How to Stop Mixing English Into Your Farsi
Farsi code switching — mixing English into your Persian mid-sentence — isn’t a character flaw. It’s a sign of specific vocabulary gaps, and those gaps are fixable.
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Arriving and Leaving an Iranian Home: The 30-Minute Goodbye
Marco stood up at 9:45 PM. He said goodbye. At 10:15 PM, he was still standing in the hallway holding
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Why Farsi Learners Start Thinking About Time Differently
Farsi barely distinguishes present from future, uses inshallah as a temporal marker, and has two different words for time. How Persian changes the way learners think about time itself.
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AI Tools for Learning Farsi: What Actually Works in 2026
AI has transformed language learning overnight. But for Farsi, it’s a mixed bag — ChatGPT speaks like a 1985 news anchor, pronunciation feedback fails on critical Persian sounds. Here’s what actually works and what doesn’t.
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10 Farsi Mistakes Tourists Make in Iran
The most common farsi mistakes tourists make in Iran — from accidentally calling someone a donkey to creating a ta’arof catastrophe at dinner. Each mistake explained with the Iranian reaction and the fix.
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Dating an Iranian: What Nobody Tells You About Love in Farsi
Half my students are dating an Iranian. The other half married one and wish they’d started learning Farsi sooner. If
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Farsi vs French: 1,500 Words You Already Know
1,500 French words live inside modern Persian — mersi, zhâket, mâshin. A Farsi speaker in Europe maps the entire loanword inventory.
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Farsi Classes in Berlin: Learning Persian in Iran’s Newest Diaspora
Farsi classes in Berlin reviewed: Volkshochschule, cultural centres, and private tutors compared. How the post-2022 Iranian wave made Berlin Europe’s most mahavere-dense city.
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The Fingilish Trap: Why Latin Letters Hold You Back
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.
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Iranian Birthday Parties: What to Say, Sing, and Bring
The first Iranian birthday party I took a non-Iranian friend to, she showed up at the time printed on the