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"Farsi for Beginners is designed for anyone who wants to speak and understand Farsi quickly and easily. After just a few weeks you'll be able to form and understand short sentences, express your basic needs, and read and write Farsi signs and menus and write simple words. This is the perfect book to use when traveling to Iran for business or pleasure, or when learning to interact with the millions of Persians living outside the country today."--Back cover.;Intro; Copyright; Contents; To the Learner; Introduction; How to Use This Book; Transliteration Conventions; Farsi Scripts; Chapter 1 Greetings; 1.1 Conversation: Meeting the Rahmatis; 1.2 Formal vs Colloquial: Words from the Conversation; 1.3 Let's Talk; 1.4 The Letters Alef, Lām, Sin, and Mim; 1.5 Let's Write; 1.6 Cultural Insight: Emotional Expressions; 1.7 Vocabulary; 1.8 Grammar Point: The Verb (to be) Boodan; 1.9 Poem; 1.10 Exercises; Chapter 2 Transportation; 2.1 Conversation: In the Taxi; 2.2 Formal vs Colloquial: Words from the Conversation; 2.3 Let's Talk.
Intro
Copyright
Contents
To the Learner
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Transliteration Conventions
Farsi Scripts
Chapter 1 Greetings
1.1 Conversation: Meeting the Rahmatis
1.2 Formal vs Colloquial: Words from the Conversation
1.3 Let's Talk
1.4 The Letters Alef, Lām, Sin, and Mim
1.5 Let's Write
1.6 Cultural Insight: Emotional Expressions
1.7 Vocabulary
1.8 Grammar Point: The Verb (to be) Boodan
1.9 Poem
1.10 Exercises
Chapter 2 Transportation
2.1 Conversation: In the Taxi
2.2 Formal vs Colloquial: Words from the Conversation
2.3 Let's Talk. 2.4 The Letters Jim, Che, Heh, and Khe2.5 Let's Write
2.6 Cultural Insight: Every car can be a taxi
2.7 Vocabulary
2.8 Grammar Point: Personal Pronouns
2.9 Proverb of the Day: The "tārof " may or may not come
2.10 Exercises
Chapter 3 Phone Calls
3.1 Conversation: Arranging a Dinner Party
3.2 Formal vs Colloquial: Words from the Conversation
3.3 Let's Talk
3.4 Short and Long Vowels, and the Letters Dāl and Zāl
3.5 Let's Write
3.6 Cultural Insight: Iranian Phone Calls
3.7 Vocabulary
3.8 Grammar Point: When, Where, What, Why and How
3.9 Expression of the Day: Your steps on my eyes. 3.10 ExercisesChapter 4 Months and Seasons
4.1 Conversation: When and Where
4.2 Formal vs Colloquial: Words from the Conversation
4.3 Let's Talk
4.4 The Letters Re, Zeh, Zheh, Kāf, and Gāf
4.5 Let's Write
4.6 Cultural Insight: Spring and the Iranian New Year
4.7 Vocabulary
4.8 Grammar Point: Days of the Week, Months, and Seasons
4.9 Song of the Day
4.10 Exercises
Chapter 5 Dinner Table Customs
5.1 Conversation: Souvenirs
5.2 Formal vs Colloquial: Words from the Conversation
5.3 Let's Talk
5.4 The Letters Beh, Peh, Teh, Seh, Noon, and Shin
5.5 Let's Write. 5.6 Cultural Insight: Tablecloth5.7 Vocabulary
5.8 Grammar Point: Imperatives
5.9 Poem of the Day
5.10 Exercises
Chapter 6 Commerce
6.1 Conversation: At the Bank
6.2 Formal vs Colloquial: Words from the Conversation
6.3 Let's Talk
6.4 The Letters Feh, Ghāf, Eyn, Gheyn, and Heh
6.5 Let's Write
6.6 Cultural Insight: Bargaining
6.7 Vocabulary
6.8 Grammar Point: Farsi Numbers
6.9 Proverb of the Day: The person who is honest in dealing with money is a partner to everyone's wealth
6.10 Exercises
Chapter 7 Emotions
7.1 Conversation: Grandmother's Grave. 7.2 Formal vs Colloquial: Words from the Conversation7.3 Let's Talk
7.4 The Diacritical Marks Tashdid and Tanvin
and the Letters Sād, Zād, Tā, and Zā
7.5 Let's Write
7.6 Cultural Insight: Water and "Matter"
7.7 Vocabulary
7.8 Grammar Point: The Past Tense
7.9 Expression of the Day: "In God's name, I die"
7.10 Exercises
Answer Key
English-Farsi Glossary
Farsi-English Glossary
Audio Tracklist/Photo Credits.
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