Speak Lesson 15 | How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
Continuing with the theme of hosting and being hosted, the theme of this Persian / Farsi lesson is a visit to the in-laws on a Saturday afternoon. We follow Matt on a hypothetical visit to his in-laws...
29 Sep 201113min
Speak Lesson 14 | How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
In this Persian / Farsi lesson, we learn how to talk about possession. We start the lesson by learning the example of a house (khooné). To say 'my house', you simply say 'khooneyé man'. In order to ta...
18 Aug 201117min
Speak Lesson 13 | How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
in this lesson, we are going to cover the concept of being hosted, either at someone's house or at an establishment. Iranians love to host people. For instance, when you visit someone of Persian decen...
4 Aug 201114min
Speak Lesson 11 | How to Speak About the Languages You Know
When talking to someone in something other than your native language, it sometimes helps to know what other languages they speak. This not only helps you to learn more about a person, but can also pot...
9 Jun 201112min
Speak Lesson 10 | Review of Unit 1!
This is the last lesson in ‘Unit 1′ of Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation. In this lesson, we review all the materials learned before, and learn some extra vocabulary that will help you to commu...
3 Jun 201117min
Speak Lesson 9 | How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
In Iranian culture, family is extremely important. Instead of having just one Persian word for 'aunt' for instance, we have two- there is a different word for the sister of your father (amé) versus th...
27 Mai 201113min
Speak Lesson 8 | How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
In this Persian (Farsi) lesson, you learn to talk about your likes and dislikes. Also, we will be learning the Persian sound ‘gh’. There are two sounds in the Persian language that you don't hear in E...
9 Mai 201114min
