5.6 Grammar: Like and Dislike, Needs and Wants

 دوست داشتن , نیاز داشتن , خواستن

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In Persian language we use the verb داشتن as part of conjunct verb to express different feeling by adding noun دوست to the verb داشتن .

When you like someone or something, you are not doing anything actively, You are merely experiencing something that is pleasing to you. Hence, the verb ” to like” need a subject.

Look at these examples:

دوست داشتن = to like

I like salad   = من سالاد دوست دارم

دوست نداشتن = dislike

I don’t like salad = من سالاد دوست ندارم

Exercise 1:

Answer the following questions based on your like and dislike:

ch.5.6 exercise 1

Answer: Question:
ایا تو قهوه دوست داری؟

آیا تو غذای ایرانی دوست داری؟

آیا تو “دوغ” دوست داری؟
آیا مادر تو غدای ایرانی دوست دارد؟
تو چه غذایی دوست داری؟
آیا تو دوچرخه سواری دوست داری؟
تو چه ورزشی دوست داری ؟
آیا پدر تو ورزش فوتبال را دوست دارد؟

 

 Needs “لازم داشتن”  ,  wants  “خواستن “

As in English, “need” is a modal verb that is different from “to want”. Likewise, نیاز داشتن “need” acts like a modal verb (it does not change its form based on the subject/object) and different from خواستن “to want”.

“need” نیاز داشتن  requires a subject with preposition به .

Example:  دوستم به پول نیاز دارد=my friend needs some money

Example: من یک کتاب می خواهم = I want a book.

Activity:

Ch.5.6 Activity1

Please write at least two sentence about what you need in several situations that are given below. After doing filling your part, please ask these questions from  three of your friends/family members and then audio-record yourself.

دوست من# 3 دوست من #2 دوست من #1 من Situations
(at restaurant) در رستوران چه می خواهید؟ .١ 
 (at airport )چه چیزی در فرودگاه نیاز دارید؟ .٢ 
(at school)در مدرسه چه می خواهید؟ .٣ 
(at dinner table) سر میز شام چه می خواهید؟ .٤ 
(in life ) در زندگی چه می خواهید؟ .٥ 

Activity 2:

Ch.5.6 Activity2

Please read the following questions carefully. After reading these questions, answer them and then ask these questions from three of your friends/family members and try to find common likes and dislikes.

دوست سوم دوست دوم دوست اول من  سوالات 
چه میوه ای دوست داری؟ .١ 
چه سبزی دوست داری؟ .٢ 
چه رنگی دوست داری؟ .٣ 
کدام کشور را دوست دارید؟ .٤ 
کدام شهر را دوست دارید؟ .٥ 
چه میوه ای را دوست ندارید؟ .٦ 
چه سبزیجاتی را دوست ندارید؟ .٧ 
چه رنگی را دوست ندارید؟ .٨ 
کدام کشور را دوست ندارید؟ .٩ 
چه شهری را دوست ندارید؟ .١٠ 

 

Writing and Speaking Activity:

Please write 5 sentences with each of the following words given below.  After writing these sentences, please record your sentences and send it to your instructor for review.

Ch.5.6 Writing and speaking activity

I am happy that  خوشحال /خوشبختی
I am sad that  ناراحت/ غمگین
I hope that امیدوار
I remember بخاطر آوردن

Speaking:

Key Takeaways

  • You can talk about your like and dislike.
  • You can ask and answer about what you want or need.

 

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