Module 6 · Lesson 6 of 7
Persian (Farsi) Lesson: The waiting bench
You will say
Bebakhshid, nafahmidam. Mishe dobareh begin?
Sorry, I didn't understand. Could you say it again?
Your host, Ameer
Open "The waiting bench" with Full Access
- About 4 minutes, 19 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 "Sorry, I didn't understand. Could you say it again?" and 1 more line in Persian
Words you bring back in "The waiting bench": Mishe dobareh begin?, Mishe yavashtar begin?, Mishe dobareh begi?
Words from earlier lessons that this one asks you to use again, so they stay.
- Mishe dobareh begin?Could you say it again? (formal)
- Mishe yavashtar begin?Could you say it slower? (formal)
- Mishe dobareh begi?Could you say it again? (friendly)
- Mishe yavashtar begi?Could you say it slower? (friendly)
- FahmidamI got it
- FahmidiDid you get it?
- NafahmidamI didn't understand
- YavashtarSlower
- DobarehAgain
- MamanamMy mom
- BabamMy dad
- Mamanam-eIt's my mom
15 kinds of practice in about 4 minutes
Every lesson mixes hearing, saying, typing and playing, so each phrase is used a few different ways before it is done.
Meet it
Short explainers
A plain note on why a phrase works the way it does.
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.
Type it
Type it from memory
Type a word or line you met earlier, with nothing on screen to help.
Build it
Find the hidden words
Spot the words hidden in a grid of letters.
Fill in the missing words
Complete a line with the words that are missing.
Listen and build
Hear a line, then tap its words in order.
Think it through
Word puzzles
Short puzzles: compare two lines, fill in a smudged letter or work out what a word is doing.
Odd one out
Spot the word that does not belong, or stick a word ending where it fits.
Crack the Lock
Set the dials to build the right word for the moment.
Stack the cubes
Put the cubes in order by number or by clues, then fill the gap in the tower.
Find the part in the message
Tap the part of a message that says what you are looking for.
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.
Answer the voice note
Listen to a voice note, then reply.