Hakim Abu’l-Qasem Ferdowsi (940–1025) was born in the family of wealthy land owners (the class known as dehqan) in Tus, in northeast Iran’s province of Khorasan. Ferdowsi is the author of the Shahnameh (The Persian Book of Kings), one of the greatest works of world literature and the national epic of Iran. Ferdowsi mixed myth and…
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ایران، کشور چهار فصل ایران در جنوب غربی آسیا قرار دارد. ایران در غرب با ترکیه و عراق و در شرق با افغانستان و پاکستان همسایه است. دریاچه خزر در شمال ایران است و خلیج فارس در جنوب ایران قرار دارد. ایران ۳۱ استان دارد. پایتخت ایران تهران است. تهران بزرگترین و پر جمعیّت ترین…
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What is Nastaliq? Persian Calligraphy ‘خوشنویسی ایرانی’ is one of the arts throughout Persian history and is an example of fine Persian culture. Around roughly one thousand years ago, six genres of Iranian calligraphy (Tahqiq, Reyhan, Sols, Naskh, Toqi, and Reqa) were created. These genres were common for a few centuries in Persia. In the…
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Do you want to learn more facts about Persian language and culture? Watch this video and complete related online activities on Talk Like A Persian Website. Then read the following article and respond to the questions at the end of this blog. 1. Farsi or Persian? The society for Iranian Studies states that the correct term…
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The ability to communicate through language is one of the most important things that defines us as humans. For better or worse, virtually all the writing that happens nowadays happens on computers. For effective communication in online Persian language courses you need to be able to type Persian language to interact with the text and…
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Cinemas offer memorable contexts which will bring you closer to converting important language information into a memory that will last long. We are more productive in memorizing and remembering words in visual contexts. We basically see how words can be used in a sentence in real life scenarios. Different components of a movie such characters,…
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There’s a way to practice efficiently and it applies to anything. Do you want to learn a language? Do you want to learn how to draw? Just 20 hours is enough to become “reasonably good” at any skill. The major barrier to skill acquisition isn’t intellectual, it’s emotional. The mental barrier for learning a new language is…
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A language’s alphabet is its building blocks. Trying to learn how to write in a language without first learning its alphabet is a bit like trying to build a brick house without touching the individual bricks! In order to learn how to read, write , pronounce the letters in the Persian Alphabet or any other…
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Proficiency is measured in terms of receptive and expressive language skills, syntax, vocabulary, semantics, and other areas that demonstrate language abilities. There are four domains to language proficiency: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Your language proficiency level can be measured by one of the following scales: ACTFL -American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency Scale IRL -Interagency Language Roundtable…
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