Farsi Vocabulary (D)- part 1

学习的快乐

学习是一件快乐的事, 学习语言更是别有一番乐趣. 我的小侄子(由于不堪忍受学英文的痛苦,曾经有些恼羞成怒地)问过我:好好的中国人,干嘛要学英语. 那时我的回答是:外语是一项工具, 会说一门外语就是掌握了一项技能. 所以早期的我学英语如同学习使用电脑和驾驶汽车, 这三样都称为技能. 但其与另两项技能不同的是, 使用电脑和驾驶汽车都可以在现实生活中反复练习, 所以学过之后再运用于生活或工作之中就会越来越熟练, 不会轻易忘记. 但学英语由于不容易有环境学以致用, 所以由于学了以后没有使用, 很快就忘记了. 就形成了不停地学, 不停地忘的恶性循环. 那个感觉是痛苦的. 如果换成今天的我来回答当初小侄子的问题, 我会说: 学习一种语言, 就是打开一扇通往那个世界的门. 如果你喜欢汉堡包, 比萨, 好莱坞大片, 你就应该了解这些东西所代表的那种文化.任何一种文化的形成都自有其原因, 盲目地崇拜或者是不厚道地贬低往往体现了我们的无知, 只有理智而客观的评价才是对别人和对自己的尊重.

Present Continuous Tense (Negative form)

I am writing = من دارم مي نويسم /man da:ram minevisam/
I am not writing = من دارم نمي نويسم /man da:ram neminevisam/

Note: the structure is correct. However, we'd better use the negative form in S.P.T for it in P.C.T. So :

I am not writing = من نمي نويسم /man neminevisam/

see 73

Present continuous Tense

1. We have this in Present Continous Tense:
I am = I have (in Persian)
So, I am going = I have going

2. The 2nd verb (going), should be used in the same way as we use in Simple Present Tense.
I have = دارم /da:ram/
You have = داري /da:ri/
He/she/it has = دارد /da:rad/
We have = داريم /da:rim/
You have = داريد /da:rid/
They have = دارند /da:rand/

I go = مي روم /miravam/
I am going = دارم مي روم /da:ram miravam/
You are going = داري مي روي /da:ri miravi/
He/she/it is going = دارد مي رود /da:rad miravad/
We are going = داريم مي رويم /da:rim miravim/
You are going = داريد مي رويد /da:rid miravid/
They are going = دارند مي روند /da:rand miravand/

I write = مي نويسم /minevisam/
I am writing =دارم مي نويسم /da:ram minevisam/
You are writing = داري مي نويسي /da:ri minevisi/
She is writing = دارد مي نويسد /da:rad minevisad/
We are writing = داريم مي نويسيم /da:rim minevisim/
You are writing = داريد مي نويسيد /da:rid minevisid/
They are writing = دارند مي نويسند /da:rand minevisand/

See 69