Day 5 - Romantic Relationships

In the last lesson of the week, we will cover romantic relationships through discussion, reading, and listening. Additionally, students will gain knowledge of ezāfe rules in Farsi grammar.

Grammar: When it comes to reading in Persian, ezāfe  is a required skill you must improve. We will study all the necessary rules needed for a smooth reading skill. 

Reading: The age gap is a controversial topic worldwide. In the following text, we will read an article concentrating on age-related issues in today’s society: اختلاف سنی در رابطه؛ تابویی که هرگز از بین نمی‌رود

Listening: Experts believe that emotional relationships have various stages. In this section, students will listen to a professional explain the romantic relationships in modern societies: ژانت آفاری؛ «روابط عاشقان ایرانیان در عصر دیجیتال، از ازدواج سنتی تا ازدواج سفید» - به عبارت دیگر

Conversation topic: Optional

Homework:
- Transcribe two minutes of the video.
- Translate one paragraph of the text to English.

Vocabulary:

Persian Transcription English
طرز تفکر tarz-e tafakkor way of thinking, mentality
با این حال bā in hāl however
قضاوت کردن qezāvat kardan to judge
نمودار nemudār chart, diagram
قرار عاشقانه qarār-e ʿāšeqāne romantic date 
به تفصیل be tafsil in detail
ترسیم کردن tarsim kardan to draw
روند ravand process
تکرار شونده tekrāršavande recurring, repetitive 
سرشناس saršenās famous
توانایی‌ tavānāyi ability
جذب کردن jazb kardan to attract
سرزنش‌ sarzaneš blame
پرسابقه porsābeqe experienced
کنجکاوی‌ konjkāvi curiosity
دیدگاه‌ didgāh point of view
بحث‌برانگیز bahsbarangiz controversial
تحسین tahsin admiration
بیخ و بن bix o bon entirely, utterly (= root and branch) 
طبق tebq-e according
آمار āmār statistics
دگرگون کردن degargun kardan to change
رویکرد ruykard approach