Chapter 3 (Eng --> Persian)

Question 1

the Arctic

Answer 1

قطب شمال

Question 2

language

Answer 2

زبان

Question 3

Chinese

Answer 3

چینی

Question 4

fill

Answer 4

‍‍‍‍پر کنید

Question 5

voice, sound

Answer 5

صدا

Question 6

good

Answer 6

خوب

Question 7

very, much *note: - when used as the adverb “very”, goes BEFORE the noun. - when used as the adjective “many”, goes AFTER the noun.

Answer 7

بسیار

Question 8

but, yet, though

Answer 8

ولی

Question 9

thank you

Answer 9

مرسی

Question 10

thank you (from arabic)

Answer 10

ممنون

Question 11

thank you (from arabic)

Answer 11

مُتَشَکِرَم

Question 12

thank you (traditional persian, rarely used except by people against the government and by Persian purists)

Answer 12

سباسگزارم

Question 13

you’re welcome

Answer 13

خواهش می کنم

Question 14

my pleasure

Answer 14

تَمنا می کنم

Question 15

what is your job?

Answer 15

تو شُغلَت چیست؟

Question 16

what job do you do?

Answer 16

تو به کاره هستی؟

Question 17

Good morning!

Answer 17

صُبح بخیر

Question 18

Good afternoon!

Answer 18

عَصر بخیر

Question 19

Good night!

Answer 19

شَب بخیر

Question 20

morning

Answer 20

صُبح

Question 21

noon

Answer 21

ظُهر

Question 22

afternoon

Answer 22

بَعد از ظُهر

Question 23

late afternoon

Answer 23

عَصر

Question 24

sunset

Answer 24

غُروب

Question 25

until, so that

Answer 25

تا

Question 26

to die

Answer 26

فَوت کرد

Question 27

night

Answer 27

شَب

Question 28

room

Answer 28

اتاق

Question 29

everyone

Answer 29

همه

Question 30

to sleep

Answer 30

(-خوابیدن (خواب

Question 31

today

Answer 31

امروز

Question 32

for, to

Answer 32

برای

Question 33

to go

Answer 33

(-رفتن (رو

Question 34

some (people)

Answer 34

بعضی ها

Question 35

yesterday

Answer 35

دیروز

Question 36

darkness

Answer 36

تاریکی

Question 37

to live

Answer 37

زندگی می کند

Question 38

here (lit. this place)

Answer 38

اینجا

Question 39

there

Answer 39

آنجا

Question 40

far

Answer 40

دور

Question 41

that

Answer 41

آن

Question 42

mine

Answer 42

مالِ من

Question 43

to read, to study

Answer 43

(-خواندن (حوان

Question 44

this

Answer 44

این

Question 45

very; many

Answer 45

خیلی

Question 46

weather

Answer 46

هَوَا

Question 47

cold

Answer 47

سَرد

Question 48

hot, warm

Answer 48

گَرم

Question 49

bad

Answer 49

بَد

Question 50

food

Answer 50

غذا

Question 51

restaurant

Answer 51

رستوران

Question 52

worse

Answer 52

بَدتَر

Question 53

worst

Answer 53

بَدتَریِن

Question 54

day

Answer 54

روز

Question 55

well; good

Answer 55

خوب

Question 56

better

Answer 56

بِهتَر

Question 57

best

Answer 57

بِهتَریِن

Question 58

university student

Answer 58

(دانشجو (-یان

Question 59

engineering

Answer 59

مُهَندِسِی

Question 60

Thanks; grateful

Answer 60

مَمنون

Question 61

to drive

Answer 61

رانندگی می کند

Question 62

grade

Answer 62

نمره

Question 63

friend

Answer 63

دوست

Question 64

civil (e.g. civil engineering)

Answer 64

عُمران

Question 65

kindness, love, affection

Answer 65

مَحَبَتَان

Question 66

Good for you!

Answer 66

خوشا به حالتان

Question 67

to say

Answer 67

(-گفتن (گو

Question 68

to apologize to

Answer 68

مَعذِرَت خواستن (خواه) از

Question 69

major (in studies)

Answer 69

رِشتِه

Question 70

I’m sorry

Answer 70

معذرت می خواهم

Question 71

teacher (give three plurals) - most formal, only found in written - colloquial - more formal, but still can be said

Answer 71

استاد - اساتید - استادها - استادان

Question 72

• add “ن” to beginning of simple verb, ex: من دیروز به دانشگاه نرفتم - add it to verbal part of a compound noun, ex: ما در ایران زندگی نمی کینم - note that the نـ is pronounced /na/ BUT pronounced /ne/ before می - negative form of present tense of بودن is irregular - note that words like “never, no one, or nowhere” require a negative verb

Answer 72

NEGATION - نفی

Question 73

نیستم نیستی نیست نیستیم نیستید نیستند

Answer 73

irregular negation of بودن

Question 74

• basically, adjectives force Persian nouns to be more specific (are you definite or indefinite? are you singular or plural?). Without an adjective, nouns can hide in generality as singular definite beings. - To start off, the noun describing something is definite, unlike English… UNLESS the noun is qualified by an adjective. Exs. من دانشجو هستم = I am a student من دانشجوی خوبی هستم = I am a good student. - the singular is used for plural subjects UNLESS the noun is qualified by an adjective Exs. ما دانشجو هستیم = We are students ما دانشجویان خوبی هستیم = We are good students.

Answer 74

NOUNS: in sentences, agreement, definiteness - give general rules

Question 75

never

Answer 75

هیچ وقت

Question 76

no one

Answer 76

هیچ کس

Question 77

nowhere

Answer 77

هیچ جا

Question 78

superlative ending - come before the noun WITHOUT ezafe

Answer 78

ترین-

Question 79

comparative ending - come after the noun with ezafe

Answer 79

تر-

Question 80

• positive and comparative adjectives come after the noun; noun has ezafe دانشگاهِ بد دانشگاهِ بدتر - superlative adjectives come before the noun without ezafe بدترین دانشگاه

Answer 80

adjectives: give rules

Question 81

very, much

Answer 81

بسیار

Question 82

more (comparative of بسیار)

Answer 82

بیشتر

Question 83

most (superlative of بسیار)

Answer 83

بیشترین

Question 84

or

Answer 84

یا

Question 85

to eat [food]

Answer 85

(-غذا خوردن (خور

Question 86

to fall (lit. “to eat dirt”)

Answer 86

(-زمین خوردن (خور

Question 87

where (relative pronoun)

Answer 87

جایی که

Question 88

I like impersonal construction, lit. “my good/pleasure comes”

Answer 88

خوشم می آید

Question 89

wild

Answer 89

وحشی

Question 90

best friend

Answer 90

بهترین دوست

Question 91

cemetery

Answer 91

قبرستان

Question 92

flag

Answer 92

پرچم

Question 93

war

Answer 93

جنگ

Question 94

those (who)

Answer 94

کسانی

Question 95

to be killed

Answer 95

(-کشته شدن (شو

Question 96

imposed

Answer 96

تحمیلی

Question 97

Iran-Iraq War (lit. “the imposed war”)

Answer 97

جنگ تحمیلی