Day 21 - Trade

On Day 21, the students are going to focus on two major topics which one might say govern the modern Iranian economy: trade and embargoes. Below students can find a brief list of words that will be used during the class and are taken from the text you can find in the Reading section.

Reading - تاثیر کاهش نرخ ارز در تجارت

This is an article from Donia-e Eqtesad about the influence of the inflation of the Iranian currency on international trade. The students will read passages from the article and try to translate those sentences with the help of the instructor. 

Listening - چهل سال تحریم، در ۲۴ دقیقه

This is a brief documentary by Iran International, presenting the history of international embargos on Iran over the last 40 years after the Islamic Revolution.

Conversation topic - Embargoes: Do they work?

At the end of each lesson, the students are going to discuss with their instructor some topics of interest. This time the topic is going to be the influence of the embargoes on the foreign policy of Iran and its major goals. Attention will be paid also to the developments of the recent years and especially the policy of the USA government towards Iran after the presidency of D. J. Trump. 

Vocabulary

Persian

Transcription

English

نرخ ارز

nerx-e arz

exchange rate

صادرات

sāderāt   

exports

واردات

vāredāt 

imports

کاهش یافتن

kāheš yāftan

to decrease

کالا 

kālā 

item

عرضه 

‘arze

offer

تقاضا

taqāzā 

demand

توسعه

touse’e 

development

تفاضل

tafāzol 

difference

تعدیل کردن

ta’dil kardan

to adjust

افزایش

afzāyeš 

increase

ارزپاشی

arzpāši       

injection of currency into the market

رقابت

reqābat 

competition

روند

ravand 

process

تقویت

taqviyyat 

empowering 

پول ملی

pul-e melli

national currency

درآمد

darāmad 

income

تلاطم

talātom 

turbulence

تحت‌تا‌ثیر قرار دادن

taht-e ta’sir qarār dādan

to influence

تورم

tavarrom 

inflation

اشتغال

ešteqāl

employment