Congratulations on your Breakthrough in Persian!
Embark on your exciting journey to mastering Persian with our Beginner (A1) online course, designed specifically for those taking their first steps in this beautiful language.
This course is perfect for you if:
- You have little to no prior knowledge of Persian.
- You’re eager to learn basic greetings, introductions, and everyday vocabulary.
- You want to build a strong foundation for future learning.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Understand and speak simple phrases in everyday situations.
- Read and write basic Persian words and sentences.
- Build confidence in your pronunciation and listening skills.
- Gain access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and practice activities.
Syllabus
Lessons
Objectives
Lessons and objectives
1. Hello سلام
– Greetings & Introducing yourself.
– Learning the pronouns “I,” “you,” and “you (plural/formal)”
– Use of verb است (to be).
– Learning the pronouns “I,” “you,” and “you (plural/formal)”
– Use of verb است (to be).
2. How are you? حال شما چطور است؟
– Greetings & Thanks..
– Learning demonstrative pronoun این (this).
– Use of verb دارد (to have).
– Learning demonstrative pronoun این (this).
– Use of verb دارد (to have).
3. Good morning! Bye صبح به خیر! خداحافظ!
– Application of سلام “Hi” along with the phrases “Good morning”, “Good afternoon”, “Good evening”, “Good night”.
– Using the phrase “Goodbye” along with the phrase “Have a nice day!”.
– Using the pronouns “I”, “you”, “you (plural & polite)” and “he” and matching the verbs “to be” and “to have” in the present tense with the mentioned pronouns.
– Learning the third person singular pronoun او “he / she” and its application.
– The use and distinction of the spoken and written forms of verb داشتن ”to have”.
– Using the phrase “Goodbye” along with the phrase “Have a nice day!”.
– Using the pronouns “I”, “you”, “you (plural & polite)” and “he” and matching the verbs “to be” and “to have” in the present tense with the mentioned pronouns.
– Learning the third person singular pronoun او “he / she” and its application.
– The use and distinction of the spoken and written forms of verb داشتن ”to have”.
4. Sara, this is Amanda. سارا، این آمانداست.
– Using phrases to introduce two people to each other.
– Learning and distinguishing the demonstrative pronouns این “this” and آن “that”.
– Learning the interrogative sentence این چیه “What is this?” and اون چیه “What is that?”.
– Learning and distinguishing the demonstrative pronouns این “this” and آن “that”.
– Learning the interrogative sentence این چیه “What is this?” and اون چیه “What is that?”.
5. Where are you from? I’m from Tehran. اهل کجایی؟ اهل تهرانم.
– Asking nationality with the phrase «اهل کجایی» “where are you from?”.
– Getting to know the capitals and important cities of some countries.
– Application of «بله / خیر» “yes/no” question sentences and short and long answers to them.
– Application of interrogative sentences «آیا این … است» “Is this…?” and «آیا آن … است» “Is it…?”.
– Application of interrogative sentences “Does he / she have…?”.
– Application of the negative form of the verb داشتن “to have” and بودن “to be” in the present tense.
– Getting to know the capitals and important cities of some countries.
– Application of «بله / خیر» “yes/no” question sentences and short and long answers to them.
– Application of interrogative sentences «آیا این … است» “Is this…?” and «آیا آن … است» “Is it…?”.
– Application of interrogative sentences “Does he / she have…?”.
– Application of the negative form of the verb داشتن “to have” and بودن “to be” in the present tense.
6. What is your job? شغل شما چیست؟
– Getting to know the names of jobs such as: nurse, doctor, student, teacher, etc.
– Learning to ask someone’s job with the phrases شغل شما چیه and شما چه کاره‌اید.
– Teaching numbers 1 to 5.
– Learning to ask someone’s job with the phrases شغل شما چیه and شما چه کاره‌اید.
– Teaching numbers 1 to 5.
7. What’s his/her name? اِسمَش چیست؟
– Asking the name, nationality and occupation of the third person from the audience.
– Learning job titles: police, mechanic, cook and housekeeper.
– The use of ش and the third person singular pronoun.
– Learning the verb «زندگی کردن» “to live” and its third person singular.
– Learning numbers from 5 to 10.
– Learning job titles: police, mechanic, cook and housekeeper.
– The use of ش and the third person singular pronoun.
– Learning the verb «زندگی کردن» “to live” and its third person singular.
– Learning numbers from 5 to 10.
8. What day of the week is it today? امروز چند شنبه است؟
– Learning the days of the week and the concepts of today, yesterday, tomorrow, the day before yesterday and the day after tomorrow.
– Learning that Friday is a holiday in Iran.
– Using a number next to a noun such as “one apple”, “two pomegranates” and “five pencils” and learning that in Persian language nouns are always in singular form.
– Familiarity with the past tense verb “to be”.
– Getting to know the prepositions «کنار، در، روی و توی» “beside, in, on and in”.
– Getting to know the interrogative word کجا “where” and interrogative sentences related to it, such as: “Where is the key?”.
– Learning that Friday is a holiday in Iran.
– Using a number next to a noun such as “one apple”, “two pomegranates” and “five pencils” and learning that in Persian language nouns are always in singular form.
– Familiarity with the past tense verb “to be”.
– Getting to know the prepositions «کنار، در، روی و توی» “beside, in, on and in”.
– Getting to know the interrogative word کجا “where” and interrogative sentences related to it, such as: “Where is the key?”.
9. What time is it? ساعت چند است؟
– Learning numbers from 10 to 20 and their use.
– Familiarity with the concept of ساعَت as an object and also as “time”.
– Getting to know the concepts of «ظُهر و نیمه شب» “noon and midnight”.
– Getting to know the concept of «دَقیقه، نیم و رُبع» “minute, half and quarter”.
– Asking the time with the phrase «ساعت چنده» “What time is it?”
– Getting to know the expression of time using the preposition “به” and the conjunction “و”.
– Learning the plural form of nouns using “ها”.
– Familiarity with the concept of ساعَت as an object and also as “time”.
– Getting to know the concepts of «ظُهر و نیمه شب» “noon and midnight”.
– Getting to know the concept of «دَقیقه، نیم و رُبع» “minute, half and quarter”.
– Asking the time with the phrase «ساعت چنده» “What time is it?”
– Getting to know the expression of time using the preposition “به” and the conjunction “و”.
– Learning the plural form of nouns using “ها”.
10. Let’s review (1) مرور کنیم! (۱)
– An overview of what has been taught from lesson 1 to lesson 9.
11. How old are you? چند سالت است؟
– Learning numbers from 21 to 100.
– Learning to ask people’s age and answer it.
– Learning the months of the year.
– Learning to ask people’s age and answer it.
– Learning the months of the year.
12. What color is this? این چه رنگی است؟
– Learning to ask the color of something and answer it with the phrase «چه رنگیه؟» “What color is it?”.
– Learning colors.
– Getting to know the Iranian flag and its colors.
– Familiarity with the phrase «جِدّی؟» “seriously?”.
– Learning colors.
– Getting to know the Iranian flag and its colors.
– Familiarity with the phrase «جِدّی؟» “seriously?”.
13. My family خانوادۀ من
– Use of the pronouns “I”, “he”, “we”, “them” and matching the subject and the verb.
– Getting to know family members and family relationships: father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, wife, husband, and child.
– Asking with the words “Who is this?” And “Who is Navid?” to know someone.
– Learning numbers from one hundred to one hundred thousand.
– Getting to know family members and family relationships: father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, wife, husband, and child.
– Asking with the words “Who is this?” And “Who is Navid?” to know someone.
– Learning numbers from one hundred to one hundred thousand.
14. Befarmayid بفرمایید
– Application of kilogram, toman, and units.
– Asking the price of something with the phrase «چه قدر می‌شه؟» “How much is it?”.
– Familiarity with drinks and food.
– Using the word «دوست داشتن» “to like”.
– Asking the price of something with the phrase «چه قدر می‌شه؟» “How much is it?”.
– Familiarity with drinks and food.
– Using the word «دوست داشتن» “to like”.
15. Our family خانوادۀ ما
– Getting to know the words that show second-degree family relationships.
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