In this Persian (Farsi) lesson, we go over common vocabulary words for the time and date. This includes the words for the seasons, and the words for the days of the week. The days of the week in Persian are:     Monday doshambé دوشَنبه Tuesday seshambé سِهشَنبه

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Lesson 79: Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)

This is a vocabulary sprint, which means you can listen to the lesson no matter where you are in the learning process. It's just a way to get a number of vocabulary words in your tool belt. In this Persian/Farsi lesson, we learn the words for different animals. We'll first go over animals covered in the book 'Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See, which you can see translated into Persian in this blog post. We then go over a series of other animals, and other words and phrases associated with animals. Enjoy!

Lesson 77: Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)

  In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem: chon āghebaté kāré jahān neestee hast چون عاقِبَتِ کارِ جَهان نیستی اَست

Lesson 76: Khayyam - khosh bāsh, Part 3

In this second part of the Persian language/Farsi lesson on Khayām's Khosh Bash we go over the following section of the poem, along with all the vocabulary and phrases associated with the words learned:  

Lesson 75: Khayyam - khosh bāsh, Part 2

In this lesson, we introduce one of the greats of Persian Sufi poetry, Omar Khayyam. Khayyam was a 12th century poet and a true renaissance man- in addition to being one of the most well known Iranian poets, he was also a famed mathematician and astronomer. This shouldn't be surprising, however, as these disciplines greatly informed one another.

Lesson 74: Khayyam - khosh bāsh, Part 1

In this last part of our series on Forough Farrokhzad, we learn the final part of the selection of the poem we've been learning.

Lesson 73: Forough Farrokhzad - Fathé Bagh, Part 5

In this fourth part of the Persian language/Farsi lesson on Forough Farrokhzad's Fathé Bāgh, or Conquestion of the Garden, we go over the following section of the poem, along with all the vocabulary and phrases associated with the words learned:   و صمیمیت تن هامان، در طراری و درخشیدن عریانیمان مثل فلس ماهی‌ها در آب

Lesson 72: Forough Farrokhzad - Fathé Bagh, Part 4

In this third installment of Forough Farrokhzad's Conquest of the Garden, we go over the following section of poetry:     سخن از پیوند سست دو نام و همآغوشی در اوراق کهنهٔ یک دفتر نیست سخن از گیسوی خوشبخت منست با شقایق‌های سوختهٔ بوسهٔ تو    

Lesson 71: Forough Farrokhzad - Fathé Bagh, Part 3

This lesson covers a section of the poem Conquest of the Garden, or Fathé Bāgh, by Forough Farrokhzad. This portion of the poem is: همه میترسند همه میترسند، اما من و تو به چراغ و آب و آینه پیوستیم و نترسیدیم  

Lesson 70: Forough Farrokhzad - Fathé Bagh, Part 2

This lesson is an introduction to one of Iran's most lauded modern poets, Forough Farrokhzad. An extremely influential voice in a time of great change in Iran, she wrote about the nature of being an artist and an independent woman in a society that often did not make these pursuits easy. Here we learn more details about this extraordinary woman's life, and analyze one of my favorite poems of hers, Conquest of the Garden (fathé bāgh) with dear friend and musician Fared Shafinury. Links:

Lesson 69: Forough Farrokhzad - Fathe Bagh, Part 1

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Lesson 68: Rumi’s Rooz o Shab, Part 4

Lesson 67: Rumi’s Rooz o Shab, Part 3

In the first part of our detailed study of Rumi's poem Rooz ō shab, we cover the first two lines, which are: dar havāyat bee gharāram rooz ō shab sar ze pāyat bar nadāram rooz ō shab We go over the vocabulary and phrases in this segment of the poem, and also learn some concepts that are related to the words we are learning. We also learn about the Sufi concept, dar havāyat, of the intimacy of breath.

Lesson 66: Rumi’s Rooz o Shab, Part 2

In this lesson, we learn Rumi's poem Rooz ō shab. In this poem, the words rooz, day and shab, night, are repeated like a mantra. Even though Rumi was a 13th century Persian poet, his poems remain extremely relevant and relatable today. So, don't be intimidated by the unfamiliar sounding language. Over the next few weeks, we will dissect the words and phrases used in this poem until it sounds like ordinary language to you. This poem is so beautiful, it might make you fall out of your chair.

Lesson 65: Rumi’s Rooz o Shab, Part 1

In this final part of our Sohrab Sepehri dar golestāné series we cover the rest of the vocabulary covered in the poem. After this lesson, you will be able to understand the entirety of the selection of the poem we heard. 

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