I found a free Farsi course hiding in Milan’s public library. Mango Languages isn’t famous, but for a zero-cost beginner resource, it’s the best-kept secret in Persian learning.
You’re in Shiraz. The gardens are beautiful, the poetry is everywhere, and your stomach has declared war on you. Maybe
Cook Your Way to Farsi. Episode 8 In Iran, when someone’s about to start something new. a job, a trip,
Part 5 of Persian Poetry for People Who Don’t Read Poetry ← Ep 4: Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh | Series Index |
B1 Part of the Vocabulary by Topic series Last week I was on the phone with my mom in Tehran,
The farsi past perfect stacks a past participle with budam to mean “had done.” Essential for storytelling, sequencing past events, and counterfactual conditionals. Zero irregulars.
My partner asked why Iranians always sound like they’re arguing. We were at a family dinner in Tehran. my aunt
Every Iranian kid grows up hearing Shahnameh stories. Rostam fighting the White Demon. Siavash walking through fire. Sohrab dying at
Fingilish Farsi feels like a shortcut, but it’s a trap. Writing Persian in Latin letters creates bad pronunciation habits, blocks you from learning the real script, and signals something to Iranians you probably don’t intend.
The first Iranian birthday party I took a non-Iranian friend to, she showed up at the time printed on the
