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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Voices English-Speaking Instructor...... Ray Brown Persian Instructor & Male Speaker...... Manouchehr Madanipour Female Persian Speaker...... Shirin Shams

Course Writers Delaram Soltani ◆ Joan Schoellner

Editors Elizabeth Horber ◆ Beverly D. Heinle

Reviewer Manouchehr Madanipour

Producer & Director Sarah H. McInnis

Recording Engineers Peter S. Turpin ◆ Kelly Saux

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Table of Contents

The Persian Language ...... 1 Features of Persian Writing ...... 2 Alphabet Chart ...... 6 The Reading Lessons ...... 10

Lesson One ...... 11 Lesson Two ...... 12 Lesson Three ...... 13 Lesson Four ...... 14 Lesson Five ...... 15 Lesson Six ...... 16 Lesson Seven ...... 17 Lesson Eight ...... 18 Lesson Nine ...... 19 Lesson Ten ...... 20 Lesson Eleven ...... 21 Lesson Twelve ...... 22 Lesson Thirteen ...... 23 Lesson Fourteen ...... 24 Lesson Fifteen ...... 25 Lesson Sixteen ...... 26 Lesson Seventeen ...... 27 Lesson Eighteen ...... 28 Lesson Eighteen (with diacritical marks) ...... 29

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The Persian Language

Persian is the official language of Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. It belongs to the Indo-Iranian group of languages and is spoken worldwide by approxi- mately seventy-five million people.

Persian has three major dialects: Farsi (spoken in Iran and taught in this course), Dari (spoken in Afghanistan), and Tajik (spoken in Tajikistan). Dari and Tajik are considered a purer form of Persian – that is, they show less Arab influence – but all three dialects are more or less mutually intelligible.

“Persian” was originally called “Parsi”; it was named after the Parsa, who ruled Iran between 550 and 330 B.C. The name “Farsi” is an Arabic form, reflecting the fact that Arabic has no letter “p.” Modern Persian, as it is spoken today, evolved from Classical Persian, which became the lingua franca of the eastern Islamic nations during the ninth century. It was spoken from the borders of India to the Mediterranean, and from Russia to the Persian Gulf. At the same time, extensive contact with the Arab world led to a large influx of Arabic vocab- ulary. During the thirteenth century, the Ottoman kings continued to spread the language throughout Asia minor. In fact, prior to British colonization, Classical Persian was so widely used that it became the second language in the Indian subcontinent. Farsi Persian 1

Classical Persian is still preserved today through the writings of distinguished poets such as Rudaki, Ferdowsi, and Khayyam.

Classical Persian remained relatively unchanged until the end of the eighteenth century. From then on the dialect of Tehran rose in prominence and eventually became the basis of what is now called Contemporary Standard Persian. Although it still contains a large number of Arabic terms, most borrowings have been nativized, with a much lower percentage of Arabic words used in collo- quial language.

Features of Persian Writing

Modern Persian uses a modified version of the Arabic alphabet, with thirty-two letters as opposed to twenty-eight in Arabic. Despite their shared alphabet, however, Persian and Arabic are entirely different languages. Persian does not have capital letters, but uses an adapted form of Western punctuation.

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Written Persian has the following characteristics: • It is read from right to left – except for numbers, which go from left to right. • Persian letters are distinguished by one, two, or three dots, which are placed above or below the letter – or, in some cases, by the lack of dots. • As in English handwriting, most Persian letters connect to those that follow them. However, seven letters, called “non-connectors,” connect only to letters that precede them. • When letters connect to a preceding letter, they often modify their shape, undergoing a reduction when the two are joined together. • Some letters also modify their shape according to their position in a word – depending on whether they appear in initial, medial, or final position. • In standard written Persian, the so-called “short vowels” are usually omitted. They may be represented by diacritical marks, as they are in these reading lessons. The three “long vowels,” however – often appearing in transliteration as “aa,” “oo,” and “ee” – are written.

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• The appearance of some letters may vary, depending on the choice of font.

A complete listing of the Persian diacriticals and the Persian alphabet follows. The alphabet is listed as a two-page spread. You should use this chart for reference only, as all the information you need to do the readings is contained on the audio.

Name in Diacritical Mark Sound Transliteration fathe / zebar / a / as in hat اَ kasre / zir / e / as in shell اِ zame / pish / o / as in home اُ mad / aa / as in father or awe آ

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Four other diacritical marks exist as well, but they are much less common. They are: 1. tashid ( ): Appears over a consonant, indicatingّ that it should be doubled, or pronounced twice. Used primarily with words of Arabic origin. Written over a letter, indicating a :( ء ) hamze .2 glottal stop.

Shown here with an alef. Rarely :( ًا ) tanvin .3 used; primarily appears over a final alef, in which case the alef is silent and the preceding letter adds an "n" sound. 4. sokoon / saken (° ): Written above a consonant, indicating the absence of a vowel.

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Symbol in Final Medial Initial Transliteration Un/Connected Position Position

ا ـا ــا \ ا *aa بــ ـبـ ـب \ ب b پــ ـپـ ـپ \ پ p تــ ـتـ ـت \ ت t ثــ ـثــ ـث \ ث s جـ ـجـ ـج \ ج j چـ ـچـ ـچ \ چ ch حـ ـحـ ـح \ ح h خـ ـخـ ـخ \ خ kh / x د ـد ـد \ د d ذ ـذ ـذ \ ز z ر ـر ـر \ ر r ز ـز ـز \ ز z ژ ـژ ـژ \ ژ zh ســ ـسـ ـس \ س s شــ ـشـ ـش \ ش sh * After a consonant, alef sounds like ah or awe. In initial position, it has the sound of the accompanying diacritical mark.

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Name Name in Translation Letter † ا alef الف ب be ب پ pe پ ت te ت ث se ث ج jim جىم

چ che چ

ح (he (jimi ح)جىمى(

خ khe خ

†د daal دال

†ذ zaal ذال

† ر re ر

† ز ze ز

† ژ zhe ژ

س sin سنى

ش shin شنى † indicates a non-connector - that is, a letter that does not connect to the one following it. 7 Farsi Persian 1

Symbol in Final Medial Initial Transliteration Un/Connected Position Position

صــ ـصـ ـص \ ص s ضــ ـضـ ـض \ ض z طـ ـطـ ـط \ ط t

ظـ ـظـ ـظ \ ظ z

عــ ـعـ ـع \ ع a

غــ ـغـ ـغ \ غ gh / q فــ ـفـ ـف \ ف f قــ ـقـ ـق \ ق gh / q كــ ـكـ ـك \ ك k گــ ـگـ ـگ \ گ g لــ ـلـ ـل \ ل l

مــ ـمـ ـم \ م m نــ ـنـ ـن \ ن n و ـو ـو \ و v / oo

هــ ـهـ ـه \ ه h ىــ ـىـ ـى \ ى ye / i-ee

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Name Name in Translation Letter ص saad صاد ض zaad ضاد ط taa طا ظ zaa ظا

عىن eyn/ayn عنى

غىن qeyn/qayn غنى ف fe ف ق qaaf قاف �اف kaaf كاف گاف gaaf گاف

ل laam الم

م mim مىم

ن noon نون

†و vav واو ه (he (do cheshm ه)دو چشم(

ى ye ى

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The Reading Lessons

There are eighteen Persian reading lessons recorded at the end of the program. You may choose to do the readings along with the lessons, after every other lesson or so, or all together after completing the rest of the course. Feel free to repeat the reading lessons as often as necessary for practice with the Persian alphabet and the sounds it represents.

Some of the words and phrases you will read are taught in this course, but most are not, and – especially in the early lessons – some may simply be syllables rather than actual words. Actual words, and familiar words, are used more and more as the number of letters introduced increases.

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Lesson One .1 ا .11 آد

.2 دا . 12 آز

.3 داد .13 آدا

.4 دادا . 14 آداز

.5 زا

.6 داز

.7 زاد

.8 دازا

.9 زادا

.10 زازا

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Lesson Two .1 داز .11 سارا

.2 زادا .12 ساز

.3 آزاد .13 آسار

. 4 را . 14 سادزار

. 5 راز

. 6 زا

.7 راد

.8 دار

. 9 رازاد

. 10 سا

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Lesson Three .1 راد . 11 باد

.2 ساز .12 بادساز

.3 شاد .13 َسبز . 4 شارد \ سارد . 14 َسرشار .5 زاشار . 15 َسر َشر

.6 زَ .16 دَبرا

.7 دَر

.8 زَرد

. 9 َسرد

. 10 َسز

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Lesson Four . 1 شارسار .11 َدازشبذ

.2 َسردار .12 اَ

.3 زاداشا . 13 اَسب

.4 بَربَر . 14 اَسرار

.5 بَرادَر .15 َسبر

. 6 َسرداب .16 اَرساب

. 7 َشراب

.8 ذار .9 زَرد \ ذَرد . 10 ذار \ دار

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Lesson Five .1 اَزاذ . 11 راز \ راژ 12. 2. باب رِژاش

.3 آبشار . 13 اِسرار

. 4 راش . 14 اِبراز

. 5 بَراش .15 َسراس . 6 شاباش .16 بَس \ بَش . 7 دِ .17 آژا

.8 دِزا .18 اِزدا

9. زِ بَر . 10 ژاسا

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Lesson Six . 1 ِسژا . 11 آسداش

12. 2. رِشداش اَزدارِژ .3 اَدار .13 آشاذ

. 4 اِشا . 14 اِرظاب

15. .5 َظرد بِژار . 6 َآظر \ آذَر \ آزَر .16 بَراش . 7 اِبراظ

8. رِباس .9 آژاب

. 10 َشبراظ

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Lesson Seven 11. . 1 َآسبد تُ ِژاجز 12. .2 آذازاظ بِ ُجز .3 تَر .13 آتراژُب

.4 بَرتَر .14 د ُراج

15. 5. رِت بُرج 16. .6 د ُ اَتر . 7 ُسرب .17 تَشت

.8 تُرش .18 ُجدا

. 9 ُآبظرب

. 10 جا

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Lesson Eight . 1 ُجز . 11 ُسرب \ ُصرب .2 ِش َدت .12 ُجردَن

.3 تَراز .13 آصان

.4 نَزد .14 ُصرات

.5 نَ َبرد .15 نَص .6 زَرد \ نَرد .16 اَساص . 7 سانس .17 ساصان

.8 شارج .18 ُسص

.9 سات

.10 َصند

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Lesson Nine . 1 دَرج .11 قـا

.2 ژانِت . 12 َقرن

.3 صاد .13 ُقران

.4 ىـ . 14 شىك

. 5 جىب .15 ذاق

. 6 اىنجا .16 بَرق

. 7 اىشان .17 َقند

.8 ِكتاب .18 اىش

.9 َكران

.10 َبىكران

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Lesson Ten .1 دَربَند . 11 مىرَم

.2 قىر . 12 دارمى

.3 تاك . 13 باىَد

. 4 ُمشت .14 شاىان . 5 ماش \ صاش . 15 ىانكى .6 َسمت . 16 َكمى

. 7 اىران .17 منى

.8 ِمرسى . 18 شاىَد

.9 َكرَمى .19 ىـَم

.10 اىرانى .20 َم َنم مىام.

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Lesson Eleven .1 آمرىكا .11 زاغ

. 2 تاكسى .12 باغ .3 قاجار .13 بَرغ \ بَرق .4 شام .14 بَلَغ

15. 5. ىِك َفرار 16. 6. بَ ِراى َمن فارِغ 17. 7. ِآقاى َمردانى ُغربان .8 غاز .18 بَرف

.9 َغرىق .19 َغرف .10 َغند \ َقند . 20 َظ َفر

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Lesson Twelve . 1 ُجرم .11 ُخدا

. 2 َشرغى . 12 رُخ

. 3 زاف .13 سىخ

14. 4. َغ ِذاى اىرانى باخ . 5 َضرب .15 َقرض .6 َآضرى \ آذَرى .16 َمرىض 17. 7. ِآقاى آذَرى بَ ِراى ُشما . 8 شىراض . 18 َخرىد

. 9 خام .0 1 َخم \ َجم

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Lesson Thirteen 11. 1. بِ َبخشىد بُرو .2 ضاب .12 پاپا . 3 وَفا .13 پَر \ بَر .4 وَقت .14 پَنىر

15. 5. آوا پِ َسر . 6 نانوا . 16 رَپ

. 7 نِدا .17 پاپ

18. 8. خوب ِخون - وادَم \ خونِوادَم .9 دود .19 پَروان

.10 روز . 20 خوب نىست.

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Lesson Fourteen .1 خىابون .11 لىوان

. 2 َجوىد .12 اَلو

.3 پَىام . 13 الش

. 4 َچپ .14 دُالر .5 چىپ \ جىپ .15 اَالن 16. 6. ِچرا َسالم . 7 پىچ . 17 دال

. 8 راچ . 18 پول

. 9 چاىى .19 تَ ِخت َجمشىد

. 10 لوس . 20 خىلى ُم ِت َش ِكرَم.

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Lesson Fifteen . 1 پامچال .11 َملىح

. 2 الال .12 ُصبح

13. 3. ِچ َقدر تَ ُعجب . 4 حال . 14 بَعد

. 5 حالِتون .15 تَعجىل

.6 َحرف .16 بَلع

17. . 7 َعد بِىع .8 ُغر \ ُعر . 18 َفرع .9 َعرَب \ اَرَب .19 َحمام 20. . 10 َفرَح َساع ِت ىِك؟

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Lesson Sixteen . 1 تَعمىر . 11 خاث

.2 زَ َحمت .12 ِطب

13. 3. غاىِب طاب \ ظاب . 4 تَرجىح . 14 لىطر

. 5 َمرتَع .15 بَط

.6 ثُم .16 َشثط . 7 ثاب \تاب .17 َطرىق 18. . 8 ثام \ سام \ صام ثابِت .9 َكثىف . 19 لِباث

.10 پاث .20 ُخ ِداحافظ.

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Lesson Seventeen . 1 ثَبر . 11 َشوهر

12. .2 َع َدث خوبِه

13. 3. رابِط ِگرونِه .4 هاها . 14 ُه ِتل اللِه

. 5 ُهدا .15 بُ ُزرگ

. 6 نُ َهصد .16 چى ُگفتىد؟

17. 7. بَهار بَ ِچه دارىد؟ .8 ِگرون .18 َچند ِمىشه؟

.9 گوش . 19 ُكجاست؟

20. 10. سىگار َغ ِذاى اىرانى خوبِه.

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Lesson Eighteen . 1 سالم.

. 2 حالتون چطوره؟

. 3 خومب، مرسى.

. 4 ببخشىد. ساعت چنده؟

. 5 ساعت پنجه.

. 6 چاىى مىل دارىد؟

. 7 زحمت نكشىد.

.8 بفرماىىد، اىنم براى شما.

.9 خىلى متشكرم.

. 10 خداحافظ.

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Lesson Eighteen (with diacritical marks) .1 َسالم.

2. حالِتون ِچطورِه؟ .3 خو َمب، ِمرسى.

4. بِ َبخشىد. َساعت َچ ِنده؟ 5. َساعت پَ ِنجه.

. 6 چاىى ِمىل دارىد؟

. 7 زَ َحمت نَ ِكشىد.

8. بِ َفرماىىد، َاىنم بَ ِراى ُشما. . 9 ِخىلى ُم ِت َش ِكرَم.

.10 ُخ ِداحافظ.

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