Day 1 - Home

Students will enhance their grasp of grammar by learning another Farsi past tense related to today's topic.

Grammar: The session will begin with imperatives in the past tense (Past and Perfect Subjunctives), which are very functional in the Farsi language. 

Reading: There are various houses and apartments, each with its characteristics. The following text introduces them: تعریف انواع خانه و آپارتمان و تفاوت آن

Listening: Atti, a creative YouTuber, visits different homes with unique stories. In this episode, she shows her home and its hidden gems: قصه‌ی خونه ما / عطی و آرا

Conversation topic: Do you believe that houses can affect our mental health?

Homework:
- Writing: describe your accommodation in Armenia or your hometown.
- Choose another home tour video and retell it to the class.  

Vocabulary:

Persian Transcription

English

ساختمان sāxtemān building
مستقل mostaqel independent
حیاط hayāt yard
باغچه bāƴče garden
تک‌واحدی takvāhedi single
امکانات emkānāt facilities
مالکیت mālekiyyat ownership
مشترک moštarak common
ساکنان sākenān inhabitants
ویلا vilā villa
مجلل mojallal luxurious
دوبلکس dubleks duplex
طبقه tabaqe floor
سنتی sonnati traditional
روز ruz here: modern
اتاق نشیمن otāq-e nešiman living room
لوکس luks luxury, luxe