Day 25 - Import

On Day 25, we are going to read texts, watch videos and talk about another important topic related to the Iranian economy - the import. A very important aspect of this class is going to be the summary of what has been learned during the past week. There would also be an opportunity for the students to ask questions about the previous lessons and the difficulties they might have encountered during the past week.

Reading - سهم ۵۰ درصدی دولتی‌ها از واردات کالاهای اساسی

In this article published on Donya-e Eqtesad’s website, the text of the letter of the Union of Importers of Livestock and Poultry Inputs of Iran is presented. The students will read the texts sentence by sentence and will try to translate them with the help of the instructor.

Listening - ابهامات در خصوص رفع ممنوعیت واردات کالاهای لوکس توسط دولت

An interesting video report by Manoto TV about the confusion that ensued after a decision by the government to abolish limitations on the import of luxury items. The students will watch the report with their instructor and will attempt to translate it with his help. 

Conversation topic - What items does Iran import from abroad?

At the end of the class a conversation between the students and their instructor will take place in Persian, during which the topic of imports is going to be discussed. Attention will be paid to the social aspects and consequences of the government policies in relation to this.

Vocabulary  

Persian

Transcription

English

اتحادیه 

ettehadiye 

union

واردکننده

vāredkonande 

importer

دام

dām 

livestock

طیور

toyur 

poultry

تامین 

ta’min 

securing

ذخیره

zaxire 

supply

مبادرت

mobāderat 

initiation

تبصره

tabsere 

note

بند

band 

paragraph

ماده 

mādde 

article

تمهیدات

tamhidāt 

preparations

محموله‌

mahmule 

load, shipment

گمرک

gomrok 

customs

قیمت‌ مصوب

qeymat-e mosavvab 

approved price

امتیاز

emtiyāz 

concession

تصدی‌گری

tasaddigari 

enterprise 

ناکارآمدی

nākārāmadi 

inefficiency

به فوریت

be fouriyyat

urgently