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Recognising proper names

A short grammar sample: distinguish common nouns from proper names.

Listen, read and practise. Watch how to write, then finish with the homework. Explore the learning tools in one selected lesson.

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Explore and listen

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فریده به مکتب می‌رود.

Farida goes to school.

Listen to each item separately and repeat it. The pronunciation of the existing recordings is still being reviewed.

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How it works

اسم عام is a common noun, such as دختر, “girl”. اسم خاص is a proper name, such as فریده, “Farida”. Dari/Farsi does not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase letters.

Transliteration is only an approximate pronunciation guide.

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Read and understand

Here, فریده and بهار name people. خواهر is a common noun. مکتب is the usual word for school in Afghanistan.

فریده و بهار دو خواهر اند.

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Farida and Bahar are two sisters.

بهار دندان‌هایش را پاک می‌کند.

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Bahar brushes her teeth.

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Put it into practice

Put the parts in order

Arrange the parts to match the example, from right to left. Tap a chosen part to return it.

فریده به مکتب می‌رود.

Listen and choose

Listen to the recording first, then choose the matching character or expression.

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How to write it

Now write it yourself

You can also write on paper.
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Original material for this lesson

These pages belong to the selected book lesson. The learning texts are simplified adaptations; grammar activities supplement the original.

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Test what you know

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Your homework

Write five sentences containing common nouns and proper names. Start with the example, then replace the name with بهار.

Guidance and self-check

Example: بهار به مکتب می‌رود. (“Bahar goes to school”). Here, بهار is a proper name and مکتب a common noun. The script has no uppercase or lowercase letters.

You can also write on paper.

Your own answers and handwriting are not marked automatically.

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In this free demo: Learn to recognise proper names and practise using them.

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