Colloquial Persian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed to provide a step-by-step course to Persian as it is written and spoken today.
This fourth edition includes:
Thoroughly updated and expanded cultural notes
Language points refined for greater clarity and understanding of the most difficult points
A revised and clearer introduction to the Persian script.
The same progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills as the previous edition.
Abdi Rafiee is a Farsi (Persian) teacher at the University of Westminster, London, UK.
Introduction
Reading and writing in Persian
Guidelines for Persian writing
1 salam Greetings
Dialogue 1 Greeting and leave-taking
Dialogue 2 Introducing yourself
2 ahvalporsi Enquiring about health
Dialogue 1 How're you?
Dialogue 2 Pleased to meet you!
3 kojayi hastid? Where are you from?
Dialogue 1 Party game: Who am I?
Dialogue 2 Introducing B to C
4 axar-e hafte ce-kar kardid? What did you do at the weekend?
Dialogue 1 Wish you were there!
Dialogue 2 Nothing to write home about!
5 manzeletun kojast? Where's your home?
Dialogue 1 Giving your details
Dialogue 2 Asking about family
6 vorud be tehran Arriving in Tehran
Dialogue 1 How long will you stay in Iran?
Dialogue 2 Going through customs
7 dar iran In Iran
Dialogue 1 Getting a taxi
Dialogue 2 Checking into a hotel
8 goftogu-ye xiabani Street talk
Dialogue 1 Asking directions
Dialogue 2 Is there a Metro Station around here?
9 gorosneid? Are you hungry?
Dialogue 1 At the dinner table
Dialogue 2 Is this seat taken?
10 mouqe`iyatha-ye ezterari Emergency situations
Dialogue 1 At the police station
Dialogue 2 Describing appearance
11 manzel Home
Dialogue 1 Answering the phone
Dialogue 2 I'm looking for a flat
12 gardes Going out
Dialogue 1 If the weather gets better ...
Dialogue 2 What are your hobbies?
13 xarid Shopping
Dialogue 1 Haggling
Dialogue 2 In a corner shop
14 xadamat Services
Dialogue 1 At the post office
Dialogue 2 Exchanging currencies
15 salamat o behdast Health and hygiene
Dialogue 1 Hello doctor
Dialogue 2 At the pharmacy
16 ravabet ba digaran Relations with other people
Dialogue 1 Giving and receiving gifts
Dialogue 2 Arranging to meet
17 kar va zabanha-ye xareji Business and foreign languages
Dialogue 1 A business appointment
Dialogue 2 A job interview
Key to the exercises
Reference grammar
Persian-English glossary
English-Persian glossary