Language Investigation Report by Mallory Holloway https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh en-us 2025-03-09 17:54:51 UTC 2025-03-09 18:58:02 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Basic Language Information hollowaymallory https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357542037 Language Family: Indo-European

Basic Syntax Structure: SOV (Subject-Object-Verb)

]]> 2025-03-09 17:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357542037 2. Places Spoken hollowaymallory https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357542601 Primarily spoken as a native/first language in…

  • Iran

  • Afghanistan

  • Tajikistan

(And other parts of Central Asia and the Middle East.)

Total Number of Native Speakers:

Roughly 110–120 million.

]]> 2025-03-09 17:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357542601 3. Writing Symbols hollowaymallory https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357546623

  • Modern Persian is written in Arabic script

  • The Persian alphabet consists of 32 characters

  • Persian is written from right to left


    • Persian: من یک کتاب دارم. (Man yek ketab daram.)

    Persian: او به مدرسه می رود. (O be madrese mi rood.)

    Persian: آب سرد است. (Ab sard ast.)

    ]]>     2025-03-09 18:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357546623     4. Spoken Language hollowaymallory https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357548415 2025-03-09 18:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357548415 5. Artwork hollowaymallory https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357558453 These sculptures commemorate the overthrow of the Parthian Empire by Ardashir I, the founder of the Sasanian Empire. Ardashir I is shown with his son Shapur I.

    ]]>     2025-03-09 18:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357558453     6. Music & Dance hollowaymallory https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357559586 Persian dance goes back to at least 5000 BCE. It highlights abstract movement and represents their culture through music and family ideals.

    ]]>     2025-03-09 18:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357559586     7. Persian Idiom hollowaymallory https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357562401 Translation: The walls have mice, and the mice have ears.

    Meaning: Be careful what you say; someone might be listening.

    دیوار موش داره، موش هم گوش داره.

    ]]>     2025-03-09 18:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357562401     8. Persian Landmark hollowaymallory https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357563817 Symbol of the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire

    ]]>     2025-03-09 18:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357563817     9. Recipe hollowaymallory https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357570897 Shirazi Salad

    • Dice cucumbers, tomatoes into small cubes, approximately the same size, Dice onion into small cubes

    • Add all ingredients to a bowl and pour over the olive oil and lemon juice then season with salt

    • Top with fresh mint, mix together and allow it to sit for 10-15 minutes before serving

    ]]>     2025-03-09 18:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357570897     10. Words hollowaymallory https://padlet.com/hollowaymallory/og4ar24euqcm8evh/wish/3357571631  بازار= market

    شاه مات = checkmate

    یاسمن = jasmine

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