درس
dars
lesson
nounA1
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DARS
lesson
A1 — Absolute Beginner
درس pronounced by Elyar
What it means
درس (dars) means “lesson.” Borrowed from Arabic d-r-s (درس), the root of study and instruction. Covers a school lesson, a textbook chapter, or a life lesson learned the hard way.
The everyday verb is درسخواندن (dars-khândan), “to study,” literally “to read lessons.”
How to use it
- درس میخوانم (dars mikhânam) “I study”
- درس فارسی (dars-e fârsi) “Persian lesson”
- درس امروز (dars-e emruz) “today’s lesson”
- درس عبرت (dars-e ebrat) “a cautionary lesson”
Common pairings
- درسخواندن (dars-khândan) “to study”
- درسدادن (dars-dâdan) “to teach (literally: to give lesson)”
- کلاس درس (kelâs-e dars) “classroom”
- درس و مشق (dars-o mashq) “lessons and homework”
Cultural note
درس is the spine of Iranian middle-class childhood. Mothers ask درست رو خوندی؟ (darset ro khundi?, “did you study your lesson?”) at the door before any other question. The phrase درس عبرت, “a lesson learned,” gets used after a public scandal or family fight, the way English speakers say “a wake-up call.”
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درس is the spine of Iranian middle-class childhood. Mothers ask درست رو خوندی؟ (darset ro khundi?, "did you study your lesson?") at the door before any other question. The phrase درس عبرت, "a lesson learned," gets used after a public scandal or family fight, the way English speakers say "a wake-up call."Connected Words