Reading: A blog post from an old webblog that belonged to a university student in “one of the northern cities of Iran”. The blog is entirely written in colloquial Persian (2007-2008). It is a great source for studying colloquial Persian.
Listening: Video 1: A video where a university student gives her brother a tour of the University of Tehran and talks the campus.
Video 2: A medical student shares some helpful tips and advice for starting a new semester.
Video 3: A student-led vlog tour of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Video 4: Yet another student describing her daily university routine during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subject of Conversation: Everyday situations (موقعیت های روزمره).
The students will be given time to engage in broader conversations centered around everyday life – routines, campus experiences, social interactions, and personal habits. Instead of short scripted dialogues, the focus will be on natural, extended exchanges where students share their own stories, respond to each other, and ask follow-up questions. The success of each student will be assessed based on their fluency, use of colloquial vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, pronunciation, and active participation in conversation.
Homework:
- Please carefully read today’s text and mark any parts you find difficult to understand in order to discuss them during the class.
- Continue compiling the list of “rules” of colloquial Persian. Add the patterns you’ve encountered today.
- Select an one-minute passage from one of the above-listed videos, write down what
the speaker says and convert it into literary Persian.
Vocabulary (Blog Post):
| Persian Word | Transcription | Translation |
| کسل کننده | kesel-konande | tiring, boring |
| حوصله | hosele | patience |
| سر رفتن | sar raftan | to end |
| صبا (صبح ها) | sobā | [in] mornings |
| حموم (حمام) | hamum | bath |
| از سرویس جا موندم | az servis ǰā mundam | I missed the bus |
| سرویس | servis | 1. bus; 2. lavatory |
| وای می ستن (< وا ایستادن) | vāymistan | are standing; are waiting |
| کسایی (کسانی) | kasāyi | people |
| طرف شدن | taraf šodan | to face sb; to deal with sb |
| جوگیر | ǰavvgir | impulsive |
| حسابی | hesābi | really, extremely |
| قرار بود | qarār bud | it was expected |
| کپی | kopi | copy |
| از این کارا | az in kārā | things like this |
| نیش | niš | mouth (derog.) |
| نیش باز | nišbāz | smiling/laughing |
| خوابگاه | xābgāh | dormitory |
| کافی نت | kāfinet | internet café |
Vocabulary (Video 1):
| Persian Word | Transcription | English Translation |
| نقطه | noqte | point |
| مشترک | moštarak | shared, common |
| کنجکاو بودن | konjkāv budan | to be curious |
| به خاطر | be xāter-e | due to, because of |
| قبول شدن | qabul šodan | to be accepted |
| تغییر دادن | taγyir dādan | to change |
| افتتاح شدن | eftetāh šodan | to be opened |
| دانشکده | dāneškade | faculty, college |
| هنر‌های زیبا | honarhā-ye zibā | fine arts |
| با اصالت | bā esālat | authentic, traditional |
| الگو | olgu | model, example |
| آموزش عالی | āmuzeš-e ‘āli | higher education |
| نماد | namād | symbol |
| اسکناس | eskenās | banknote |
| پردیس | pardis | campus |
| فنی | fanni | technical |
| علوم انسانی | ‘olum-e ensāni | humanities |
| حقوق | hoquq | law |
| علوم سیاسی | ‘olum-e siyāsi | political science |
| علوم پزشکی | ‘olum-e pezeški | medical sciences |
| وسعت | vos‘at | area, expanse |
| متر مربع | metr-e morabba‘ | square meter |
| مؤسسه | mo’assese | institute |
| تحقیقاتی | tahqiqāti | research-related |
| پزوهشی | pazuheši | research (adj.) |
| هیئت علمی | hey’at-e ‘elmi | academic staff |
| ثابت | sābet | permanent, fixed |
| دکترا | doktora | PhD |
| فضا | fazā | space |
| باعث شدن | bā‘es šodan | to cause, to become reason |
| علایق (مفرد: علاقه) | ‘alāyeq (sing. ‘alāqe) | interests |
| رشته | rešte | field of study, major |
| ویژگی | vižegi | feature, characteristic |
| دانشگاه جامع | dānešgāh-e jāme‘ | comprehensive university |
| ارتباط | ertebāt | connection, communication |
| حمایت | hemāyat | support |
| تعداد | te‘dād | number |
| قابل توجه | qābel-e tavajjoh | significant, worthy of attention |
| فرصت مطالعاتی | forsat-e motāle‘āti | research opportunity |
| اعزام شدن | e‘zām šodan | to be dispatched, to be sent (for work/study) |