Learn: Farsi

I’ve reviewed and made some charts of simple past tense, and I cut cards for making vocabulary flash cards next Friday. It seems to go so slowly, but I am beginning at the VERY beginning. Even as a kid, growing up in Texas, I could count to ten in Spanish, but there wasn’t much opportunity to pick up the odd word in Farsi.

My brain is tired.

Man bayad farsi ro bishtar tamrin konam.

The word /du:sti:/ means friendship.

Gorg means wolf. If I ever get that book written, and if there’s a wolf in it, I’m totally going to name it Gorg. It’s a great wolf name.

i’ve always had a fascination with iran – the food, the culture, and the language! i’ve always loved foreign language, and had the opportunity to take farsi in college, but passed up the chance because i didn’t think it was “practical” enough. i’m trying to start moving away from the mindset that things must be “useful” in order to be worthwhile, though. so, ten years later, i’m ready to do it!

i’m considering using rosetta stone, but i’ve heard mixed things about it. one downside of the internet – info overload! and, it’s expensive. i found out about easypersian.com while browsing this topic, so i’ll probably give that a shot!

Today’s word is /sefr/ which means zero. It is spelled /sa:d/, /fe/, /re/ with a diacritical mark below the /sa:d/. Generally, it’s easier for me to pick out derivitives of Latin origin, and the only Sef- word in my dictionary is the name of a Greek, but if I had to guess, I’d say this word may relate to the word cipher, as in codes and figures.

Sweet! I just looked it up, and I’m right. It goes back to the Middle English word ‘cifre’. Before the Middle Ages, I guess they just used donuts for zeros. Greek donuts.

This, also, is part of my WOTD routine. I search my small Farsi dictionary for a new word and write it on my small dry erase board near my computer. I learned the alphabet online and can read words if I go slowly. More of my language-learning energy goes to Spanish, but I’m nearing such a good comfort level with it that eventually it won’t take so much time, and there’s something truly magical about writing in a new script.

I also study grammar online every week with my “Farsi Fridays” routine. It’s just a beginning.

please i would like to learn farsi am jordanian sitzenship
i need help .

As i came back to Istanbul and have settled down and restarted in Istanbul, i think i will be wise to restart learning Persian in the same time.
Wait me songs, poems, conversations in Persian.

I wanted to buy Rosetta Stone but to be completely honest I just couldn’t afford it. I found this great site and have been using it for about a week now. I have exams coming up so I probably won’t be able to keep it up but this summer I plan on learning more.
So anyway this is the site:
http://www.easypersian.com/index.html
Good Luck!