Persian/Lesson 17

In this lesson, you will learn about the comparative and superlative forms of Persian adjectives.

Dialogue: ... ‹...›

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Explanation

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Vocabulary

• آقا  ‹âqâ› IPA:  /ɒːˈɣɒː/ — “Mr.”

• استاذ  ‹ostâd›  /oˈstɒːd/ — “professor”
• ی  ‹ye, e› — “of” (see explanation of ezâfe below)

درس 17 les17

هر روز - elke dag

ديروز - gisteren

فردا - morgen

آفتاب - zonneschijn

خورشيد - zon

مهتاب - maanlicht

ماه - maan

خواهر - zuster

خانه - huis

روشن - licht

تاريك - donker

گرم- warm

سرد - koud

بزرگ - groot

كوچك - klein

خوب - goed

بد - slecht

شب - nacht

روز - dag

مسواك - tandenborstel

حوله - handdoek

صابون - zeep

دندان - tanden

از خواب بيدار شدن - wakker worden

بابا صورتش را سشت- pappa wast zijn gezicht

من مسواك زدم

من مسواك زدم - ik poets mijn tanden

ما از خواب بيدار شديم - wij worden wakker

روز خورشيدزمين را روشن مي كند - overdag schijnt de zon

شب ماه زمين را روشن مي كند - 's nachts schijnt de maan

لاله دست و صورت خود را با حوله خشك مي كند - Laleh droogt haar gezicht met een handdoek

خدا ما را دوست دارد - God houdt van ons

Comparative adjectives

• بهتر  ‹behtar› (“better”)

Superlative adjectives

Exercises

Comparative adjectives: (To check your answers, click “[show ▼]”.)

1. Translate the following sentences into English:

2. Use the comparative form of the adjectives below to make ...:

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Superlative adjectives: (To check your answers, click “[show ▼]”.)

Translate the following phrases into Persian.

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Translate the following Persian phrases into English.

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Review

In this lesson, you learned comparative and superlative adjectives.

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