3.2 Reading/Listening 1: 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 sentences 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.
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