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The backyard grill · Chapter 3

Module 11: Persian (Farsi) Lunch and Dinner Words

6 lessons · about 32 min

One long Saturday at Baba's backyard grill: name the food, offer kebab or chicken, and say you are full when the offers keep coming.

You'll learn to say

Kabab ya morgh?

Kebab or chicken?

You will meet Ameer, Darya and 2 more

Lesson 1 of 6

6 lessons to order lunch and dinner

What you say in each lesson of Module 11

  1. Lesson 1Fire up the grillNahar kabab-e! Lunch is kebab!Saturday noon: Baba lights the grill for the neighbors. Say kebab, say what lunch is, and count the skewers.
  2. Lesson 2Rice and chickenPolo o morgh, lotfan. Rice and chicken, please.Maman cooks rice inside and Baba grills chicken too. Fill the plates and tell Darya what is cooking.
  3. Lesson 3Kebab or chicken?Kabab mikhay ya morgh? Do you want kebab or chicken?One little word, ya, lets everyone pick. Ask Ameer the friendly way and Shirin, who is older, the polite way.
  4. Lesson 4Yogurt and a cold drinkDugh mikham, ab nemikham. I want the yogurt drink, not water.Shirin brings her yogurt and Ameer runs to the shop for the yogurt drink. Fix his order before he pays.
  5. Lesson 5One more kebab?Na, merci. Sir shodam. No, thanks. I'm full.Dinner on the grill, and Baba keeps offering more. Say you are full, and ask Ameer if he is.
  6. Lesson 6The last skewerDugh mikhay ya chai? Yogurt drink or tea?The tongs are yours now: offer, count, tell the day back, and talk with Shirin when she gets home.

Words and phrases in Module 11: Nahar, Kabab, Kababe and more