Session 17 - 5/1/16 Kheili vaqt-e ke na-did-am-et = Long time since I have seen you In moddat chekAr kardi? = What did you do during this time? Man barA-ye doctorA apply kard-am = I have applied for doctorate programs Va dar shesh mosAhebe sherkat kard-am. = And I attended 6 interviews To kheili dokhtar-e shojA’ hast-i = You are a really brave girl. Man barAye se moqeiyat-e doctoral pazirofte shod-am. = I have been accepted for three doctorate opportunity. Man qabool shod-am. = I have been accepted (for highschoolers) Kheili bA’s-e khoshAli-e. = This causes a lot of happiness. In khabar man ro kheili khoshhAl kard = This news made me really happy. Pas to bAyad be yek shahr-e dige ber-i? = So you have to go to another city? Baleh, man bAyad be yek shahr-e dige beram. = Yes, I have to go to another city. Kodoom shahr? = Which city? Be shahreh Atlanta mi-ram. = I will go to Atlanta. BarAye man az Atlanta begoo? = For me say about Atlanta (tell me about Atlanta). Humid = Sharji AtlantA va Georgia kheili sharji-and = Atlanta, Georgia is very humid. Man yek bAr be Atlanta raft-am, ama oounjA ro doost dAsht-am. = I have only been to Atlanta once, but I liked it. Doost dAsht-an = To like (past tense). Qabl-an FArsi ro doost dAsht-am. = I liked Farsi before. AlAn fArsi ro doost dAr-am. = I like Farsi now. Esm-e dAneshgAh-e shomA chi-e? = What is the name of your school ? Esm-e dAneshgAh-am dAnshgAh-e EyAlat-e Georgia as. = The name of my school is Georgia State University. To kei be oounjA mi-ri? = When do you go? Dar mAh-e Agoost mi-ram. = In August I will go.

Session 16 - 12/27/15 Vaqeh eski pooshid-am = I wear a turtle neck SarmA khord-i? = Do you have a cold? OmidvAr-am zood khoob besh-i = I hope you get well soon OmidvAr = I hope Zood = Early Khoob beshi = Become well Sorfeh mi-kon-am= i cough Man sarrmA khord-am = I have a cold (I ate a cold) = I caught a cold Khoob sarmA khord-am va sorfeh mikon-am = I have a cold and cough kardan = to do mikonam = I do I work = Man kAr mi-kon-am Atseh mi-kon-am = I sneeze I have cold and I cough and sneeze = Man sarmA khord-am va atseh va sorfeh mikon-am Az mAmAn va bAbA-t che khabar? = What's new with your mom and dad? MAman va bAbAm bad nist-and = My mom and dad are not bad To alAn kojA hast-i? = Where are you now? Man dar otAq-am hast-am = I am in my room My house has two bed rooms = Khooneh-am do otAq dAr-eh In khooneh 3 khAb-e ast = This house has three bedrooms Bedroom = OtAq-khAb Bed = Khab Khoneh-ye mA 2 tA khAb dAr-eh = Our house has two bedrooms Hamishe man ro gorosneh mi-kon-i = You always make me hungry Man kam-i gorosneh-am = I am a bit hungry Man goshnam-e = I am hungry (informal) JAle gorosnat-e = Jaleh are you hungry? (informal) ShomA gorosna-toon nist? = Aren't you hungry? Gorosneh = Hungry Thirst = Teshneh Teshnam-e = I am thirsty Na man ye fenjoon chAi mi-khAm = i want a cup of tea Man goshneh va teshna = I am hungry and thristy Man emrooz kheili kAr kard-am = I worked a lot today Shikam -am qAr o qoor mi-kon-eh = My stomache is talking Ye dokhtar dAram shAh nadAreh = I have a daughter that even a king doesn't have Soorat-i dAreh mAh nadAreh = She gas a face that even a moon doesn't have Az khoshgeli tA na-dAreh = No one is like her in beauty Be kas kasoonesh ne-mid-am = I don't give her to anyone Be hameh kasoon-esh nemid-am = To important people I don't give her Be rAh-e door-esh ne-mid-am = I don't give her to a far away place Be harf-e zoor-esh ne-mid-am = No one can force me to give her away Harf-e zoor = Cruel words Be kas-i mi-dam ke kas bAsh-e = I give her to someone who is important Pirhan-e tan-esh atlas bAsh-e = And his clothes are colorful and expensive Kas= person KAS bAsh-e = To be important Pirhan = Shirt Atlas = Colorful and expensive nice clothes ShAh mi-Ad bA lashkar-esh, shAhzAdeh-hAsh dor o varesh, vAse pesar-e koochik-tar-esh AyA bed-am AyA na-dam To ma'rekeh-i = You are wonderful

Session 15 - 12/20/15 Man havA-ye meh-Alood doost nad-arAm! = I don't like foggy weather! Meh-Alood = Foggy Ta'til hasti = You are off Tazeh = Just/ new Man tAzeh bidAr shod-am = I just woke up To dir bidAr shod-i? = You woke up late? Bidar shodam = I woke up Maman va baba chetor-and = How are your mom and dad? With my mom and dad = Pish/ bA maman va baba Pish = With someone Alan khoonam = I am home FardA shab = Tomorrow night YaldA boland-tarin shab-e sAl ast = YaldA is the longest night of the year. Gadboland = praise a person, they are tall Thin and tall = DerAz DerAz-e badqavAreh = A long ugly person Che dokhatar-e qadboland-i = That girl is tall Khoshgel = Pretty MoohA-ye man boland ast = My hair is long Man dAman-e boland ne-mi-poosh-am = Ii dont like to wear long skirts DAmand= skirt DAmAd= groom Huge and tall = Heikali va qad boland Heikali = Large and muscular Aks = Picture MA dar khAneh yek korsi dAr-am = I have a traditional heater in my house Korsi = A traditional heater Man pAh-hAm ro zir korsi garm mi-kon-am= I my feet under the heater warm Zir = Under I slept under the tree = Man zir-e derakht khAb-id-am KhAb bood-am = I was asleep Gorbeh-ye man zir-e miz raft= My cat went under the table Miz = Table On the = Roo-ye My book is on the table = KetAb-am roo-ye miz ast/ ketAb-am roo-ye miz-e The pomegranet is on the plate = AnAr roo-ye booshqAb ast Beside = KenAr-e Sag-am kenAr-e miz khAbideh ast = My dog is sleeping beside the table My gold watch is beside the bookcase = SA'at-e talA-m kenAr-e qafaseh-ye ketAb ast Gold = TalA Watch = SA'at Clock/ watch/ time = SA'at Bookcase= Qafaseh-ye ket ZhAleh kenAr-e bAghcheh istAd-eh ast = Jaleh is standing beside the flower bed BAghcheh = Fowerbed Bagh = Garden IstAd-an = to stand Near = Nazdik Near our house is a bakery = Nazdik-e khAneh-ye mA yek noonvAii ast NoonvAii = bakery Near = Nazdik-e On= Roo-ye Under = Zir-e Beside - KenAr-e Far = Door az My school is far from my house = MAdreseh-am door az khAneh-am ast Ast = is Madres-am door-e = My school is far Khob = Ok Khoob = Good KhAb = Sleep Khob, zhAleh fahmidi? = Ok, Jaleh did you understand? ZhAleh, khoob fahmid-i? = Jaleh did you get it good? EdAmeh bedeh = Keep it up VAinastA= Dont stop

Session 14 - 12/06/15 Emrooz kheili sard bood = Today it was very cold TamAme rAh ro piAdeh raft-am = I walked today PiAdeh = I walked Man dAr-am qahveh mi-khor-am = I am drinking coffee Man barAye Eid-e shokrgozAri be Tri-Cites raft-am = I went to the Tri-Cities for Thanksgiving ShokrgozAri = Thanksgiving Chetor bood? = How was it? AAli bood = It was perfect BA khAnevAdeh-am be man kheili khosh gozasht = It was very nice being with my family I had fun = Khosh gozasht I had a great time = Be man khosh gozasht With my friends I had fun = BA doost-An-am be man kheili khosh gozasht Hiva emrooz khoob bood? = Hiva today was good? Emrooz chetor bood? = How was today? Emrooz be man kheili bad gozasht = Today I had a bad time Gozasht = Time/ how it went I didn't have a nice time = Emrooz be man khosh na-gozasht KojA raft-i? = Where did you go? Man ghazA dorost kard-am = I made food AnAr khord-am = I ate pomegrant Man hasoodi-m shod = I became jealous Man ham anAr mi-khAm = I want pomegranate too Man vaqti ke dar Tri-cities bood-am, bA pedar va mAdar-am biroon raftim. = When I was in the Tri-Cities, I went out with my dad and mom Boodam = I was Hast-am = I am Vaqti (ke) = When Vaqti be ISfahan raft-am, Jaleh rA na-did-am = When I went to Esfahan, I did not see Jaleh Vaqti be Tri-Cities raft-am, man mashq-am rA na-nevesht-am .= When I went to the Tri-Cities, I did not do my homework Nevesht-an = to write Letter = NAmeh I wrote a letter to my friend = Man be doost-am nAmeh nevesht-am Read = KhAnd-an I read a Farsi book = Man yek ketAb-e Farsi khAnd-am Shost-an = To wash I didn't wash my car = MAshin-am rA na-shost-am Jale jAn alAn chetor-i? = Jaleh how are you now? I am tired = Man khast-am I want = MikhAm Emrooz mikhA-i chekAr kon-i? = What are you going to do today? I want to eat breakfast = MikhAm sobAneh bo-khor-am I want to go out = Mikh-Am biroon be-ram I want to meet my friends = Mi-khAm doost-Am ro be-bin-am I want to go to the university = MikhAm be dAneshgAh ber-am Beram = To go Did-an = To see Bin = To see (present stem) Man sib ro khod-am khord-am = I at the apple myself Khod-am = Myself Khod-et = Yourself Khod-esh = Her/himself Khode-mAn = Ourselves Khode-tAn = Yourselves Khode-shAn = Themselves They themselves went to Tehran = Khode-shAn be TehrAn raft-and Jaleh bezAr komak-et kon-am = Jaleh let [me] help you No, thank you, I'll do it myself = Na mamnoon, man khod-am anjAm mi-dAd-am Do = AnjAm dAd-am We washed the car ourselves = MA mAshin rA khode-mAn shost-im

Session 13 - 11/28/15 Emrooz rooz-e sakhti bood = I had a hard day Man emrooz be ... goosh mi-dAd-am = Today I was listening to ..... To be chi goosh mi-dAd-i? = Who were you listening to? Man barA-ye kelAs-am hAzer-am = I am ready for class HAzer-am = I am ready KiA ooumad-an? = Who else is here? Hanooz hichkas na-resid-eh = Still no one has arrived Na-youmad-eh = not came Hannooz hich kas= Still no one Oh pas faqat man ooumad-am? = So only I came here? In mehmAni barA-ye = this party is for you Don;t worry = NegarAn nabAsh Others also will come = Baqiyeh ham miAn Come in darling= BiA too aziz-am BefarmA beshin = Come in and sit down Give me your coat = Kotet ro bed-eh be man It is nice to meet you = Az didan-et khoshhAl-am It was nice to meet you = Az didan-et khoshhAl shod-am It was nice to see you again = KhoshhAl shod-am ke dobAreh did-amet BefarmA-id = Here it goes ChAi mi-khor-i yA qahveh?= tea you drink or coffee? With sugar or without sugar? = BA shekkar yA bedooneh shekkar? Mersi man talkh mikhor-am = Thanks I drink it bitter Cream = KhAmeh KhAmeh doost dAr-i? = Do you like cream? Doost-et dAr-am = I love you/ l like you I like you = Az-at khosh-am mi-Ad Man vAqean az-at khosh-am miAd = I really like you Vagean = Really Be careful no to burn yourself = MovAzeb bAsh nasooz-i It is really hot = Kheili dAgheh Man dAgh doost dAr-am = I like it hot Noosh-e jAn = Bon appetit/ Enjoy it Ye kam khejAlat mi-kesh-am = I feel a bit shy One more glass = Ye livAn-e dig-e lotfan More = dige Hargez nAomid nasho = Never get disappointed Omidet ro az dast nadeh = Don't give away your hope Hope = Omid = Hiva Oh mersi qahvat ma'rek-ast = Oh thanks, your coffee is amazing KhoshhAl-am az qahveh khoshet oomad = I am happy you like that (more common just to say nooshe jan) Mersi hameh khoob-an = Thanks everything is well Jaleh fek kon-am dar mi-zan-and = Jaleh I think someone knocked at the door Dar zad-an = Knock at the door Door = Dar Oh yes you're right = Oh rAst migi

Session 12 - 11/23/15 salAm be to zhAle khAnom-e gol = How to address someone when you like them and haven't talked to them in a while doos dAshtani = lovely kheili mamnoon barAye aks-hA-ye qashang-et kojA rafteh boodi? = Where did you go? be siAtel rafteh bood-am = I went to Seattle aks-e pedar-et ham bood = Your dad's picture was too mAmAn-et kheili javoon-e = Your mom is very young doost dashtani = lovely esme khoshgel = Pretty name be shomA khosh gozasht = Did you have fun? bA = with maman va baba = pedar o mAdar = mom and dad dar zAdgAh-am hast-am = I am in my hometown barA-ye ta'tilAt = for holidays barA-ye ta'tilAt dar shahr-am hast-am = I am in my hometown for the holidays shahr = city fek mikonam ke barA-ye eid-e shokr-gozAri be shahr-et rafti = I think that for thanksgiving you went to your hometown man barA-ye eid-e shokrgozAr-i injA hast-am = I am here for thanksgiving Jaleh oounjA hasti? = Jaleh are you over there? I am playing with my dog = man dAr-am bA sag-am bAzi mi-kon-am i had = dAsht-am i have a dog= man yek sag dAr-am doram = I have hastam = I am dAsht-an = to have I had a cat last year = sAl-e qabl yek gorbeh dAsht-am sale gabl = last year I am happy= khoshhAl-am I am a docotr= man doktor-am I am Jaleh = Man Jaleh hast-am What's your name? = Esme chia? Man barAt ketAb ro kharid-am= I bought the book for you! "barAt " yani chi? = what does "barAt" mean? barA-t = barAye to lotf kard i= you were kind jAle hAl-et chetor-e? = How are you Jaleh? = chetor-i jAleh del-am barAt tang shod-e = dal-em barAt-oon tang shodeh bood = i missed u man ham hamintor = The same as you Dokhtar-et mesl-e khodet-e = you daughter looks like you man-am FArsi ro doost dAr-am; mesle khodet = me too i love farsi; like yourself manam = me too because of your help thanks = be khAter-e komak-et mamnoon because of my mom i went to Seattle = be khAter-e mAmAn-am be Seatel rafteh bood-am my mom and dad were very happy= mAmAn va bAbAm kheili khoshAl shod-and i really had missed them a lot = del-am barAshoon tang shodeh bood khosh ooumadin = welcome khosh = nice ooumadin = to come there khodA negahdAr = God keeps you/ blesses you khodA hAfez = God protects u kheili khosh ooumadin = really welcome safA Avordin = u bring happiness :D hamegi khoob-and = all of you are good? mersi be lotfe shomA = thanks, for your kindness mA ham khoob-im.= we also good are long time no see = kheili vaqt-e ke nadid-am-et/ kheili vaqt-e ke nadid-am-etoon kheili mamnoon barAye komak-et = Thank you for your help