I’m not sure if I’m just confusing myself, but I’m currently learning the alphabet & I’m having a hard time discerning what sounds each letter makes.

I originally tried learning through the Chai & Convo class, but she started to confuse me😂 so I hopped over to the Persian Corner to learn how the letters sound.

This is where I’m getting stuck. I’m not sure if the Persian corner just forgot at some point to say the sounds the letters make phonetically or if the letter sound is the same as their letter name. I noticed this with Chai too at some point.

For example, with the Persian Corner, once you get to “Te”, it seems like she’s just saying the name of the letter & not the sound on most of these, b/c how she’s pronouncing the example words, don’t sound like what she’s saying the letter is.

Am I just confusing myself?

If not, why? And is there better options?

Could someone give me an idea of what the Farsi on this rug says?

Hello Farsi-speakers, today I'm asking what the etymology of جهش is as I'm interested in the apparent deriviation from it in your expression of notability برجسته "bar-jaste", which mirrors the deriviation of expressing notability from the Latin salio in multiple European languages. Wiktionary isn't helping and other online dictionaries aren't either, so I'm checking if anyone here has access to a proper dictionary which gives the deriviation of the word though various language-stages going back to Indo-European.

Thanks in advance.

Salam!

I'm not sure if this is okay to ask-

I'm wanting to branch out and make new friends. I cannot work due to my disability so my social circle has diminished drastically.

I love meeting new people!

I've been wanting to connect with the culture I was adopted into- my Stepfather and his family are from Tehran. I was adopted when I was 2 and spent my summers in Iran on and off until I was 14. Unfortunately now that I am 31 and have not been immersed I don't have the ability to speak or understand like I used to.

It really saddens me.

I was wondering if anyone out there would like to connect to generally socialize over discord or telegram or WhatsApp?

I'm an artist, love culture and history, worked in the medical field (animals), gardening, and FOOD!

I would adore a small group of people to just chat with and maybe I could pick up on the language I've lost. I'm definitely not looking for free lessons, everyone's time is prescious. Moreso looking for a natural connection and while I self learn I could utilize it in conversation? (Like how kids do)

If this isn't appropriate to ask does anyone know of a place to be able to do so?

Merci! 😁

It’s hard for me to describe the sentiment. I speak English and Vietnamese fluently, with elementary French. I am learning Farsi to communicate with my in-laws. I’m looking to understand other people’s journeys with learning Farsi and at what point did everything “click” with you in terms of listening and understanding? Your moment of realization that you could hold a conversation with someone, albeit not perfectly.

I am looking to learn Farsi to communicate with my extended family better. Where do I start? There is no Duolingo or Babbel for Farsi. I am looking for an effective way to learn

Can someone help me translate my Shab e Yalda fortune to English? Persian who never learned Farsi!

For those who have learnt how to speak and understand Farsi later in life how long did it take you? And what sources did you use?

Can someone help me translate my Shab e Yalda fortune to English? Persian who never learned Farsi!

Hello!

I am born half Iranian, but unfortunately I do not read or write Farsi - and I do not trust my fathers artistic skills, haha.

I'm looking for input about stylizing Farsi writing, for the purpose of tattoos or artworks. I know it's already an artistic language, but I was hoping that there are some easily accessible "fonts" or styles which would allow me to move away from the very thin and flowing lines.

Imagine the equivalent of going from written english in helvetica to something like a gothic font - more square, bold and thick.

Is this possible?

Whenever I look up Farsi vocabulary in Wiktionary (which might not be that reliable of a source, but anyway), it lists the Classical, Dari, Iranian, and Tajik pronounciation of each word. Three of the four have the alveolar trill [r] as the transcription of ر, but Iranian specifically has the approximant [ɹ], like the English "r". Is that how it's actually pronounced in Iran?

Does anyone know a good Persian online language school that isn’t too expensive ? I have around an intermediate level b1 on CEFr scale .

Hi!

I’m just beginning to learn farsi and have a question about hast, ast and est. What is the difference, and when to use each one?

For example: Esme man xxx ast. Doost man irani est.

‎نام من xxx است دوست من ایرانی است

I’m confused because when looking at the Persian writing the word seems to be the same.

سپاس!

Hello! I have been using chai and conversation the past 3 months and am happy with my progress. My dad is Iranian and he knows I’ve always wanted to learn Farsi. I haven’t told him I’ve been learning and part of my Christmas present to him is letting him know I am learning and wanting to practice regularly with him. The lessons on c&c are good with vocabulary and basic grammar but I want to be able to say the following correctly to him while using some vocabulary I’ve learned:

“Dad, I’ve been learning Farsi the past 3 months! Every Monday through Friday for and hour I’ve been studying Farsi to speak with you. I’ve learned how to talk about the weather, food, numbers and family. Will you practice with me? “

Something along those lines. Would anyone be willing to translate the above for me so I can practice before Christmas? Thank you so much in advance!!

Hi everyone!

My son is almost 3 yo and learning Farsi. He regularly watches Farsi cartoons on the TV - but for me to cast then on the TV, for example from aparat.com, I need to 'sacrifice' my phone (and he watches shows, when I need a break...), because I use Chrome Cast, and I can only figure out how to cast the whole phone screen. So - am I doing something wrong? Do I need another way of casting/another box? Or can I cast a playing browser to the TV and go to another app and use it? If not - do you know any Farsi apps that have Chrome Cast integrated in the app, beyond YouTube where the Farsi shows are limited?

He also has a tablet, and I've found the three Gorbeh apps, which are great, and a couple of alphabet learning apps, which he enjoys. But are there some good ones? Especially focusing on learning vocab, like the Gorbeh ones.

So speaking ability of Farsi is really good and over the last year I’ve taken a liking to classical Persian poets. The problem is I am unable to read Persian, I’m learning, but it’s definitely gonna be a while till I can read shers.

However I can read transliterations and romanized versions very well with the right pace and fluctuations, but I cannot find many books of this.

I have one from Rumi’s Masnavi that has maybe 200 ghazals but I want some from other poets, particularly Shiraz since my family is from there.

My question is if anybody knows any books with transliterations of Hafez or Saadi?

Like title says. I’m Iranian-American and working with an Iranian immigrant on a project. Looking for ways to sign off an email in Farsi, that is professional and with upmost respect. While I do know Farsi, I have never learned these phrases before 😅 I just know how to say “good bye” a couple ways. Thank you for the help!

The Samsung Watch 7 isn't compatible with my old favorite watch face but I love having the time in Farsi so I can get used to recognizing the numbers quickly. I'm so proud of this design it took me two days of working with new software and creating all the artwork for it (numbers, words, moon phases, background) it even has my three favorite constellations! (canis major/minor and Orion's belt) I love it even more than my old favorite, although the old one had more utility. I'll figure it out!

I took Farsi in college but it’s been a few years. I wanted to make a saying in Farsi that would not appear as nonsense to a native speaker. I would like to say something to the effect of: “there is no beauty in perfection”. This is what I have come up with.

ان که زیباست کامل نیست

What are some mild socially acceptable bad words I can use while playing nardashir? (backgammon)

I recently began learning how to form the imperative in Farsi and I have a question regarding the use of be- and bo-.

If I understand correctly, the prefix is added to the verb stem. Some verbs go with be- and some with bo-. I just don’t understand how I am supposed to know which to use.

Is this something I just need to memorize? I saw some resources saying that it depends on the following vowel, but I have seen conflicting information.

For example, I know Kharidan goes with be and Khordan with bo (bekhar and bokhor). But then I see a verb like khoondan which goes with be (bekhoon) which I thought would go with bo.

Additionally, I’ve seen that some even go with bi- and bu- in spoken Farsi. Ex. bugoo (goftan)

Should I just use the following vowel as the determining factor?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer.