Speak Lesson 16 | How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals

It's hard to talk about Persian food without wanting to eat it,
so we apologize for this lesson in advance. In this Persian/Farsi
lesson, we will go over different mealtimes that come up in every
culture, such as: breakfast - sobhāné lunch -
nāhār dinner - shām and a few
other meals in between. We learn how to call people to a meal,
and talk about a few different extremely popular Persian
foods.  We also learn how to leave a party. In Persian
culture, leaving requires a whole ritual- it's not a simple
process. So for instance, Iranians never simply say they have to
go. Instead, they use the phrase 'bāyad yavāsh yavāsh beram,'
which literally means 'I have to slowly, slowly go.' This begins
the incremental process of leaving. They use the phrase a few
times in order to warn the host that they're about to leave. It
takes a few more steps to actually accoplish this task however,
such as getting up, standing by the door for a while, standing by
the car for a while, etc. Iranians just like to keep the party
going.