Learn: Farsi

Well, my teacher tells me that I’m making huge progress, but I feel like I’m taking forever. I guess it’s cause I usually pick up languages so quickly and with Farsi that hasn’t happened so I’m basically having to learn by rote like I did with Spanish (which I still don’t truly speak, BTW). But as I keep studying and working, I’m gradually recognizing more and more words and phrases that I hear around me, so obviously something is sinking in.

I had my Farsi lesson last night. It was a nice lesson, but I’m still feeling totally inadequate. I usually pick up languages so quickly that I am getting frustrated that I only know a few things after over a month. But my teacher swears that I’m making really fast progress compared to her other students, so I guess I’ll just have to take her word for it.

I am practicing my Farsi on a regular basis. I know how to write over half of the alphabet now and can recognize most of the others. I have signed up with a tutor and am enjoying my lessons very much. By this time next year I’d like to be proficient in spoken Farsi and within two years I’d like to be advanced or even fluent.