February 26, 2020
Check out our updated "Complete Guide to Living Your Best Nowruz" here!
February 09, 2020
Atal matal totoolé is a popular children's rhyme with a simple game that goes along with it. Like a lot of nursery rhymes, it has some pretty silly and nonsensical aspects to it, and it's something you could sing over and over again without really thinking about the meaning. But it's nice to have some context when you're saying something over and over again.
November 10, 2019
To celebrate the launch of our long long awaited Persian (Farsi) Reading and Writing Course here at Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation, we thought it would be nice to provide a little introduction to the fundamentals of reading and writing in the Persian language. In this article, we hope to
May 28, 2019
Summer has started in the northern hemisphere, which means long, lazy, fun days filled with… learning Persian?! This summer, we thought we’d try something a little different. We received an email from a listener asking for tips on how to do a ‘summer intensive’ course, to go through the lessons of Chai and Conversation at a faster pace than if learning during the busier times of the year. We thought this might be a brilliant thing for all Chai and Conversation members to do together.
May 24, 2019
Below is the popular children's book 'Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See' translated to the Persian (Farsi) language, complete with some original drawings of the animals! You can download a copy of the pages here to either print out or view on your device. We've included the phonetic English spelling of the Persian words so that you can read it even if you can't read in Persian! Please note that the translation is not direct from the English- it's been altered so that it will rhyme, which is important when reading this story to children. Please enjoy!
March 19, 2019
Are you ready to jump over some fire tonight?
December 20, 2018
(photo above by Persianmama.com)
June 29, 2018
• So I Married an Iranian
In this lesson, we learn to talk about our likes and dislikes. We introduce the concept of the 'direct object marker'. Also, we learn to talk about things we don't like. Likes and dislikes can include things, and can also include activities.
June 07, 2018
Although we’ve published a list of terms of endearment to call your Persian lover here on the Chai and Conversation blog before, and devoted an entire lesson to essential words and phrases for love and friendship, two terms of endearment are especially worthy of more lengthy discussion- aziz-am and joon-am.
