Reading: This article explores the history of Armenians in Iran, their cultural identity, the challenges they have faced, and how their community and way of life have evolved over time.
Listening: Today's video for listening discusses the contributions of the Armenian community in Iran to the country's culture and arts.
Subject of Conversation: Armenians around the world; Famous Armenians (ارامنه در سراسر جهان؛ ارامنه مشهور)
In this discussion, students will talk about the global Armenian diaspora and notable Armenian figures across various fields, including those within Iran. The conversation encourages students to share their thoughts and prior knowledge while incorporating new vocabulary and expressions from the reading and listening materials. Through this dialogue, students will practice describing cultural contributions, expressing historical changes, and using biographical details in Persian.
Homework:
- Complete reading today’s article and learn the vocabulary.
- Watch the video from Listening section and write the summary of it in about 300 words.
- Prepare for tomorrow’s discussion.
Vocabulary (Reading):
| Persian Word | Transcription | English Translation |
| هم‌وطن | hamvatan | compatriot |
| مهاجرت | mohājerat | migration |
| عده | ‘edde | a number (of people) |
| کلیسا | kelisā | church |
| انجمن | anjoman | association |
| کلیددار | keliddār | custodian, care-taker |
| سرپا مانده | sar-e pā mānde | standing |
| رونق | rounaq | prosperity, flourishing |
| آمار | āmār | statistics |
| سرشماری | saršomāri | census |
| سایر | sāyer-e | other, the rest |
| تفکیک شدن | tafkik šodan | to be distinguished, to be separated |
| غیررسمی | γeyr-e rasmi | unofficial |
| تخمین زدن | taxmin zadan | to estimate, to evaluate roughly |
| زمین‌گیر کردن | zamingir kardan | to incapacitate, to paralyze |
| کرانه | karāne | shore, border |
| سکنه (مفرد: ساکن) | sakane (sing. sāken) | inhabitants |
| خالی از سکنه کردن | xāli az sakane kardan | to depopulate |
| توجیه | toujih | justification, explanation |
| کوچ اجباری | kuč-e ejbāri | forced migration |
| ترک کردن | tark kardan | to leave |
| جان باختن | jān bāxtan | to die |
| جان‌به‌در برده | jānbedar borde | survivor |
| پخش شدن | paxš šodan | to be spread, to be dispersed |
| موطن | muten | birthplace |
| نام نهادن | nām nahādan | to name |
| متمول | motemavvel | rich |
| ماجرا | mājarā | story, circumstances, event |
| جابجایی | jābejāyi | relocation, transfer |
| جزیره | jazire | island |
| سوق دادن | souq dādan | to move, to propel, to lead |
| مواجهه | movājehe | encounter, confronting |
| تبعیض‌آمیز | tab’izāmiz | discriminatory |
| پناه آوردن | panāh āvardan | to take refuge, to seek shelter |
| تصرف | tasarrof | seizure |
| پیگرد | peygard | prosecution |
| جامعه | jāme‘e | community, society |
Vocabulary (Listening):
| Persian Word | Transcription | English Translation |
| دست‌آورد | dastāvard | achievement, accomplishment |
| پیشگام بودن | pišgām budan | to be a pioneer |
| فرصت داشتن | forsat dāštan | to have the opportunity |
| عکاسی | akkāsi | photography |
| عکاس‌باشی | akkāsbāši | chief photographer (historical title) |
| گزارش | gozāreš | report |
| خوش‌شانس | xoššāns | lucky |
| تأخیر | ta’xir | delay |
| نسبت به | nesbat be | regarding, in relation to |
| هنردوست | honardust | art enthusiast |
| شیرینی‌خوران | širinixorān | betrothal party |
| اندرون | andarun | harem, inner quarters |
| قبله عالم | qeble-ye ‘ālam | the Qibla of the World (title of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar) |
| سبب شدن | sabab šodan | to cause |
| منصب | mansab | position, post |
| اسناد (مفرد: سند) | asnād (sing. sanad) | documents |
| نسل | nasl | generation |
| مسلماً | mosallaman | certainly |
| مؤلف | mo’allef | author, compiler |
| خصوصاً | xosusan | especially |
| ادوات (مفرد: ادات) | adavāt (sing. adāt) | tools, instruments |
| به وسیله | be vasile-ye | by means of |
| شهرت داشتن | šohrat dāštan | to be famous, to be known |
| دکان | dokkān | shop |
| دایر بودن | dāyer budan | to be ready, to function, to be active |
| رساله | resāle | treatise |
| دستیار | dastyār | assistant |
| سیار | sayyār | traveler |