These are recordings of a live class, not a studio production — you’ll hear real students, questions, and the occasional tangent. The teaching starts at 3:00 if you’d rather go straight in.
خواندن بیت اول
Reading the first verse
بشنواز نیچونحکایت میکند
از جداییهاشکایت میکند
Beshnoaz neychonhekāyat mikonad
Az jodāyihāshekāyat mikonad
Listen to the reed how it tells a tale,
complaining of separations.
خواندن کلمه به کلمه بیت اول
Word-by-Word Reading of the First Verse
First Hemistich:
Persian
Transliteration
English
بشنو
beshnow
Listen
از
az
from
نی
ney
the reed
چون
chon
how
حکایت
hekāyat
a tale / a story
میکند
mikonad
it tells / it speaks
Second Hemistich:
Persian
Transliteration
English
از
az
of / about
جداییها
jodāyihā
separations
شکایت
shekāyat
complaint
میکند
mikonad
it makes / it expresses
کلمه: بشنو
Word: Listen
بشنو از نی چون حکایت میکند
از جداییها شکایت میکند
بـِ
شـ
نـ
ـو
Be
sh
n
ow
بـ + شـ + نـ + ـو ⬅️ بشنو
بـ + شنو ⬅️ بشنو
حرف ب
Letter B
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حرف ب
بَرگ
barg
leaf (tree, ...)
حرف ب - حرف ک
کِتاب
ketāb
book
حرف ب
بازی
bāzi
play
حرف ب
سیب
sib
apple
حرف ل - حرف ب
لَب
lab
lips
حرف ش
Letter SH
حرف ش
شب
shab
night
حرف ش - حرف خ
خورشید
khorshid
sun
حرف ش - حرف ر
شیر
shir
1. lion
حرف ش - حرف ر
شیر
shir
2. milk
حرف ن
Letter N
حرف ن
نور
nur
light
حرف ن - حرف خ
خانه
khāne
house, home
حرف ن
نان
nān
bread
حرف ن - حرف ج
جَهان
jahān
world
حرف و
Letter V/ow
حرف و
کوه
kuh
mountain
حرف و - حرف د
رود
rud
river
حرف و
نور
nur
light
حرف و
توپ
tup
ball
بیایید نوشتن این حروف و کلمهی اصلی این جلسه را تمرین کنیم.
Let's practice writing these letters and this session's focus word.
Download and print Worksheet No. 1. Start by tracing the model letters, then practice writing them on your own in the provided space. As you write each letter, say its sound out loud to reinforce pronunciation.
Fine motor skills are very important for learning the Persian alphabet—especially for beginners or children, but also for adult learners unfamiliar with an abjad script like Persian. Handwriting helps you recognize letter shapes, retrain right-to-left writing, build fluency through repetition, engage multiple senses, and grow confidence with the script. Read the full explanation of why handwriting matters →
تمرین شنیداری: تلفظ حروف جدید
Listening Practice: Pronouncing New Letters
🎧 Video: Mohammad-Reza Shajarian — Beshnow az Ney – ⏱️ Focus: The opening line only
Listen to the very beginning of the video (the first line, “Beshnow az ney chon hekāyat mikonad”) three times.
Repeat these words out loud, paying attention to each letter you learned today:
بشنو (beshnow) — notice the ب (b) at the start
نی (ney) — notice the ن (n)
چون (chon) — notice the و (v/ow)
شکایت (shekāyat) — notice the ش (sh)
Tip: Don’t worry about understanding every word yet. Focus on hearing the letters ب, ش, ن, و in a natural, musical context.