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The laundromat · Chapter 4

Module 15: Persian (Farsi) Making Plans

8 lessons · about 41 min

Thursday night at the laundromat: ask who is free, say you are busy, and plan when everyone is coming.

You'll learn to say

Ba ham berim!

Let's go together!

You will meet Sara, Ameer and 3 more

Lesson 1 of 8

8 lessons to make plans with friends

What you say in each lesson of Module 15

  1. Lesson 1Free tonight?Emshab bikaram. I'm free tonight.Thursday night at the laundromat: Nommi folds towels next to you. Say you are free, and ask a friend if she is.
  2. Lesson 2Too busyNa, mashghulam. No, I'm busy.Darya bursts in with three bags and a full weekend. Say you are busy, or not busy, and pay the dryer.
  3. Lesson 3I'm comingAlan miam! I'm coming now!Your clothes spin while Ameer waits at the café next door. Build mi + a + m and tell him you are coming.
  4. Lesson 4Are you coming?Baleh, farda miam. Yes, I'm coming tomorrow.Som said nine, and it is ten. Turn the dial to -y and ask him if he is coming.
  5. Lesson 5When are you coming?Jome saat shish miam. I'm coming Friday at six.Karan, your friend from Canada, flies in this weekend. Ask Key miay? and answer with a day and a time.
  6. Lesson 6Let's go togetherBashe, ba ham berim. Okay, let's go together.The last dryer buzzes, Som and Darya are free, and everyone agrees: Ba ham berim!
  7. Lesson 7One last basketBaleh, saat dah miam. Yes, I'll come at ten.Almost closing time. Shirin, your older neighbor, rushes in with one last basket. Mix every plan word, the polite way with her.
  8. Lesson 8The weekend planShanbe bikaram. I'm free on Saturday.Closing time at the laundromat. Plan the whole weekend: who is free, who is busy, and when everyone is coming.

Words and phrases in Module 15: Bikar, Bikaram, Bikari and more