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 Haalaa aakharesh chand?Choonehing with a shopkeeper By Fariba M. July 31, 2002 The Iranian Me - "Agha in chandeh?" Shop Keeper - "40 hezaar toman." i was flying! sheesh! life is cheap here... thats what? 35 pounds?!... but no... i had to "chooneh" i wanted to see if the iranian blood was still alive in me. Me - "haalaa nemishe yekhoordeh be man takhfif bedin?" he looked at his calculater for a second. Shop keeper - "chonke shomaa shomaayin khaanoom, 36 hezaar toman!" nope... not good enough.. i could do better than the khanoom chadori next to me.. i looked at him and copied the chadori chick who knew her way around. Me - "haalaa aakharesh cheghadr misheh aaghaa?' (khodam azin gedaa baaziyaa khandam gerefteh bud... but it was worth a try... i wanted to see taa che had mishe too tehran chooneh zad!) he looked at me again. Shop keeper - " ay baabaa khanoom... hamin 36 toman e digeh - maa ham zano bache daarim bekhodaa..." i started looking at the cool earing designs he had on display. shop keeper - "haalaa agar vaaghan ino baraaye khodetoon mikhaayin baraaye shomaa yek takhfifeh makhsoos daarim, mikonimesh 30 toman!" (dang! az 40 toman raft 30 toman! thats a 10 hezaar toman difference!) still not good enough. (i was pretty excited... probably proud too. i KNEW how to chooneh!) hehehe.. i think i was getting on his nerves. so while laughing i said, "haalaa aaghaa aakhareh aakharesh chand dar miyaad?" Shop keeper - "khaanoom shomaa shookhitoon gerefteh? in 'END' e 'END' eshe!! aslan maaleh khodetoon! baresh daarin berin be salaamat!" was he 'taarofing' or was he serious? people here are just way too complicated! For example a couple of days ago i asked our maid if she wanted "maast" with her 'loobiyaa polo' and she said dastet dard nakoneh! i looked at her blankly for a second and repeated myself. again she said 'dastet dard nakoneh'. what did it mean? couldn't she just answer me with a simple 'yes' or a 'no'? in the end i ended up asking my grandmother if 'dastet dard nakoneh" was a yes or a no! for your information it was a yes! : P any ways as i was saying - the dude said that i can take the necklace for free. how cool was that? how kind are these people.. dang.. i wanna stay.. but i had to taarof.. intori nemishod! me - "na aaghaa in harfaa chiye.. raast migin shomaa ham zano bache daarin.. cheghadr behetoon bedam khoobeh?" Shop keeper - "harchi eshghet mikeshe khaanoom!" (eshgham mikeshe? what the hell?!.. agar eshgham nakeshid chi? mage eshgh aslan keshidaniyeh? lol) Az shookhi gozashteh i asked, "aagha 30 toman khoobeh?" Shop keeper - "khodet behtar midooni khaanoom (he gave me a dissatisfied look)." i felt sorry for him.. i paid him the 40 hezaar toman and walked out.. but i was proud.. proud that i know how to CHOONEH : P
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