Module 15 · Lesson 8 of 8
Persian (Farsi) Lesson: The weekend plan
You will say
Shanbe bikaram.
I'm free on Saturday.
Your host, Nommi
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- About 5 minutes, 21 short screens.
- Persian in English letters (Finglish): no alphabet to learn first.
- Everyday spoken Persian, the way people talk in Tehran.
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Say "I'm free on Saturday" and 1 more line in Persian
Words you bring back in "The weekend plan": Berim, Baleh, Man
Words from earlier lessons that this one asks you to use again, so they stay.
16 kinds of practice in about 5 minutes
Every lesson mixes hearing, saying, typing and playing, so each phrase is used a few different ways before it is done.
Listen
Quick listening round
A fast round of short clips to match with their meanings.
Say it
Say it out loud
Say the line yourself, then rate how it went.
Tell the story back
Retell what happened with the lines you know.
Type it
Put the letters in order
Rebuild a word from letters that were shuffled.
Type it in Finglish
See the English and type the line in Finglish.
Type it from memory
Type a word or line you met earlier, with nothing on screen to help.
Build it
Fill the basket
Read a shopping list and fill the basket from it.
Combo rush
Tap the matches quickly and keep your combo going.
Fill in the missing words
Complete a line with the words that are missing.
Remember the phrase
See a phrase for a moment, then rebuild it.
Think it through
Find the part in the message
Tap the part of a message that says what you are looking for.
Slice It
Cut a word into its pieces and see what each piece does.
Word puzzles
Short puzzles: compare two lines, fill in a smudged letter or work out what a word is doing.
Real conversations
Answer the call
Pick up a phone call and choose or say your replies.
React like a friend
Give the short reactions friends give while someone is talking.
Reply to the text
Answer a friend's text message.