In this lesson, we&#39;re going to go over the final part of the poem beshnō een nay by Rumi. We will go over the Persian words and phrases learned in this part of the poem.man bé har jam&#39;eeyatee nālān shodamIn every crowd, I cried out in despairمن به هر جمعیتی نالان شدمjofté...

In this lesson, we&#39;re going to go over the final part of the poem beshnō een nay by Rumi. We will go over the Persian words and phrases learned in this part of the poem.man bé har jam&#39;eeyatee nālān shodamIn every crowd, I cried out in despairمن به هر جمعیتی نالان شدمjofté...

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Lesson 94: Rumi - Beshnō een nay, Part 4

In this third part of our discussion of Rumi&#39;s beshnō een nay, we go over the middle part of the poem, and learn the words and phrases associated with this part of the poem.seené khāham sharhé sharhé az farāghI seek a heart, from longing torn apartسینه خواهم شَرحه شَرحه از فِراق<...

In this third part of our discussion of Rumi&#39;s beshnō een nay, we go over the middle part of the poem, and learn the words and phrases associated with this part of the poem.seené khāham sharhé sharhé az farāghI seek a heart, from longing torn apartسینه خواهم شَرحه شَرحه از فِراق

Lesson 93: Rumi - Beshnō een nay, Part 3

In this lesson, we&#39;re going to go over the first four lines of the poem beshnō een nay, (also known as beshnō az nay- we explain this in the lesson) and learn the vocabulary and phrases associated with the poem. We also learn other vocabulary words related to the ones learned in this part of the ...

Lesson 92: Rumi - Beshnō een nay, Part 2

In this lesson, we go over one of Rumi&#39;s most famous poems, beshnō een nay, which means ‘listen to the reed flute,&#39; with our friend Muhammad Ali of <a href="https://www.persianpoetics.com/">Persian Poetics</a>. We go over the essence and meaning behind the poem, and analyze it line by line using ...

In this lesson, we go over one of Rumi&#39;s most famous poems, beshnō een nay, which means ‘listen to the reed flute,&#39; with our friend Muhammad Ali of Persian Poetics. We go over the essence and meaning behind the poem, and analyze it line by line using ...

Lesson 91: Rumi- Beshnō een nay Introduction w/ Persian Poetics

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Growing Up Irooni- House of Pod's Kaveh Hoda on being Iranian in Medicine

My name is Leyla Shams, host of the Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation podcast. Today’s interview is with Mohammad Ali, better known as Persian poetics on both Instagram and twitter. He went viral just a few months ago on a twitter thread where he talked about the bestselling poetry book in...

Growing Up Irooni- Persian Poetics, Growing Up in Detroit and Discovering the Love of Poetry

In this lesson, we continue our study of Ahmad Shamlou&#39;s poem, Rāz. We learn the words and phrases in the second half of the poem.با رازِ کهنهاَز راه رِسیدَمحَرفی نَروندَمحَرفی نَروندیاَشکی فِشوندَماَشکی فِشوندیلَبامو بَستَماَز چِشام خوندی bā rāzé kohné,az rāh reseedam,</...

In this lesson, we continue our study of Ahmad Shamlou&#39;s poem, Rāz. We learn the words and phrases in the second half of the poem.با رازِ کهنهاَز راه رِسیدَمحَرفی نَروندَمحَرفی نَروندیاَشکی فِشوندَماَشکی فِشوندیلَبامو بَستَماَز چِشام خوندی bā rāzé kohné,az rāh reseedam,

Lesson 90: Ahmad Shamlou - Raz, Part 3

In this lesson, we go over the first half of Ahmad Shamlou&#39;s poem, Rāz. Here is the Persian script and English transliteration of this section: با من رازی بودکه به کوه گفتمبا من رازی بودکه به چاه گفتمتو راه درازبه اسب سیاه گفتمبیکس و تنهابه سنگای راه گفتم bā man rāzee bood,<stron...

In this lesson, we go over the first half of Ahmad Shamlou&#39;s poem, Rāz. Here is the Persian script and English transliteration of this section: با من رازی بودکه به کوه گفتمبا من رازی بودکه به چاه گفتمتو راه درازبه اسب سیاه گفتمبیکس و تنهابه سنگای راه گفتم bā man rāzee bood,

Ahmad Shamlou - Raz, Part 2

In this lesson, we introduce the iconic Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou, and talk about his poem ‘Raz’ or راز, meaning ‘the secret’. Shamlou was born in 1925 in Rasht, and he died in 2000, after a few years of health problems. He went through a few revolutions, he was put in jail and he was a journali...

Ahmad Shamlou - Raz, Part 1 with Tehran von Ghasri

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Growing Up Irooni- John Ghazvinian on America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present

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Growing Up Irooni- Yara Elmjouie

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Raising Neem-Roonis Interview with Azadeh Shams

Leyla Shams: First, I want to ask you to tell me a little bit about your background. Where were you born and where what is your language background?Azadeh Shams: I was born in Iran and there until I was 19. So Persian is my mother tongue in every aspect. I&#39;m fluent in reading and...

Leyla Shams: First, I want to ask you to tell me a little bit about your background. Where were you born and where what is your language background?Azadeh Shams: I was born in Iran and there until I was 19. So Persian is my mother tongue in every aspect. I&#39;m fluent in reading and...

In this Persian (Farsi) lesson, we learn the common terms for body. The word for 'body' in Persian is badan. In this unit of Chai and Conversation, we are learning several vocabulary words related to a certain theme at once. Listen to the lesson for many different words associated with bodies. Many common words we cover in the lesson are in the list below.

Lesson 87: Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)

In this Persian (Farsi) lesson, we learn the common terms for body. The word for &#39;body&#39; in Persian is badan. In this unit of Chai and Conversation, we are learning several vocabulary words related to a certain theme at once. Listen to the lesson for many different words associate...

In this Persian (Farsi) lesson, we learn the common terms for body. The word for &#39;body&#39; in Persian is badan. In this unit of Chai and Conversation, we are learning several vocabulary words related to a certain theme at once. Listen to the lesson for many different words associate...

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