About Tarof (Taarof), an Iranian tradition - Learn Persian (Farsi) with Chai and Conversation

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Leyla Shams

Leyla Shams

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About the podcast:
Chai and Conversation is the only podcast available for learning purely conversational Persian.
About the video:
This is a short video describing the concept of Tarof, the Persian form of etiquette to people who may not be familiar with it.
As you can see in the video, it can be slightly extreme, and can sometimes get in the way of you getting what you want. But overall, it's like a dance, where all parties know what they should say in any given situation, and a way for people to skirt around topics, and not be completely direct with one another, to show respect and humility towards the other.

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@hashemfatahi9937
@hashemfatahi9937 8 жыл бұрын
For all those Persians who are bashing this video in Farsi. It is not bad to teach others about our culture. I am fully supportive of this video and would like to thank the producers.
@taseronify
@taseronify 3 жыл бұрын
Tarof is like a bad engine that never starts with the first ignition. It wastes your time... and time is the most valuable thing for a nation. Those nations that waste too much time are the ones that are weak, poor and backwards...
@a.534
@a.534 3 жыл бұрын
@@taseronify Every nation wastes time one way or the other It's just very visible and obvious in this example, I grant you that.
@taseronify
@taseronify 3 жыл бұрын
@@a.534 Nations who value time most are the ones that are sending rockets to Mars. The nations who waste time are still beheading each other just like the times in medieval age.
@a.534
@a.534 3 жыл бұрын
@@taseronify Would Iran be an Islamic country today if the CIA and MI5 didn't launch a coup on our only reformist social democrat in the 50's because of muh oil? Nice try though.
@liebedich6311
@liebedich6311 3 жыл бұрын
@@taseronify hahahaa godamn bro
@pepperwilliams4428
@pepperwilliams4428 7 жыл бұрын
The two guys walking into the door was EPIC!!!
@jimmhysandhu7040
@jimmhysandhu7040 4 жыл бұрын
I heard from a punjabi professor who visited Iran that Persian people are so Humble and extremely polite!
@gurjotsingh8934
@gurjotsingh8934 4 жыл бұрын
Right
@rohitjoshi7590
@rohitjoshi7590 9 жыл бұрын
here in India, we have a similar concept to taurof called as "pehle aap"...which essentially means the same as "first you please"
@jimmhysandhu7040
@jimmhysandhu7040 4 жыл бұрын
rohit joshi beshak bhai sahab !
@anand3033
@anand3033 4 жыл бұрын
“Pehle aap” - The story of two nawabs who missed the train!
@1Leggo9my9Eggo2
@1Leggo9my9Eggo2 3 жыл бұрын
Tbf that concept exists in a lot of cultures, even western culture they offer women and sometimes men to go before them. There’s etiquette rules everywhere but in iran it’s very old school and sometimes over the top.
@taseronify
@taseronify 3 жыл бұрын
Let's consider that a gentleman letting a lady enter a room first. He never complains after she does enter because he honestly wants her to enter first. That is the key difference between kindness and tarof. Tarof is something different. It's just being dishonest to others. In the video they let him in but then they complained about him entering first. What they do is completely different than what they actually want. I think that is a serious `bug` in a culture that effects it's development. Every action takes x3 more time that normal because people have to act in a `play` called `tarof`.
@WellBehavedForeigner
@WellBehavedForeigner 2 жыл бұрын
Half of the world is wasting our time specifying whether we always do something or will be doing it one time. You're lucky to have good tenses in your language. And yes, there are MULTIPLE reasons why we're not the manufacturing capitols of the world, but each of them means we're incapable of being the manufacturing capitols of the world. this is what it looks like when they find out it's an opportunity to make fun of us -->kzbin.info/www/bejne/poDUc32Xe558hJY
@timeb4ndit
@timeb4ndit 6 жыл бұрын
This video was insanely helpful when I was in Iran. I recommend it to all my friends going there. Kheili mam!
@dawudabuadam
@dawudabuadam 9 жыл бұрын
Although I do not speak Farsi (yet), I learned a lot about the pleasantries & courtesies through being married to an Iranian woman and attending a predominantly Iranian Masjid. The manners and pleasantries absolutely amazed me. Now I live in a small town in upstate NY, where there are no Iranians, no fellow Muslims and I've noticed that I am the only person practicing Taruf in my community. Many times people look at me funny when I do so, but they seem to respect the good manners. Maybe it will begin rubbing off on them soon. LOL!
@DW71000
@DW71000 9 жыл бұрын
Although I'm not Muslim, Ghoorbonet.
@ahuradadsetan2156
@ahuradadsetan2156 9 жыл бұрын
Afarin
@ryuuzakilover
@ryuuzakilover 6 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised about the Muslim part as most Iranian people (at least the ones I know very well) are not Muslim. Muslim and Iranian are not the same thing as some people do NOT understand this. As for knowing Farsi and the culture good for you!❤
@ssam7384
@ssam7384 5 жыл бұрын
Your name doesn't sound Muslim
@USMFarsi
@USMFarsi 2 жыл бұрын
Hello David , you can learn Farsi with me if you want , just check the channel 👌🏻
@grendelypaco
@grendelypaco 12 жыл бұрын
OMG - I love this. After learning about tarof on your early podcast I scoured the internet for more information, but couldn't find anything at the time. So glad you're helping the us learn more about Persian culture.
@hamzehmousavi2135
@hamzehmousavi2135 10 жыл бұрын
Taarof is a part of culture and should be taught. Taarof is not anything hypocritical but a method of showing respect. the third scenario is not settled very well, in fact when you do not want to drink tea, you should say 'na merci' ya 'na merci, kheili khordam', but if you like to drink it's enough to say 'merci'
@TheZaniaNoell
@TheZaniaNoell 10 жыл бұрын
Oh no! My boss is Persian and offers me food all the time. I've been saying thank you because in my culture it's rude to say no.
@DW71000
@DW71000 9 жыл бұрын
You're good, he might have not even doing Tarof, next time you can Tarof with him/her. Usually after Tafor one has to win, either the No wins or Yes, I've mostly lost when I say No, I end up saying fine.
@ThinkAbstract
@ThinkAbstract 6 жыл бұрын
You do realise most of us Persians give no shits about Tarof, just relax and enjoy yourself.
@beeswaxlike
@beeswaxlike 5 жыл бұрын
It's alright. It's rude to truly refuse in Iranian culture too. You're just supposed to accept it through the "fake refusal" of tarof before accepting it after a few turns. Third time is usually the charm. Plus your boss wouldnt expect tarof from someone outside the culture.
@gunnify371
@gunnify371 4 жыл бұрын
So is it in Iran
@puneetkaur13
@puneetkaur13 7 жыл бұрын
Sad part is when you refuse the food politely and everyone ends up having the food except you 😂😂 Iranian culture is interesting , I have heard a little bit about Rumi and other saints 😊 Persian seems to be a very beautiful language 😊 💕
@1Leggo9my9Eggo2
@1Leggo9my9Eggo2 3 жыл бұрын
They missed a pretty big one in your etiquette whilst shopping. Taarof while paying for your goods is a well known one, the shopkeeper literally says ‘you don’t have to’ Once he’s quoted the price of the product and you start to get your money out 😂. As a person that has an Iranian cultural background but was born in the UK, I found this hilarious and asked my family members in Iran ‘what if I said oh thank you and walked out’ they said they would then ask you to pay without the politeness lol. It’s just being polite for the sake of it
@kashpen
@kashpen 4 жыл бұрын
I use to resent Tarof, but not I miss it...it's such a loving tradition! You feel appreciated...
@Aspenavius
@Aspenavius 10 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely hilarious and accurate. I usually see it when we go to someone's house and everyone scrambles to try and clean up the table and wash the dishes so that the host doesn't have to.
@unkreativesmensch
@unkreativesmensch 9 жыл бұрын
when youre tarofing your white friends with food and they actually say yes ._.
@malik27med17
@malik27med17 8 жыл бұрын
''Tarofing''? xD
@thewalrus723
@thewalrus723 7 жыл бұрын
Oh, yes, that's a word in my English vocabulary. It's like vodkating. lol
@iberius9937
@iberius9937 4 жыл бұрын
As if Persians weren't white, hehehe....
@avim2578
@avim2578 4 жыл бұрын
@@iberius9937 white largely refers to americans in the US
@iberius9937
@iberius9937 4 жыл бұрын
@@avim2578 To ignorant people it does, yes.
@Browncathartic
@Browncathartic 11 жыл бұрын
This is probably the best lesson of both Farsi and Iranian culture I have come across! Please continue to make these types of videos. I am a Filipino American & I have just started dating an Iranian girl. Her English is not so good & I have just begun to learn Farsi. Thank you for this video.
@Alieopal
@Alieopal 10 жыл бұрын
I love this video. I laughed so much because I have seen this situation so many times. Just walking through the door or being offered food at a friends.
@nanwuamitofo
@nanwuamitofo Жыл бұрын
The second-take situational videos are so funny and well-done, I was laughing out loud! Thanks and greetings from Holland!
@cookiemonster9659
@cookiemonster9659 11 жыл бұрын
Those doorway-people are hilarious."But I already rolled out the red carpet" " I will just lay down my shirt right now so you can walk over it" "Let's just go together"
@LillyIrani
@LillyIrani 10 жыл бұрын
The best part of this is how hilarious the Iranian friends are -- "een NBA finals neest!" "zahreh mar bendazeemesh!" lol
@Thomas_Angelo
@Thomas_Angelo 3 жыл бұрын
Zahrehmar means snake's poison and it just means shut up. It's pronunciation is different to it's meaning.
@tmtwer234
@tmtwer234 11 жыл бұрын
Lot of greetings from Switzerland. I just started to learn farsi .
@MandanaHedayat
@MandanaHedayat 10 ай бұрын
Amazing video! Helped my college student who is Iranian but doesn’t speak much in a comic college presentation
@justinagalindo7118
@justinagalindo7118 2 жыл бұрын
I use to have quite a few persa friends. But I don't have any contacts anymore, but I have such a good memories about them. They were always very nice people!!
@mikehamidi4032
@mikehamidi4032 11 жыл бұрын
The look on Mat's face at 5:40 - 5:43 (while hilarious) delivers the concept of Ta'arof very well! Usually you insist on doing something which you will regret later!
@khoshtipify
@khoshtipify 11 жыл бұрын
hahhaha...guys i dont think i have ever commented on any utube video before!...but i just loved ur vid so much that i had to comment!!!...props to you guys!...it was amazing!...hella funny and educational at a same time...a rare gem!...keep up a good work!...Dametoon garm!!
@BasedLink
@BasedLink 4 жыл бұрын
In the American south we do the exact same thing haha. Such a pleasure to see how cultures that are supposed to be foreign to one another are actually so similar.
@bnsxinbloom
@bnsxinbloom 11 жыл бұрын
I love this! I went to a Nowruz festival and they did a comedy sketch about Tarof and going back and forth over who was going to pay the check. It was hilarious :)
@UnitedDreamliner
@UnitedDreamliner 10 жыл бұрын
I love it !!! Besides teaching Persian language you also get a glimpse into the culture.😃😃😃
@ravanarbabi140
@ravanarbabi140 4 жыл бұрын
One should know that Taarof, which means acquaintance, in addition to being often exaggerated, when explained to foreigners, also belongs almost exclusively to young children and families with children. But Iranians are not just children and families of children and this is quite often overlooked.
@robertwayne3567
@robertwayne3567 11 ай бұрын
HA, great video! I recently spent a month with my wife's Persian family. THIS IS SO TRUE. "The doorway"
@TheMaterade
@TheMaterade 11 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic source of knowledge for someone trying to learn a little bit more about the Persian culture. Please make more videos!!! Thank you soo much!
@kmfw72
@kmfw72 11 жыл бұрын
It's very similar to the concept of 面子 miàn zi or 'face' in Chinese, particularly the bit about paying for the bill.
@cataleyadiazdelbosque3685
@cataleyadiazdelbosque3685 9 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful look at this culture!
@deich31
@deich31 6 жыл бұрын
Charming and helpful. Thanks, guys!
@cmac183
@cmac183 10 жыл бұрын
These have been very helpful, the little bird is adorable.
@sundharkumar5203
@sundharkumar5203 3 жыл бұрын
This is hilarious and had a good info!! And knowledgeable thank you🤩🤩This resembles the culture of India 🤩🤩
@robertwinters7144
@robertwinters7144 10 жыл бұрын
It's a great language. Could you give me a Farsi word that is equivalent to "Oy", an exclamation of dismay?
@mehrzadegol
@mehrzadegol 11 жыл бұрын
Gorboone pedaro maadare shoma batchehaaye fahmideh. Keep up the good job. Enjoyed your thatrical skills*** Leila Khanoom, Khasteh nabaashin Azize Del.
@puneetkaur13
@puneetkaur13 7 жыл бұрын
2:43 Omg!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂 That was so much fun!!!!! Loved it!
@arkaprovasaha4313
@arkaprovasaha4313 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@nikhildhasaal
@nikhildhasaal 9 жыл бұрын
Merci.....Ghorbone shoma beram. Dokhtare Leyla lotfan .....more videos like this
@William_sJazzLoft
@William_sJazzLoft 3 жыл бұрын
OMG i just about lost it 😂😂😂 . But i tell you what, as i followed along ( physically ) through the laughter i found myself acquiring and retaining. It's very likely that i will remember what I've acquired. 😊
@vivekrainaat
@vivekrainaat 10 жыл бұрын
@leyla shams I am from India and trying hard to pick up decent persian before i visit Iran next year for fun.....your videos are very helpful. I wish you make more such videos. Thanks
@Katherannereese
@Katherannereese 4 жыл бұрын
I'm 3rd generation (my grandfather immigrated) and I was taught these principles without knowing the background! I just thought it was common courtesy. 😂 Thank you for sharing. I am also really appreciating your Neem-Roonis series, since my mom was raised very split in America and we've both struggled to connect and reconcile.
@justleyla
@justleyla 4 жыл бұрын
Third generation!! So cool- I'm so curious about your experience! Like, do you feel 'Iranian'? Have you tried learning the language? I also have a new series called 'Raising Neem-Roonis' if you want to check it out on the podcast, you can find it at www.chaiandconversation.com
@Katherannereese
@Katherannereese 4 жыл бұрын
@@justleyla Oh wow. No one has ever asked me that before! I think I've had a different experience than some of my peers, but also grew up very assimilated at the same time. I think the racism against my mom as a child after 9/11 made me really uncomfortable accepting that part of myself/culture. She grew up in Kansas and used to pass off as Italian, so I learned by proxy it was safer to lie and lie-low (I look white, so why rock the boat... 😬). I've never been to Iran, and the American media has had a big influence on my fears about that, even as an adult. I grew up with simple Farsi words (bia inja, beshin) my mom knew Farsi as a child but lost it as an adult. My grandpa would speak at me, write me letters/birthday cards in Persian, but wasn't really a 'teacher'. We would send presents to my cousin's in Iran and talk on the phone, we celebrated Nowruz and listened to Persian music at home. My mom is a terrible cook, but she made an effort to take me to Persian restaurants so I would appreciate the food (though I just ended up eating trays of gaz... 😂). She hung the rugs we (somehow) got from Iran on the walls. I clung to a photobook of Persepolis my grandpa gave me, dreaming of the day I could see it... Now, I'm working on learning Farsi to hopefully visit in the next couple years when I've saved up. I'm not sure if I feel like I should call myself 'Iranian-American' or not. If blood or culture matters, if 'looking' the part matters, if it counts that my eyebrows grow in a straight line across my face. 😂 I have spent a lot of time debating whether I have the right to claim that, and whether it matters. Well, that was a lot. Sorry! Thank you for asking me that though. It's something I've not really talked about with anyone. Also, your podcast is awesome! Thank you for sharing the beauty of Iranian culture and Farsi!
@chai_and_conversation
@chai_and_conversation 4 жыл бұрын
@@Katherannereese Oh man, I just realized you mentioned Neem-Roonis in your original comment- I thought you might just have happened randomly on this video on youtube. So glad you're listening- it's brought up so many questions for me about identity, the important of language, culture, etc. And I think about that question too- about whether or not it 'matters', honestly, or if it's more important for us to be part of a global 'human race'. But overall, I'm feeling more that it does indeed matter. Your situation is an interesting one though, and I'd love to keep in touch and hear more about your journey, and whether you make it to Iran! There are a couple interesting accounts to follow- @mypersiancorner on instagram (and she has a blog), and this other instagram account @iranian_nomad. They make you feel like you're in Iran. Write me at leyla@chaiandconversation.com- let''s keep in touch, and thanks so much for your thoughtful reply!
@neutrinos4935
@neutrinos4935 10 жыл бұрын
KHELI gorboonet beram! Kheli khoob bash DIGEH! AAAAHfereen!
@morphinlounge101
@morphinlounge101 11 жыл бұрын
Farsi the most beautiful language of the Orient. Khoda Hafez
@Creighton-Jones
@Creighton-Jones 9 жыл бұрын
Excellent video - most informative (and amusing !). Thanks for uploading.
@MrSeriousBob
@MrSeriousBob 12 жыл бұрын
the videos are excellent, Layla. Thanks for producing, and I look forward to future clips.
@franzzweite5863
@franzzweite5863 5 жыл бұрын
In Italy Scenario 1-2: is exactly the same... Scenario 3: you caaaaaan't refuse anything!!!
@verandi3882
@verandi3882 4 жыл бұрын
Mediterranean tendencies and cultures have so much in common , i love people of the Mediterranean , southern europeans, balkans , persians , levantines ...etc. peace bro.
@Katherannereese
@Katherannereese 4 жыл бұрын
My boyfriend is Italian-American and I'm Iranian-American and he had to tell me to stop refusing food from his family. Like, he got angry... 😂 I wasn't taught 'Tarof' by name, but that this was just how to be polite in someone else's home.
@nikhildhasaal
@nikhildhasaal 9 жыл бұрын
My soulmate is from Iran and i am here to learn Farsi so that i can talk with her family too, I love this video ...... Mersi Azizam
@faizafairy7263
@faizafairy7263 8 жыл бұрын
awww i wish you the best of luck
@nikhildhasaal
@nikhildhasaal 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you sweetie
@malakhan7213
@malakhan7213 10 жыл бұрын
Basically Pakistani culture is very similar to this, we also respect our elders like this and never let our guests to pay for their food when we take them out to a restaurant. In our culture it is very shameful for the guest paying for their own food unlike English and Western culture. I personally think it's not about Persian, Pakistani, Afghan, Arabic or Indian culture. It's a culture of the whole East.
@malakhan7213
@malakhan7213 10 жыл бұрын
arraignee90 In Europe noone really cares but if u go Pakistan u will find such thing very often.
@vivekrainaat
@vivekrainaat 10 жыл бұрын
Its same here in India.
@ovrdozzzz
@ovrdozzzz 6 жыл бұрын
I’m really sorry but There is nothing called Pakistani culture
@asiakusy
@asiakusy Жыл бұрын
isn t it called takalluf?
@c.brionkidder9232
@c.brionkidder9232 10 жыл бұрын
this was great. motchakeram. Matt is very cute.
@mochagawd
@mochagawd 9 жыл бұрын
That was a really cute video. Hilarious! and very informative. Its cool to finally see your faces! Ive only listened to a couple podcasts before this. Thanks for all your hard work guys!
@ravanarbabi140
@ravanarbabi140 4 жыл бұрын
One should know that Taarof, which means acquaintance, in addition to being often exaggerated, when explained to foreigners, also belongs almost exclusively to young children and families with children. But Iranians are not just children and families of children and this is quite often overlooked.
@parvinbavafagallery
@parvinbavafagallery 11 жыл бұрын
Afarin Leyla Jaaaan bar to va doostanat. Good job dear Leyla and your friends.
@sabineschenk5153
@sabineschenk5153 10 жыл бұрын
thank you for this, I love it and I will learn
@thakurbabu1
@thakurbabu1 7 жыл бұрын
Khodkushi for who will enter first!! XD.
@smb2962
@smb2962 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastically explained
@atiqrehman4394
@atiqrehman4394 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent I love it seriously now I can learn persian with fun
@oliveiramarcotube
@oliveiramarcotube 11 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate this video! It's interesting to me see how in persian culture people really care with social codes and behaviour. Here in Brazil, believe me: it's a total mess! Thanks for sharing this video.
@LaVidaRubiaTheBlondesLife
@LaVidaRubiaTheBlondesLife 7 жыл бұрын
Wooow , what an awsome video . Thank you so much for making it so dinamic and funny and very useful at the same time . I subscribe and continue to learn Farsi . Kheili mamnoon !
@independentcitizen3584
@independentcitizen3584 7 жыл бұрын
LaVidaRubia TheBlondesLife hi my friend , where are you from ??! if you want i van help you to learn Persian .....
@LaVidaRubiaTheBlondesLife
@LaVidaRubiaTheBlondesLife 7 жыл бұрын
Hy , i´m Romanian .Thank you so much , i know a little farsi ,but i´m not planning to learn just yet . Thank you so much for the offering ^_^
@mehranshargh
@mehranshargh 11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for displaying you civility publicly!
@memeike
@memeike 12 жыл бұрын
I love these videos! It is a wonderful way to learn. The doorway scene made me laugh out loud! Do you have a video in which you introduce your Persian friends by their names? Good looking bunch you all are! I am off to dinner at a Persian family's house for the first time tonight! I hope I perform taarof properly!
@FarsiWizardPlus
@FarsiWizardPlus 11 жыл бұрын
Just saw this... and LOVED it! GREAT job, Leyla and others... I also loved "joo joo" a lot :-))
@mimilajolie4978
@mimilajolie4978 10 жыл бұрын
Very nice video waiting for more. Just try to repeat the important words by the end of the video it will help me memorising them thank you☺
@aminehr776
@aminehr776 11 жыл бұрын
Lol that was hilarious!! I'm Persian so that's why and I always see this happen at parties I go to. My mom is always "taroffing" :)
@blah979
@blah979 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not learning the language but I still love the vids.
@shaleemmalik7396
@shaleemmalik7396 11 жыл бұрын
loved your video. and had a hearty laugh at the end.... excellent video, makes me want to watch more.
@Cdawntuck
@Cdawntuck 7 жыл бұрын
Hi! This is the first video of yours I have seen and it is great; I subscribed and will be watching more. Could you do a re-cap at the end of the video going over the key phrases one more time? That would be extremely helpful!
@hamedirani
@hamedirani 10 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU !!! It is really helpful when I want to teach it to my friends :))
@Rahel_Rashid
@Rahel_Rashid 9 жыл бұрын
Can someone help me with the pronunciation of vav (و)? It is really confusing to me. I don't know when it is prounounced as /w/ or when pronounced as /v/. Thanks!
@Rahel_Rashid
@Rahel_Rashid 9 жыл бұрын
***** Thank you for your reply. So it has three pronounciations? /a/ , /u:/ , /v/ right? Persian is really strange sometimes!
@Rahel_Rashid
@Rahel_Rashid 9 жыл бұрын
***** Love you! Thanks a lot.
@liliian9950
@liliian9950 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Leila jan and everyone else. Well done
@saramalekiatlaw
@saramalekiatlaw 10 жыл бұрын
This is so hysterical and totally true!
@mayk89
@mayk89 3 жыл бұрын
That was excellent! متشکرم از یونان
@hosseinsadeghi2468
@hosseinsadeghi2468 2 жыл бұрын
درود و عشق فراوان از ایران به یونانِ زیبا
@nooriray
@nooriray 12 жыл бұрын
Great show and lovely Cockatiel.
@justleyla
@justleyla 11 жыл бұрын
See the link under the video! It's called Chai and Conversation
@babanachiket
@babanachiket 10 жыл бұрын
That's exactly how Indian culture is too ! Full of respect. Quite similar I must say.
@SyedTabishKafili
@SyedTabishKafili 10 жыл бұрын
Khalid Alakoozi Actually it is just not about the culture of Iran,Pakistan or India actually its about the culture of east.
@noditschi
@noditschi 10 жыл бұрын
I fail to see it as respect, since great deal of it is make belief and what is worse, everyone knows that it is fake.
@laurenruth915
@laurenruth915 9 жыл бұрын
I'm not even Persian and this is how I act anyway. How funny.
@hadirafie1895
@hadirafie1895 8 жыл бұрын
+Kaitlyn Harvey hi this is hadi i am from iran .i want learn english if is posible i teach u farsi and u teach me english.it will be my pleasure if have contact with you.thank you .
@HarperNguyen
@HarperNguyen 8 жыл бұрын
+Hadi Rafie Hi, Hadi! I'm about to start learning Farsi, and I would love some tips! I would be glad to give you some tips for learning English in return :)
@hashemfatahi9937
@hashemfatahi9937 8 жыл бұрын
Hi I am Hashem and a native Persian speaker. I would like to perfect my English. if you want to learn Farsi, send me your Skype and we can exchange our languages.
@ravanarbabi140
@ravanarbabi140 4 жыл бұрын
One should know that Taarof, which means acquaintance, in addition to being often exaggerated, when explained to foreigners, also belongs almost exclusively to young children and families with children. But Iranians are not just children and families of children and this is quite often overlooked.
@justleyla
@justleyla 4 жыл бұрын
Wait, what?
@hoomanity
@hoomanity 12 жыл бұрын
I like the final version. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
@shoorideh1
@shoorideh1 11 жыл бұрын
I love it...you can learn very good from it!!! Please more! Merci!
@maryanapasalarkyadzhui5171
@maryanapasalarkyadzhui5171 Жыл бұрын
Is there a transcriptions to all the bickerings? I would love to learn that haha :D
@Tsentru2
@Tsentru2 10 жыл бұрын
Lots of understandable words, and im a romanian speaker.
@movahedimotlagh
@movahedimotlagh 9 жыл бұрын
Emanuel Moura Not really, the words you hear iranians say that are french is because they cant speak farsi/persian fluently or competently, because if you speak to educated or iranians living in iran,, they barely use words from foreign languages. It does however go the other way round as the english language does have a lot of loanwords from persian such as: paradise (pardise), brother (baradar), mother (madar) etc... since i dont know french or any other latin type languages, I would not know if they have any loaned persian words as well.
@antocnl8345
@antocnl8345 9 жыл бұрын
Amir motlagh Well "na merci" in persian = No, thank you and "non merci" in french = No, thank you. Atleast this formula obviously comes from french. You can even say "nah merci" in french, but its very non formal and sounds lazy or young speach. But if you say "na merci" in france, the person you're speaking to will understand.
@nwfl775
@nwfl775 9 жыл бұрын
Amir motlagh Actually, farsi/persian uses literally thousands of arabic words. The word تعارف itself is actually arabic and the root letters relate to awareness and knowing.
@DanialKhashabi
@DanialKhashabi 4 жыл бұрын
Can we do more of these?
@justleyla
@justleyla 4 жыл бұрын
Ha, sure! About what?
@thousandbells5258
@thousandbells5258 11 жыл бұрын
It's a cultural difference. Wearing shorts is so common, even at casual parties.
@ChatrboxCB
@ChatrboxCB 11 жыл бұрын
whats " I will just lay down my shirt right now so you can walk over it" in farsi? that is a fixed expression?
@seksualusis
@seksualusis 9 жыл бұрын
Very useful glimpse into Iranian language and culture, thanks Leyla!
@sillyputty4229
@sillyputty4229 11 жыл бұрын
Poor Matt! I've been in your shoes. Tarof kills me... but it's a small price to pay because along with that comes my beautiful Persian wife! Khoda hafez agha
@Knowledgeseeker77
@Knowledgeseeker77 2 жыл бұрын
It's not only in Iran culture. But in Pakistani , Afghanistan and Most Muslim countries we do not let other pay the bill. We prefer or everyone else on the table wants to pay the bill. Meaning Muslims are very generous people
@omeirahmedkhan6155
@omeirahmedkhan6155 3 жыл бұрын
What's the name of the music at the end? It sounds so nostalgic to me...
@shahin70075
@shahin70075 12 жыл бұрын
that was a good one. I always have a difficulty to explain taarof:D. That was really helpful;)
@iliaghr8099
@iliaghr8099 11 жыл бұрын
Of course it's very much exaggerated here,it's true that Taarof is very common & actually a part of conversations in Iranian customs but it usually only takes much less time in most occasions For example for passing through a door it would only take about 4 seconds tops or for accepting fruits and such at a party ,about 2 seconds somethings would take longer though,like paying for the cheque
@r.v.k.6932
@r.v.k.6932 3 жыл бұрын
What about tarofing between a man and woman of equal age and status (not dating)? Does it work the same way? And how would it be traditionally on a romantic date?
@legolas7r
@legolas7r 11 жыл бұрын
I LOVE UR LESSONS , PLEASE UPLOAD MORE OF THEM :-D
@dustinkeller29
@dustinkeller29 4 жыл бұрын
What a great video, Merci.
@BR-tb7jg
@BR-tb7jg 7 жыл бұрын
I love this channel!!
@CantSpeallRite
@CantSpeallRite 10 жыл бұрын
Can someone tell me what my profile picture says? I couldnt fit the first letter. It may be I
@JJ-gy6pv
@JJ-gy6pv 9 жыл бұрын
Whahaha laughed my ass of at the first example of taarof :D !!!
@appletree8441
@appletree8441 7 жыл бұрын
I'll remember all this the next time I go to Iran.
@jakobwestbeats8252
@jakobwestbeats8252 9 жыл бұрын
This is so weird, I always thought that if you were being offered some food or something it would be rude to say no... Which way is the right way? In a modern Iran, or persian family?
@kzd1144
@kzd1144 9 жыл бұрын
I know right lol I just take it and thank them Nd compliment the food haha
@sarahdaneshvar
@sarahdaneshvar 9 жыл бұрын
What she says here is considered very tradifional. It's not like thaat anymore so help yourself :)
@sarahdaneshvar
@sarahdaneshvar 9 жыл бұрын
It is actually, and people are forgetting about it. You know there was somedays reason behind tarof. As Iran was in multiple wars or hard ships,people tried to help each other and show their consideration by paying for someone, avoiding to eat much as a guest or so on. But nowadays it's meaningless and being somehow annoying
@venusa4606
@venusa4606 7 жыл бұрын
This is awesome 👏 i love it 😍
@ammits7546
@ammits7546 9 жыл бұрын
may anyone translate this? تعارف(تارُف)برای احترام گذاشتن به مخاطب است گاهاً اینقدر طول می کشد اما معمولاًمخاطب برای احترام متقابل کمی بعد می پذیرد زور تر داخل شود. پرداخت پول میز نزد ایرانیان نمادی از بخشندگی و مهمهن پذیری در ایرانی هاست. تمام این ها اعلام آمادگی برای خدمتگذاری به دوستان است.
@zahrahosseini2976
@zahrahosseini2976 9 жыл бұрын
It has many mistake
@samaneh9329
@samaneh9329 5 жыл бұрын
تعارف فرهنگ اشتباهی نیس مطابق با فرهنگ ماست و ب معنی احترام هستش ولی بشرط اینکه شورش در نیاد
@Simsrockslol
@Simsrockslol 4 жыл бұрын
literally sending this to all my khareji friends
@HeavyNoodle
@HeavyNoodle 2 жыл бұрын
Actually, this way of hospitality is the literal same all over the world: India, Iran, Italy, China, Indonesia, Nigeria, Algeria, Russia, Columbia - Just the protestants with their Calvinism had to flip the goddam table 口u口 ps those 2 Persians dudes are epic 🔥
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