Learn Persian through the lens of culture.

Course Introduction

Welcome to the Culture course! These lessons explore Persian through culture--film, music, and literature. The units are not cumulative—jump in wherever you feel inspired. Each lesson or series is labeled by topic and level (beginner to advanced).
Great for learners who want to go beyond everyday conversation.

A Separation

Intermediate/Advanced

In this unit, we are joined by Yara Elmjouie to watch clips of the Oscar winning movie, A Separation, and dissect the language used in the movie.

1 A Separation, Part 1

2 A Separation, Part 2

3 A Separation, Part 3

4 A Separation, Part 4

5 A Separation, Part 5

Attar's Parable of the Moths

Intermediate/Advanced

In this unit, we go over the Parable of the Moths from Attar's epic poem Conference of the Birds. We're joined by Omid Arabian of the YOUniversal Center to dissect and understand this piece.