Useful Drills 22
Practice makes perfect!
Note: Before doing these homeworks, make sure you have learned the previous words fluently.
New words:
Tall (here) = 
/ghæd bolænd/. Listen! A tall boy 
/pesær-e- ghæd bolænd/.
Short (here) = 
/ghæd ku:ta:h/. Listen! A short boy 
/pesær-e- ghæd ku:ta:h/.
To take (here)= 
/bærda:shtæn/.
New = 
/ta:zeh/. Listen! His new car 
/ma:shin-e- ta:zeh æsh/. Listen!
Note:
A big country = 
/yek keshvær-e- bozorg/.
His big country = 
/keshvær-e- bozorgæsh/. We add /æsh/ and other suffixes to the end of adjectives.
His new car = /ma:shin-e- ta:zeh æsh/.
The day before yesterday = 
/pæriru:z/. Listen!
To turn on = 
/roshæn kærdæn/. Listen! He turned on the TV. 
/u: televisiyu:n ra: roshæn kærd/.
Computer = 
/ka:mpiyu:ter/. Listen!
To turn off = 
/kha:mu:sh kærdæn/. Listen!
Miss Helen's brother = 
/bæra:dær-e- Helen kha:nom/.
Miss Helen's friend = 
/du:st-e- Helen kha:nom/.
Husband = 
/shohær/ Listen!
Mrs. Gate's husband = 
/shohær-r- kha:nom-e- Geit/. (Gate is a family name)
Mrs. Gate's son = 
/pesær-e- kha:nom-e- Geit/.
Light = 
/la:mp/. Listen!
Hour = 
/sa:æt/. Listen! Five hours ago 
/pænj sa:æt-e- pish/.
Wife = 
/zæn/. Listen!
Note: in daily conversation we mostly use 
/kha:nom/ for /zæn/ to show respect.
Mr. Ali's wife = 
/zæn-e- Ali a:gha:/ Or 
/kha:nom-e- Ali a:gha:/.
Small = 
/ku:chek/. Listen! That small book 
/a:n keta:b-e- ku:chek/.
Several = 
/chændin/. Listen! Several years ago 
/chændin sa:l-e- pish/.
Several weeks ago 
/chændin hæfteh ye pish/.
Please translate the following sentences into Persian.
You already know how to use the rule. You may find the answers bellow.
1- I saw a tall man in the street yesterday.
2- He didn't see that short woman yesterday.
3- Mr. Farshid didn't take your new car last week.
Note: Farshid is a first name. Put the title before the name.
You don't need to know which name should come
Before or after a title. This rule is not very strict.
You may put the title before or after each name.
Anyway, I'll tell you which place is the best for a title,
But you may consider yourself free!
4- Mr. Reza didn't buy that house the day before yesterday.
(You may put the title before the name).
5- My friend didn't see Mr. Jones this morning.
6- Miss Helen turned on your computer this afternoon.
7- Miss Helen's brother didn't turn on your computer this evening.
8- Mrs. Gate turned off this computer today.
9- Mrs. Gate's husband didn't turn off this computer yesterday.
10- Mr. Ali turned on that light two hours ago.
11- Mr. Ali's friend didn't turn on this light five hours ago.
12- Mr. Ali's wife turned off that small TV 12 hours ago.
13- Mr. Ali's son didn't turn off that big TV 15 hours ago.
14- Mr. Irani sold his big house several years ago.
15- Mrs. Irani sold her white car several years ago.
Irani is a family name.
