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Try to work on alphabet map to read and write, here is the review on grammar part we worked ;)

1. Personal Pronouns:
I

man

you

To

He/ e

U (un)

we

You

om

they

nh (un)

This

In

That/ It

2. Verb Conjugation
We need the stem (root/ setk / )to conjugate a verb.
There are 2 kind of stems [Past Stem] and [Present Stem]
How can we find the stem? Through Infinitive!
Wellfor Past Stem there is a simple rule: Take [ -an ] from the end of infinitive.
example:
to go

rafatan

raft

to see

didan

did

For the Present Stem, most of them are irregular so no way!..lets memorize them. ;)

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Here are some frequent Persian verbs and the stems:

No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21
22
23

Meaning
To be
To have
To want
To eat
To see
To say
To listen
To do
To get
To take
To know
To go
To come
To wa
To buy
To sell
To ask
To make
To learn
To can
To read
To write
To give

Infinitive
budan
dtan
xstan
xordan
didan
goftan
enidan
kardan
gereftan
bordan
dnestan
raftan
madan
ostan
xaridan
foruxtan
porsidan
sxtan
muxtan
tavnestan
xndan
nevetan
ddan

Present Stem
hast

dr

xh

xor

bin

guy

enav

kon

gir

bor

dn

rav

uy

xar

foru

pors

sz

muz

tavn

xn

nevis

deh

Past stem
bud
dt
xst
xord
did
goft
enid
kard
gereft
bord
dnest
raft
mad
ost
xarid
foruxt
porsid
sxt
muxt
tavnest
xnd
nevet
dd

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3. Persian Tenses
Note: Word Order in Persian is

Subject + Object + Verb [S.O.V]

[So remember, verb ould come at the end of the sentence!]

1. Simple Present tense

Subject + Object + Verb

man
To
u
M

+ Object + [

Mi +

[ Present Stem] +

om
nh
e.g:
I read the book.
Mi + Present Stem + Suffixes
man
To
U
M
om
nh

ketb
ketb
ketb
ketb
ketb
ketb

mi-xn-am.
mi-xn-i
mi-xn-ad
mi-xn-im
mi-xn-id
mi-xn-and

Negative: ne +[ mi + present Stem + suffixes]

Man ketb ne-mi-xun-am
Lets practice more!
1. We go to park. M be park mi-rav-im
2. You dont eat a sandwi. To sandwich ne-mi-xor-i
3. They want a book. nh yek ketb mixhand.

-am
-i
-ad
-im
-id
-and

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4.

Prepositions and Conjunctions

No. meaning
1.
from

transcription Farsi
az

2.

to

be

3.

at

dar

4.

with

ba

5.

For

barye

6.

till

7.

and

va

8.

that

ke

9.

or

10.

but

Vali / amma

11.

because

on

12.

if

agar

13.

then

pas

14.

also

ham

15.

inside

tuye

Persian Asking Questions

1.

why

era

2.

what

i/ e

3.

whi

kodm

4.

when

key

5.

where

koja

6.

how

etor

7.

who

Ki / e kasi

8.

whose

Mle e kasi

9.

How many

and ta

10.

How mu

e qadr

11.

Do/ Does

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) Conjugation of verb to be / to have and the negation forms:

To be
I am

Man hastam

You are

To hasti

He.she is

U hast

We are

M hastim

You are

Shom hastid

They are

Anh hastand

Hast = ast )( =

esm-e man Marija ast.

In ketb ast.

I am not

Man nistam

You are not

To nisti

He.she is not

U/ n/ in nist

We are not

M nistim

You are not

Shom nistid

They are not

nha nistand

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To have

Man dram

I have

To dri

You have

U drad

He/she has

M drim

We have

Shom darid

You have

Anh drand

They have

Drad = dare () =

Marija 20 sl darad = Marija 20 sl dare

Man nadram

I have not

To nadri

You have not

U nadrad

He/she has not

M nadrim

We have not

Shom nadrid

You have not

Anh nadrand

They have not

Possession:
There are 2 ways to make possession in Persian:
1. Noun + enclitics
noun

Example
Ketbam

My book

-at

Ketbat

Your book

-a

Ketba

His/her book

-emn

Ketbemn

Our book

your

-etn

Keatabetn

Your book

their

-en

Ketben

Their book

my
your
His/her
our

Ketb

enclitics
-am

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2. Ezfe
Noun + Short vowel (e) + pronouns/name
Ketb-e man

My book

Ketb-e to

Your book

Ketb-e u

His/her book

Ketb-e ma

Our book

Ketb-e om

Your book

Ketb-e nh

Their book

Lets practice more!

Write in Persian:
1. Our professor.......................
2. Your name............................
3. Milenas pen..........................

eg: Markos book > ketb-e Marko

The door of the class: dar-e kels

Imperative

Be/ bo + [ Present Stem]

e.g: Sit here please!
Verb: be + nein : benein.
Singular: Benein inj lotfan.
Plural: benein-id inj lotfan.

Netative: na + [present Stem]

e.g: Dont sit down!
Na-in!
Other form:
Lotfan, inj benein / Lotfan, in benein-id
Note: some few stems get the prefix bo [those have the vowel o in the root]
Xordan > xor > bo-xor
Raftan > ro > bo-ro

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Sample Questions
A) Complete the dialogue:
(Daily Conversations 1-6)
-

Salm
.salam
Haletun chetore?
..xubam. mamnun, shom chetorin?
Esme shom chiye?
..esm-e man Marija ast.
Shom dneshju hastid?
.bale, man dneshju hastam

B) Connect the letters:

............ : . .
................ . . . . .
............... . . . . .
........................ . . .

C) Write in Persian:
M dar dneshgh-e belerd dars mixunim

Emruz se shanbe ast
.
nha ba m dust hastand

Man dar shahr-e Nis zendegi mikonam

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D) Complete the sentences:

)(..........
) (.........
......... )(
. .......... )(

E) Translate into Persian

She is a good girl

They have a dog

Yesterday was Saturday

We ate salad for lunch

F) Please introduce yourself in Persian

Esm-e man ..ast. man 21 sl daram. Dneshju hastam va dar belgrd zendegi
Mikonam.

. 12 ......

Good luck

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