Persian/Lesson 17

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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: AlphabetGlossaryHandwriting

Farsi

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.


Dialogue: ... ‹...›

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Explanation

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Vocabulary

  • 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
ماه - maan
خواهر - zuster
خانه - huis
روشن - licht
تاريك - donker
گرم- warm
سرد - koud
بزرگ - groot
كوچك - klein
خوب - goed
بد - slecht
شب - nacht
روز - dag
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

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  • بهتر   ‹behtar› (“better”)

Superlative adjectives

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Exercises

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  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

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In this lesson, you learned comparative and superlative adjectives.

Core vocabulary:
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Next: Lesson 18 ( ۱۸ ), Subjunctive

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ContentsIntroduction

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: AlphabetGlossaryHandwriting


 
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