Persian/Lesson 17

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فارسی (‹fârsi›, “Persian”)
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Contents • Introduction
Persian Alphabet lessons: 1 ( ۱ ) • 2 ( ۲ ) • 3 ( ۳ ) • 4 ( ۴ )
Elementary grammar: 5 ( ۵ ) • 6 ( ۶ ) • 7 ( ۷ ) • 8 ( ۸ ) • 9 ( ۹ )
10 ( ۱۰ ) • 11 ( ۱۱ ) • 12 ( ۱۲ ) • 13 ( ۱۳ ) • 14 ( ۱۴ ) • 15 ( ۱۵ )
Intermediate: 16 ( ۱۶ ) • 17 ( ۱۷ ) • 18 ( ۱۸ ) • 19 ( ۱۹ ) • 20 ( ۲۰ )
21 ( ۲۱ ) • 22 ( ۲۲ ) • 23 ( ۲۳ ) • 24 ( ۲۴ ) • 25 ( ۲۵ ) • 26 ( ۲۶ )
Advanced:
Appendix: Alphabet • Glossary • Handwriting

To continue, your computer must display Persian. The box below should show these Persian letters on the far right:

ا ب پ ت ث ج چ ح خ د ذ ر ز ژ س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ک گ ل م ن و ه ی

If they are different or in the wrong order, see Persian Computing.

In this lesson, you will learn about the comparative and superlative forms of Persian adjectives.

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Explanation

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Vocabulary

آقا ‹âqâ› IPA: /ɒːˈɣɒː/ — “Mr.”

استاذ ‹ostâd› /oˈstɒːd/ — “professor”
ی ‹ye, e› — “of” (see explanation of ezâfe below)

درس 17 les17

هر روز - elke dag

ديروز - gisteren

فردا - morgen

آفتاب - zonneschijn

خورشيد - zon

مهتاب - maanlicht

خواهر - zuster

خانه - huis

روشن - licht

تاريك - donker

بزرگ - groot

كوچك - klein

مسواك - tandenborstel

حوله - handdoek

صابون - zeep

دندان - tanden

از خواب بيدار شدن - wakker worden

بابا صورتش را سشت- pappa wast zijn gezicht

من مسواك زدم

من مسواك زدم - ik poets mijn tanden

ما از خواب بيدار شديم - wij worden wakker

روز خورشيدزمين را روشن مي كند - overdag schijnt de zon

شب ماه زمين را روشن مي كند - 's nachts schijnt de maan

لاله دست و صورت خود را با حوله خشك مي كند - Laleh droogt haar gezicht met een handdoek

خدا ما را دوست دارد - God houdt van ons

Comparative adjectives

بهتر ‹behtar› (“better”)

Superlative adjectives

Exercises

Comparative adjectives:

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1. Translate the following sentences into English:

2. Use the comparative form of the adjectives below to make ...:

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Superlative adjectives:

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Translate the following phrases into Persian.

Translate the following Persian phrases into English.

Review

In this lesson, you learned comparative and superlative adjectives.

Core vocabulary:

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...s:

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Next: Lesson 18 ( ۱۸ ), Subjunctive

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Contents • Introduction

Persian Alphabet lessons: 1 ( ۱ ) • 2 ( ۲ ) • 3 ( ۳ ) • 4 ( ۴ )
Elementary grammar: 5 ( ۵ ) • 6 ( ۶ ) • 7 ( ۷ ) • 8 ( ۸ ) • 9 ( ۹ )
10 ( ۱۰ ) • 11 ( ۱۱ ) • 12 ( ۱۲ ) • 13 ( ۱۳ ) • 14 ( ۱۴ ) • 15 ( ۱۵ )
Intermediate: 16 ( ۱۶ ) • 17 ( ۱۷ ) • 18 ( ۱۸ ) • 19 ( ۱۹ ) • 20 ( ۲۰ )
21 ( ۲۱ ) • 22 ( ۲۲ ) • 23 ( ۲۳ ) • 24 ( ۲۴ ) • 25 ( ۲۵ ) • 26 ( ۲۶ )
Advanced:
Appendix: Alphabet • Glossary • Handwriting

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