Complete Modern Persian (Farsi) Beginner to Intermediate Course: Learn to read, write, speak and understand a new language

by Narguess Farzad

Are you looking for a complete course in Modern Persian (Farsi) which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Modern Persian (Farsi) will guarantee success!

Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online.

The course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work.

By the end of this course, you will be at Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.

Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive

NOT GOT MUCH TIME?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

AUTHOR INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

GRAMMAR TIPS
Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.

USEFUL VOCABULARY
Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking.

DIALOGUES
Read and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast.

PRONUNCIATION
Don't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go.

TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Extra online articles www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Iran.

TRY THIS
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

This pack includes a book and two CDs of audio material.

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Genres: Language, Reference, Iran, Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2002

Reviews

[Aaron Broadwell · Rating 3 out of 5]

You can learn some Farsi from this book, but I cannot recommend it very highly. I think it is a bad mistake for a textbook to have something like a chapter on adverbs, to introduce thirty in that chapter, then move on.

Also it seems very questionable to me to delay introducing any systematic discussion of any verb other than 'be' to the second half of the book.

There are various glitches with the exercises as well; it is really essential that if you are asked to translate back and forth than every English word in an example be present in the vocabulary (grammatical words excepted, of course...) Ditto for the Persian.

I think it is also a serious error to delay discussion of the actual colloquial pronunciations of various Persian words to an appendix at the end. The spelling and pronunciation of Persian diverge at points, and it seems to me that it would be much more sensible to discuss this every time an affected vocabulary item/morpheme appears.

[Mirella Ducasteele · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eigenlijk een zeer goed leerboek. Het krijgt geen hoger cijfer omdat het bedoeld is om vanaf nul te starten, maar ik vrees dat dit niet zou gelukt zijn. Ik heb de indruk dat het zeer volledig is. Tweede recensie na het uittesten van mijn kennis in Iran ...

[Tahira Tahira]

Amazing & very helpful book for Persian lovers
really a great effort for beginners

[Christina · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was lacking in so many ways! I will stick to Assimil and Colloquial from now on.

[Y. Cimen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not useful for learning grammar and colloquial Persian but if you want to dabble in Persian and learn some historical stuff about the culture and language, then buying this book might be a good idea, which is why I bought this book. But other than that, it's lacking in many ways.

[Agustinus Wibowo · Rating 2 out of 5]

the grammar variations explained in this book is not enough, imho. after finishing the last chapter only simple grammar notes were explained, when all other essential things r rushed at the appendix. the book is too easy, and in fact not many new things are learned, so it becomes less effective as a 'teach yourself' book.

[Vf · Rating 2 out of 5]

Makes the grammar look a lot more complicated than it actually is!

[Rat de bibliothèque · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too fast paced for a beginner

[Chris]

English is too hard.

[Amy]

I got this because I want to be able to read the script. I've just started. Thus far I've learned that ab means water and there are no capital letters in Persian.

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the better books I’ve read on learning Farsi.