Author(s): Pegah Vil, Amir Hossein Ahooie
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Year: 2023
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
How to Use this Book
An Overview of the Farsi (Persian) Language
Colloquial vs. Formal Farsi
Formal Farsi
Colloquial Farsi
Farsi Writing System
How to Pronounce Farsi
How to Write Farsi
Not Everything Attaches
An Overview of Persian Handwriting
Impact of Calligraphy and Literature
Simplification
Diacritics
Sounds That Do Not Exist in English
Section 1: The Farsi Alphabet
Farsi Vowels
Long Vowels
Short Vowels
Consonants
Review of Sounds That Do Not Exist in English
Overview of the Farsi Alphabet
Farsi Numbers
Writing Rules
Reading Numbers
Section 2: Reading and Writing the Farsi Alphabet
Alef
Be
Noon
Daal
Re
A
Meem,
Seen
Te
Ze
E
Kaaf
Ee
Ye
Oo
Pe
Sheen
Fe
O
Gaaf
Ghaaf
Khe
Che
He
Jeem
Laam
Vaav
Zhe
Saad
He
Zaad
Taa
Zaa
Ein
Ghein
Se
Zaal
Tashdeed
Hamze
Tanveen
Section 3: Reading and Writing Practice
The Middle East (Iran and Its Neighbors)
Africa
Asia
Europe
The Americas
Australia and Oceania
North and South Pole
Grandparents
Children and Grandchildren
Aunts and Uncles
Nieces and Nephews
In-Laws
Parts of the Body
Weather
At the Grocery Store
At the Persian Restaurant
Animals
Section 4: Basic Sentences and Grammar
Greetings
Sentence Components
Subject
Verb
Object
Adverb
Pluralization
Demonstrative Adjectives
Pronouns
Adjectives
Noun/Noun and Noun/Pronoun Combinations
Adjective/Noun, Noun/Noun, and Pronoun/Noun Combinations
Variation for Nouns Ending in Vowels
Prepositions and Conjunctions
Present Tense Personal Suffixes
Verb Stems
Simple Present Tense Conjugation
“WH” Questions
English-Farsi Dictionary
Farsi-English Dictionary
Photo Credits
Copyright
Backcover
