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Farsi Complete Course A Step-by-Step Guide and a New Easy-to-Learn Format (For Beginners)
Farsi Complete Course: For Beginners is Book 1 of a three-level course. Chapter 1 teaches the Persian alphabet; chapters 2 to 10 cover greetings, names, family, age, jobs, the restaurant, the hotel, telling the time and the bank. Each chapter mixes dialogues with transliteration, spoken and written forms side by side, grammar, readings and exercises, with answers and a glossary at the back. 175-page PDF by Reza Nazari and Somayeh Nazari.
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Go from the Persian alphabet to simple everyday conversations
Beginners need two things at once: the script, and enough spoken Persian to start talking. Book 1 of Farsi Complete Course handles both. Chapter 1 teaches the letters, most common first, and the next nine chapters each take one everyday situation, from introducing yourself to ordering at a restaurant and checking into a hotel.
Chapters are built from short numbered sections: dialogues, speaking-and-writing boxes, grammar, a reading and exercises. The boxes show how speech shortens the written language, for example اسمت (esmet, your name) for اسم تو (esm-e to). The Persian is printed with vowel marks, and the dialogues come with transliteration.
At a glance
What Book 1 teaches
Book 1 is the only level of the course that teaches the alphabet and prints transliteration.
The alphabet
Chapter 1 introduces the 32 letters in order of use, each with its forms, sounds and sample words such as بابا (bâbâ, dad) and نان (nân, bread), plus writing exercises.
Nine everyday situations
Greetings, asking names, family, age, jobs, eating out, the hotel, telling the time and the bank, one situation per chapter.
Spoken next to written
Boxes pair colloquial forms with written ones, such as چطوره (chetore) for چطور است (chetor ast), so you understand speech and still write correctly.
Beginner grammar
Questions with آیا (âyâ) and کجاست (kojâst), separate and joined possessive pronouns, باید (bâyad) and شاید (shâyad), the simple past, imperatives, the past continuous and the future.
First readings
Short vowelled texts, such as a paragraph about Mrs. Ahmadi, an accountant who takes her children to a restaurant on Thursdays.
Answers and glossary
Answers to the exercises start on page 135 and a glossary on page 143.
From chapter 3: asking names
Chapter 3, What’s your name?, uses short dialogues like this one, then explains the spoken forms:
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| اسم تو چیه؟ | esm-e to chiye? | What is your name? |
| فامیلیت چیه؟ | fâmilit chiye? | What is your last name? |
| اسمت | esmet | your name (spoken form of اسم تو) |
| خودکار کجاست؟ | khodkâr kojâst? | Where is the pen? |
| خودکار کو؟ | khodkâr ku? | Where is the pen? (in speech) |
The exercises then ask you to turn statements such as اسم من سارا است into questions with آیا. More on these shortcuts: spoken vs written Persian.
Contents
Ten chapters, then answers and a glossary:
- Pronunciation (page 13) and Farsi vowels (page 14)
- 1 Farsi Alphabet (page 16)
- 2 Greetings (page 37)
- 3 What’s your name? (page 48)
- 4 Family (page 59)
- 5 How old are you? (page 70)
- 6 My job (page 81)
- 7 At the Restaurant (page 92)
- 8 At the Hotel (page 103)
- 9 What time is it? (page 113)
- 10 At the Bank (page 124)
- Answers (page 135) and Glossary (page 143)
How to study with this book
- Give chapter 1 a full week; copy each sample word until you can read it without the transliteration.
- In each later chapter, read every dialogue aloud twice: once with the transliteration and once without.
- Learn the speaking-and-writing boxes by heart, since they connect what you read with what you hear.
- Write out the exercises and check them against the answers before you start the next chapter.
- After chapter 10, take the free Farsi level test to see whether you are ready for Book 2.
Who this book is for
A good fit if you
- are starting Persian from zero and want the script and speaking together
- want each lesson tied to a real situation such as a restaurant or a hotel
- want spoken forms explained, not only textbook Persian
- study alone and want answers to check your work
Look elsewhere if you
- can already introduce yourself, talk about family and use the simple past; go on to Book 2, Intermediate
- only want to learn the alphabet, with more handwriting practice; Read and Write Persian Language in 7 Days focuses on that
Use it with
- Farsi Complete Course: Advanced: Book 3, with chapters on the airport, emergencies, art and the pharmacy, once you finish Book 2.
- Persian vocabulary by topic: free word lists for family, jobs, food and more.
- Persian numbers 1 to 1000: help for chapter 5 (age) and chapter 9 (time).
Common questions
How do the three levels differ?
Book 1 (this one) teaches the alphabet and nine everyday situations with vowel marks and transliteration. Book 2 moves to invitations, weather, doctors, sports and transportation in mostly Persian-only text. Book 3 covers airports, emergencies, art and pharmacies with longer readings, proverbs and poems.
Do I need to know the alphabet?
No. Chapter 1 teaches the letters before the first dialogue.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. Answers start on page 135, followed by a glossary.
How is it related to Learn to Speak Persian Fast?
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 175-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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