Persian Writing - Useful Drills 95

As I told you before, our Useful Drills page is a bit different this week. If you remember, I told you last time to go through the Persian Traditional Music page and get ready for this week. Did you do that? Yes? Ok, let’s see!

We have a very easy Quiz for today. Please take the Quiz first. You may check your answers later by going through the related pages on Persian Traditional Music page.

Ready?

1- Say these words in English:

/ja:m/ =

/tu:fa:n/ =

/shekæsteh/ =

/ta:r/ =

/æbr/ =

/khu: kærdæn/ =

/osh.sha:gh/ =

/pa:k/ =

/fæhm/ =

/tæbi æt/ =

/simin/ =

/peima:neh/ =

/sær næha:dæn/ =

/rokh/ =

2- Say these words in Persian:

If =

Ruler =

Tulip =

Dawn =

Huntsman (hunter) =

Cruelty =

Description =

Unique =

Busy =

Blood =

Thorn =

Plea =

Failed (unsuccessful) =

3- Explain these words either in Persian, English or in your native language:

/sa:ghi/ =

/ma:h/ =

/mæha:r/ =

/ney/ =

/vesa:l/ =

/da:gh/ =

/su:sæn/ =

/da:mæn æz kesi keshidæn/ =

/særv/ =

/dærvish/ =

/sænæm/ =

4- Translate these lines into English:

A- /sa:ghæræm shekæst ey sa:ghi/ /ræfteh æm zedæst ey sa:ghi/

B- /da:d o bida:d æz in ru:zega:r/ /ma:h o da:dæn beh shæb ha: ye ta:r/

C- /ja:n e ru:z o ja:n e shæb ey ja:n e to/ /enteza:ræm, enteza:ræm ru:z o shæb/

D- /inja:st ya:r e gom shodeh gerd e jæha:n mægærd/

E- /jæm i: beh to mæshghu:l o to gha:yeb ze miya:neh/

F- /hæmeh tohi:d e to gu:yænd keh beh tohi:d seza: i:/

G- /sa:ghi bedeh peima:neh i: za:n mey keh bi khishæm konæd/

5- Introduce these persons either in Persian, English, or in your native language:

A- Marzieh

B- Shajarian

C- Ya Haghi

6- Persian classical poetry is musical by itself. It has rhythm that can be easily identified. I have chosen some lines of five poems to let you notice the rhythm (the easier ones). Please listen to the sound files below first. Then try this method with tracks 3 – 5- 6- 9 – 10

Here are the samples:

Sample 1 (track 3)

track 3

Sample 2 (track 5)

track 5

Sample 3 (track 6)

track 6

Sample 4 (track 9)

track 9

Sample 5 (track 10)

track 10

All right,