3.2 Reading/Listening1: My Family
“خانواده من “
In this session:
- You will learn how to introduce your family members.
Family Members Vocabulary:
| English | Persian |
|---|---|
| Family | خانواده |
| Relative | اقوام / فامیل |
| Mother | مادر |
| Father | پدر |
| Brother | برادر / داداش |
| Brother’s wife | زن برادر / زن داداش |
| Sister | خواهر |
| Sister’s husband | شوهر خواهر |
| Paternal Grandfather | پدر بزرگ |
| Paternal Grandmother | مادر بزرگ |
| Maternal Grandfather | پدر بزرگ |
| Maternal Grandmother | مادر بزرگ |
| Father’s brother | عمو |
| Father’s brother’s wife | زن عمو |
| Father’s sister | عمه |
| Father’s sister’s husband | شوهر عمه |
| Mother’s brother | دایی |
| Mother’s brother’s wife | زن دایی |
| Mother’s sister | خاله |
| Mother’s sister’s husband | شوهر خاله |
| Half brother/sister | برادر ناتنی/ خواهر ناتنی |
| Man | مرد |
| Women | زن |
| Grandchild | نوه |
| Cousin ( father’s sister’ son) | پسر عمه |
| Cousin ( father’s brother’s son) | پسر عمو |
| Cousin ( father’s brother’s Daughter) | دختر عمو |
| Cousin ( father’s sister’ daughter) | دختر عمه |
| Cousin ( mother’s sister ‘son) | پسر خاله |
| Cousin ( mother’s sister’ daughter) | دختر خاله |
| Cousin ( mother’s brother’ son) | پسر دایی |
| Cousin ( mother’s brother’ daughter) | دختر دایی |
Family After Marriage Vocabulary:
| English | Persian |
|---|---|
| Spouse | همسر |
| Husband | شوهر |
| Wife | زَن |
| Son | پِسَر |
| Daughter | دُختَر |
| Daughter-in-law | عَروس |
| Son-in-law | داماد |
| Mother-in-law | مادر شوهر/ مادر زن |
| Father-in-law | پدر شوهر / پدر زن |
| Brother-in-law (for a man) | برادر شوهر |
| Sister-in-law (for a man) | خواهر شوهر |
| Brother-in-law (for a woman) | برادر زن |
| Wife of a brother-in-law (for a woman) | جاری |
| Sister-in-law (for a woman) | خواهر زن |
| Husband of sister-in-law (for a woman) | باجناق |
Exercise 1:
Exercise 2
Pre-reading Activity 1:
Please respond to the following questions and write your response.
3.2 Pre- Activity Basic Persian (DOCX)
Pre-reading Activity 2:
Based on the above information, please draw a family tree.
Reading Activity:
Sara and Kiana are in the same Persian class. Their teacher Mrs. Parsa is asking them to collect information about each other’s family members. In this reading/listening, they are asking questions from each other. Please work with your partner and ask and answer questions:
| English | Persian |
|---|---|
| Sara: Hello Kiana! How are you? | سارا: سلام کیانا. حالت چطوره؟ |
| Kiana: I am okay. Thanks. Let’s start the work! | !کیانا: من خوبم. ممنون. اجازه بده کار را شروع کنیم |
| Sara: My family lives in Chicago. And yours? | سارا: خانواده من در شیکاگو زندگی می کند. شما چی؟ |
| Kiana: My family lives in Detroit. | کیانا: خانواده من در دیترویت زندگی می کنند |
| Sara: What is your mother’s name? | سارا: اسم مادر شما چیه؟ |
| Kiana: My mother’s name is Katayoun. What is your mother’s name? | کیانا: اسم مادر من کتایونه. اسم مادر شما چیه؟ |
| Sara: My mother’s name is Nasrin. What is your father’s name? | سارا: اسم مادر من نسرینه. اسم پدر شما چیه؟ |
| Kiana: My father’s name is keyvan. what is your father’s name? | کیانا: اسم پدر من کیوانه. اسم پدر شما چیه؟ |
| Sara: My father’s name is Ali. How many brothers and sisters do you have? | سارا: اسم پدر من علی اِه.چند تا برادر و خواهر داری؟ |
| Kiana: I am the only one. I don’t have brothers or sisters. Do you have brother and sister? | کیانا: من تنها هستم. من برادر یا خواهر ندارم. آیا تو خواهر , برادر داری؟ |
| Sara: Yes, I have one brother and two sisters. | .سارا: بله, من یک برادر و دو خواهر دارم |
| Kiana: This is a very good. Okay, see you again, | .کیانا: این خیلی خوب است. بعداً می بینمت |
Exercise 3:
Answer these questions about yourself in complete sentence:
Writing Activity:
Based on the above information, Please write a few sentence about your family.
Listening Activity:
Listen to the audio and choose the matching image with the audio description that you hear:
Key Takeaways
- You can ask and answer questions about your family.
!سپاس
