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Farsi Complete Course A Step-by-Step Guide and a New Easy-to-Learn Format (Advanced)
Farsi Complete Course: Advanced is Book 3 and the last level of the course. Its 10 chapters, written in Persian, cover the airport, means of communication, places to see, emergencies, entertainment, food, driving and parking, personality, art and the pharmacy. Longer readings on places such as Kish, Qeshm and Bandar Abbas, proverb stories, short poems and grammar on auxiliary verbs and apposition build reading fluency. 220-page PDF by Reza Nazari and Somayeh Nazari.
Handle travel, emergencies and real Persian texts at an advanced level
Advanced learners need real texts and the language of situations that go wrong: a delayed flight, a stolen bag, a visit to the pharmacy. Book 3 of Farsi Complete Course finishes the series with ten such chapters, each combining colloquial dialogues, grammar and readings about Iran that are longer than those in Books 1 and 2.
In one emergency dialogue, a woman reports that a man on a motorbike stole her bag with money, a passport and an ID card in it. Grammar covers points such as single-ending verbs in سردم هست (sardam hast, I’m cold) and apposition (بدل), and proverbs come with their story, like ماست‌ها را کیسه کرد (mâst-hâ râ kise kard), said of someone who backs down when threatened.
At a glance
What Book 3 covers
The chapters follow the same pattern as Book 2, with longer readings and more cultural content.
Travel and getting around
Booking a flight, gates and excess baggage, talking to cabin crew, driving and parking, and places worth visiting.
When things go wrong
Dialogues about an accident and a stolen bag, a reading on the Iranian Red Crescent (هلال احمر) and a pharmacy chapter.
Grammar review and beyond
Auxiliary verbs in the past perfect, present perfect, future and subjunctive, single-ending verbs (فعل تک‌شناسه) and apposition, each with exercises.
Readings about Iran
Tehran’s two international airports, Kish and Qeshm islands, Bandar Abbas and the Nahar Khoran forest near Gorgan, each followed by true-or-false questions.
Proverbs and poetry
Proverbs explained with the story behind them, and short classical poems printed with an English verse translation.
Vocabulary and answers
English-Persian vocabulary lists in the chapters, an answer key after chapter 10 and a glossary from page 188.
From chapter 1: at the airport
Chapter 1, At the airport (در فرودگاه), opens with key sentences in spoken Persian. The pronunciations are added here; the book prints Persian only:
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| کجا باید کارت پرواز بگیرم؟ | kojâ bâyad kârt-e parvâz begiram? | Where should I get my boarding pass? |
| هزینه اضافه بار چقدره؟ | hazine-ye ezâfe bâr cheghadre? | How much is the excess baggage fee? |
| سوار کردن مسافران کی شروع می‌شه؟ | savâr kardan-e mosâferân key shoru mishe? | When does boarding start? |
| پرواز شیراز از کدوم گیته؟ | parvâz-e shirâz az kodum gite? | Which gate is the Shiraz flight at? |
If you want travel phrases with a pronunciation on every line, Persian for Busy Travelers is arranged that way.
Contents
Chapter titles are in Persian in the book:
- 1 At the airport (در فرودگاه), page 11
- 2 Means of communication (راه‌های ارتباطی), page 29
- 3 Places to see (اماکن دیدنی), page 46
- 4 Emergencies (وضعیت اضطراری), page 63
- 5 Entertainment (سرگرمی), page 79
- 6 Food (خوردنی‌ها), page 96
- 7 Driving and parking (رانندگی، پارک کردن), page 112
- 8 Personality (شخصیت), page 128
- 9 Art (هنر), page 144
- 10 Pharmacy (داروخانه), page 161
- Answer key (پاسخ‌نامه) and glossary (page 188)
How to study with this book
- Read each text twice: first for the gist, then with a pencil to mark new words.
- Act out the dialogues aloud, taking each role in turn.
- Write the grammar exercises out in full and check them in the answer key.
- Retell each proverb story in Persian in three or four sentences of your own.
- Find more sayings in the free Persian idioms and proverbs section.
Who this book is for
A good fit if you
- have finished Book 2 or can read unvowelled Persian with a dictionary
- want vocabulary for travel problems, health and emergencies
- enjoy readings about Iranian cities, islands and nature
- want to know proverbs and the stories behind them
Look elsewhere if you
- are not yet sure of the present perfect and the passive; work through Book 2, Intermediate first
- still need vowel marks or transliteration; begin with Book 1, For Beginners
Use it with
- Top 100 Persian Proverbs: more proverbs, each with its story.
- Farsi Reading 6: longer cultural texts, including Iran’s islands.
- Farsi level test: check whether this level suits you before you start.
Common questions
How do the three levels differ?
Book 1 teaches the alphabet and basic situations with transliteration; Book 2 moves to Persian-only text and intermediate grammar; Book 3 (this one) has the longest readings, travel and emergency topics, proverbs and poetry.
Is there any English in the book?
Very little. Lessons, instructions and readings are in Persian; English appears in the vocabulary lists and the verse translations of the poems.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. An answer key (پاسخ‌نامه) follows chapter 10, and a glossary starts on page 188.
How is it related to Learn to Speak Persian Fast: For Advanced?
Both series are by Reza Nazari and Somayeh Nazari and use the same chapter format, and some dialogues and readings appear in both, so most learners need only one of the two.
What do I get after I buy?
A 220-page PDF you can download right after checkout and read on a phone, tablet or computer, or print.
Is there a paperback?
Yes, the paperback is sold on Amazon. The PDF here is the digital edition.
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