Reading: In this article published on Donya-e Eqtesad’s website, the tensions between private feed suppliers and state-owned companies in Iran’s livestock industry, particularly in the area of imports are discussed. The students will read the texts sentence by sentence and will try to translate them with the help of the instructor.
Listening: A video report (the original video on YouTube) and expert discussion by BBC Persian on the removal of the ban on iPhone imports to Iran, exploring its economic and social implications. The students will watch the report with their instructor and will attempt to translate it with his help.
Subject of Conversation: What items does Iran import from abroad? (ایران چه کالاهایی را از خارج به کشور وارد می‌کند؟)
At the end of the class a conversation between the students and their instructor will take place in Persian, during which the topic of imports is going to be discussed. Attention will be paid to the social aspects and consequences of the government policies in relation to this.
Homework:
- Please carefully read today’s article and study the vocabulary.
- Choose an economic analysis or news article from an English-language media outlet and translate 1–2 paragraphs of it into Persian.
Vocabulary (Reading):
| Persian Word | Transcription | English Translation |
| مچ‌اندازی | močandāzi | power struggle, arm-wrestling (lit.) |
| تامین‌کننده | ta’minkonande | supplier |
| نهاده‌های دامی | nahādehā-ye dāmi | livestock inputs |
| ذرت | zorrat | corn |
| دانه | dāne | grain, seed |
| کنجاله | konjāle | oilcake (animal feed) |
| احتساب | ehtesāb | calculation |
| استحصالی | estahsāli | extractive, derived |
| کسری | kasri | deficit |
| ارقام (مفرد: رقم) | arqām (sing. raqam) | figures, numbers |
| صرفاً | serfan | merely, solely |
| کالاهای نهایی | kālāhā-ye nahāyi | final goods (consumer goods) |
| نیاز اعلامی | niyāz-e e‘lami | declared need |
| وزارت جهادکشاورزی | vezārat-e jahād-e kešāvarzi | Ministry of Agriculture Jihad |
| فوق | fouq | above, top, upper part |
| فوق‌الذکر | fouqozzekr | aforementioned |
| جمع | jam‘ | total, sum |
| بسته به | baste be | depending on |
| بارندگی | bārandegi | rainfall |
| فرآیند | farāyand | process |
| تخصیص ارز | taxsis-e arz | currency allocation |
| عامل (جمع: عوامل) | ‘āmel (pl. ‘avāmel) | factor |
| مستمر | mostamarr | continuous |
| فعال | fa‘āl | activist; active |
| پابرجا بودن | pābarjā budan | to remain, to persist |
| راستا | rāstā | direction |
| نایب رئیس | nāyeb ra’is | vice president |
| مطالبات | motālebāt | demands, claims |
| جایگزینی | jāygozini | replacement |
| تهاتر نفت | tahātor-e naft | oil barter |
| تصریح کردن | tasrih kardan | to specify, to affirm, to declare, to clarify |
| بخش خصوصی | baxš-e xosusi | private sector |
| بخش دولتی | baxš-e doulati | public sector |
| غیر چالش‌برانگیز | γeyr-e čālešbarangiz | unchallenging |
| سنوات (مفرد: سنه) | sanavāt (sing. sene) | years |
| مقوله | maqule | category, topic |
| فرمایش | farmāyeš | order, command |
| کارگزار | kārgozār | executor, agent |
| غفلت کردن | qeflat kardan | to neglect |
| دخالت | dexālat | interference |
| بی‌مورد | bimoured | unjustified, out of place |
| تحمیل | tahmil | imposition |
| مازاد | māzād | surplus |
| دامن زدن | dāman zadan | to provoke, to aggravate |
| ذخایر (مفرد: ذخیره) | zaxāyer (sing. zaxire) | reserves, supplies |
| منابع مالی | manābe‘-e māli | financial resources |
| قابل تأمل | qābel-e ta’ammol | noteworthy, considerable |
| مضاعف | mozā‘af | intensified, multiplied |
Vocabulary (Listening):
| Persian Word | Transcription | English Translation |
| جزئیات | joz’iyyāt | details |
| دسته | daste | category, group |
| کالاهای لوکس | kālāhā-ye luks | luxury goods |
| ممنوع شدن | mamnū‘ šodan | to be banned |
| مجاز شدن | mojāz šodan | to be allowed |
| مصوبه | mosavvabe | ratified decision, act |
| سود بازرگانی | sud-e bāzargāni | commercial profit |
| اعتصاب | e‘tesāb | strike |
| عوارض | ‘avārez | charges, taxes |
| سیاست‌گذاری | siyāsatgozāri | policymaking |
| غیر شفاف | γeyr-e šaffāf | non-transparent |
| دلال | dallāl | broker |
| قاچاقچی | qāčāqči | smuggler |
| در اختیار گرفتن | dar ekhtiyār gereftan | to take possession |
| سوداگر | soudāgar | dealer |
| از دست دادن | az dast dādan | to lose |
| سود | sud | profit |
| از بین بردن | az beyn bordan | to destroy |
| توزیع | towzi‘ | distribution |
| یک سری | yek seri | a series (some, a number of) |
| مبلغ | mablaγ | amount, sum (of money) |
| غیر رقابتی | γeyr-e reqābati | non-competitive |
| حجم | hajm | volume, amount |
Weekend Presentation: For the weekend activity, students will divide into two or three groups and prepare short presentations around the topic: “Sanctions and Their Impact on Iran’s Economy: Damage or Opportunity?”. Each group will take a different stance - arguing either that sanctions have significantly harmed Iran’s economy or, conversely, that they have fostered internal resilience, innovation, and self-reliance. Groups may also choose to focus on a specific sectors such as trade, manufacturing, or the car industry. After delivering their 10-15 minute presentations, students will respond to questions from their classmates and participate in a follow-up discussion. This assignment will help students synthesize what they have learned during the week, expand their economic and political vocabulary, and improve their ability to present and defend ideas in Persian.