Farsi classes in Seattle reviewed: UW’s Persian program, the Eastside Iranian tech community, and private tutors compared. What actually works for learning Persian in the Pacific Northwest.
I’ve used Chai and Conversation for years. Here’s the honest review: what it does better than any Farsi app, and the one gap it can’t fill.
I break down the Persepolis TV scandal and teach you the exact protest vocabulary Iranians used when the internet exploded over it.
I explain why calling someone a cucumber is a compliment but potato is fighting words. Persian food insults are wilder than you think.
I show you why dropping pronouns in Farsi is not lazy grammar but essential etiquette, and how using “man” too much makes you sound rude.
I decode the dramatic Persian expressions about dying and killing that Iranians use in everyday small talk. It is not as dark as it sounds.
I show you how to politely refuse things in Persian using taarof rules so you stop accidentally insulting people or accepting fifth helpings.
I picked 10 slang words Iranians use daily that your textbook will never teach you. Learn these and you will instantly sound less foreign.
Persian classes in Toronto compared: Toronto Farsi School, MTO, and U of T reviewed. What Tehranto’s 200,000 Iranians mean for your learning.
I explain why your textbook Farsi sounds ridiculously formal and give you the exact fixes to sound like a normal person in 2024.
