In this episode, I offer a brief introduction to a way of approaching Sufi literature and read a poem by Yunus Emre, a canonical voice in Turkish Sufi literature.

Turkish Sufi Literature

An Opening: Reading as Listening

Hi everyone, I am Sara and this is Persian made EZ, episode 3.

“Khabar” and its plural form “khabar-(h)ā” is the news in Persian.
So we say, “che khabar?”, or “che khabar-(h)ā?” to say, “what’s the news?”, “what’s new?”, or “what’s up?”.
 
To this we often say “salāmat-i!”. 
Salāmat-i means health, and in this context we use it to say, “not much!”. 

We can also respond to “che khabar?” and “che khabar-(h)ā?” with, “hich-chi(z), salāmat-i!”, literally, “nothing, just health!”.

And then we can ask, “to che khabar?” (informal), or “shomā che khabar?” (formal/plural), and “to che khabar-hā?” (Inf.), or “Shomā che khabar-hā?” (frm./pl.).

Let’s practice!

Dialogue 1

Salām! Chetor i? Che khabar?
Salām! Khub am, merci! Salāmat-i! To che khabar?
Hich-chi(z), salāmat-i! 

Dialogue 2

Salām! Khub i? 
Salām! Bad nistam, kheili mamnun! To khub i?
Merci, che khabar-hā? 
Hich-chi(z), salāmat-i! To che khabar-hā?
Salāmat-i! 

Persian Script

چه خَبَر؟ / چه خَبَرها؟: what’s new? / what’s up?
سَلامَتی: not much!, lit. health!
هیچی، سَلامَتی: nothing, just health!
تو چه خَبَر(ها)؟ / شُما چه  چه خَبَر(ها)؟: what’s new with you? / what’s up with you?

Latin Script

Che khabar? / Che khabar-hā?: what’s new? / what’s up?
Salāmat-i!: not much!, lit. health!
Hich-chi(z), salāmat-i!: nothing, just health!
To che khabar(-hā)? / Shomā che khabar(-hā)?: what’s new with you? / what’s up with you?

Persian Made Easy 

Persian Made Easy, Episode 3

找个好工作
zhǎo gè hǎo gōng zuò

一般来说工资高、比较体面的工作是好工作，比如公务员、医生、律师、大公司经理什么的。
yī bān lái shuō gōng zī gāo 、 bǐ jiào tǐ miàn de gōng zuò shì hǎo gōng zuò ， bǐ rú gōng wù yuán 、 yī shēng 、 lǜ shī 、 dà gōng sī jīng lǐ shén me de 。

有个故事，说一个英国的卡车司机工资很高，但是他觉得不体面，后来他换了一个工作。
yǒu gè gù shì ， shuō yī gè yīng guó de kǎ chē sī jī gōng zī hěn gāo ， dàn shì tā jué dé bù tǐ miàn ， hòu lái tā huàn le yī gè gōng zuò 。

虽然工资比以前低了，但他每天可以穿着西装去办公室上班，而且大家都叫他“先生”，他觉得很高兴。
suī rán gōng zī bǐ yǐ qián dī le ， dàn tā měi tiān kě yǐ chuān zhe xī zhuāng qù bàn gōng shì shàng bān ， ér qiě dà jiā dōu jiào tā “ xiān shēng ”， tā jué dé hěn gāo xìng 。

好工作一般也要求高学历，所以大家都努力读书。
hǎo gōng zuò yī bān yě yāo qiú gāo xué lì ， suǒ yǐ dà jiā dōu nǔ lì dú shū 。

不过有人不同意，
bù guò yǒu rén bù tóng yì ，

他们说最好的工作就是做自己喜欢做的事情。
tā men shuō zuì hǎo de gōng zuò jiù shì zuò zì jǐ xǐ huān zuò de shì qíng 。

比如喜欢唱歌，他就觉得当歌手是最好的工作；喜欢打球，那么他就觉得运动员是好工作。
bǐ rú xǐ huān chàng gē ， tā jiù jué dé dāng gē shǒu shì zuì hǎo de gōng zuò ； xǐ huān dǎ qiú ， nà me tā jiù jué dé yùn dòng yuán shì hǎo gōng zuò 。

1.  体面tǐmiàn： decent; dignified
2.  公务员gōngwùyuán： civil servant
3.  律师lǜshī： lawyer
4.  卡车kǎchē： truck
5.  学历xuélì： record of formal schooling

1. 哪个不是课文中说到的“体面”的工作？  
   Nǎge bú shì kèwén zhōng shuō dào de "tǐmiàn" de gōngzuò?  
   A. 司机 (sījī)  
   B. 公务员 (gōngwùyuán)  
   C. 律师 (lǜshī)

2. 那个英国卡车司机觉得高兴，是因为：  
   Nàge Yīngguó kǎchē sījī juéde gāoxìng, shì yīnwèi:  
   A. 工资高了 (gōngzī gāo le)  
   B. 工资低了 (gōngzī dī le)  
   C. 体面了 (tǐmiàn le)

3. 好工作一定要求高学历吗：  
   Hǎo gōngzuò yídìng yāoqiú gāo xuélì ma:  
   A. 对 (duì)  
   B. 错 (cuò)

Intermediate Chinese Listening

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Hi, and welcome to Phonics with Teacher Alyse. Let's practice long o, u and a words with this fun song.
Listen and sing:
I see Duke. I see Kay. They sail in May. They sail in the bay. In the sun and the rain. They sail in May. I see Kay. I see Duke. They walk in June. They walk the mule at 5 o'clock, pull on the rope, hum a tune. They walk in June. 

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