سلام آقای الکس، خوبید؟ چطورید؟

سلام پروانه خانوم، خوبم مرسی ممنون. شما چه طورید؟

مرسی منم خوبم. چه خبر؟

.سلامتی، قربون شما

.فعلا، خداحافظ

.خداحافظ