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Learn How to Talk About Your Family in Persian

Did you know that only some reptiles and birds don't parent their offspring? Except for crocodiles, all reptiles (and one family of bird species called megapodes) hatch from eggs and grow up alone, without any family. The rest of us need family if we are to survive and thrive - humans and animals alike! At PersianPod101, we know how important family is. Therefore, we take care to teach you all the important vocabulary and phrases pertaining to family. Table of Contents Why Is It Important to Know Persian Vocabulary about Family? Learn a New Culture? Learn its Family Vocab first How PersianPod101 Can Help You Learn Persian Family Terms 1. Why Is It Important to Know Persian Vocabulary about Family? Well, if you're serious... Show more

PersianPod101’s Essential Persian Travel Phrase Guide

Traveling to foreign countries is nearly always an exciting, enriching, and beneficial experience. Yet, some things can be real downers, such as boredom on a lengthy flight to . Really, binge-watching onboard movies can only be interesting for so long! And jet lag - another huge downer. Did you know that jet lag is more severe when you travel from the West to the East? Well, we won't know how to beat that, but there are fortunately plenty of remedies around to investigate. To beat flight boredom, though, we may have the answer for you at PersianPod101! Why don't you take the time to study Persian travel phrases? We make this super easy and fun, with great downloadables, like our PDF Cheat Sheets. Quickly memorize these, and impress your ... Show more

How to Use Persian Numbers for Daily Usage

Especially if you're planning a prolonged visit to , using the correct Persian numbers for counting in Persian could be very important! Number systems are the other alphabet in any language. In fact, it is a language all of its own, and it serves a multitude of excellent purposes. Table of Contents A Brief History of Counting and Number Systems Why is it Important to Learn Persian Numbers? Learning Persian Numbers Why Choose PersianPod101 to Learn all about Persian Numbers? 1. A Brief History of Counting and Number Systems 1. The Ishango Bone The origin of counting, and with it numbers, is not clear to historians. While their art showed that prehistoric man had a concept of numbers, the first indication of a formal... Show more

How To Post In Perfect Persian on Social Media

You're learning to speak Persian, and it's going well. Your confidence is growing! So much so that you feel ready to share your experiences on social media—in Persian. At Learn Persian, we make this easy for you to get it right the first time. Post like a boss with these phrases and guidelines, and get to practice your Persian in the process. 1. Talking about Your Restaurant Visit in Persian Eating out is fun, and often an experience you'd like to share. Take a pic, and start a conversation on social media in Persian. Your friend will be amazed by your language skills...and perhaps your taste in restaurants! Bardiyaa eats at a restaurant with his friends, posts an image of the occasion, and leaves this comment: POST Let's break... Show more

How to Start Thinking in Persian

Learn 4 tools and techniques to stop translating in your head and start thinking in Going through lessons is enough to get by and learn the basics of , but to truly become fluent you need to be able to think in . This will allow you to have conversations with ease, read smoothly, and comprehensively understand natives. To do this, you need to go beyond just completing daily or weekly lessons. We naturally translate in our heads because it's viewed as the easiest way to learn the definitions needed when learning a language. This way of learning can actually hinder your skills and fluency later on. If your brain has to make neural connections between the word you're learning, what it means in your native tongue, and the physical object... Show more

4 Reasons Why Persian Slang Words Will Make You Fluent

Learn 4 honest reasons you need Persian slang words and why they are so vital to truly learning and mastering the language. Teachers may normally cringe at the thought of their students learning Persian slang words. After all, slang words and phrases are typically defined as being grammatically incorrect. So why would your teacher want you to spend time learning the “wrong way” to speak Persian? Here are 4 of the top reasons why you should study slang words and expressions when learning Persian or any new language. Create Your Free Lifetime Account and Start Learning the whole Persian Language from the Beginning! 1. Native Speakers Use Slang Expressions in Everyday Conversation If you are going to study a foreign... Show more

How to Learn Persian in Your Car?

Stuck in traffic? Losing time in your car? Have you ever felt that in all this wasted time, you could have watched the 750 episodes of One Piece, finished the last Super Mario ten times, or even better…you could have learned Persian? Between family, friends and work, in addition to this time-consuming commute, it can become difficult to find time to properly learn Persian. Fortunately, every problem has a solution, and what could be a better solution than turning that commute time into learning time? Stop passing the time mindlessly listening to the radio and try some of our best tips for mastering Persian in your car! Click Here To Start Learning Persian Right Now! You can learn Persian in your car, hands free While... Show more

10 Monthly Goals to become fluent in Persian

Hey Persian Learner! Shortcuts for learning and tips to remember Persian words are useful but it's even also important to fix objectives to reach every month! What Is Your Language Learning Goal for the Month? In your journey to become fluent and conversational here are 10 monthly goals you can go after! Click Here To Start Learning Persian Right Now! 1) I'll finish Survival Phrases series on PersianPod101.com by listening to two lesson a day. 2) I'll give a 3 minute introductory speech in Persian to my Persian friends. 3) I'll finish reading one Persian book by reading 10 pages a day. 4) I'll pass my Persian test. 5) I'll write 10 postcards in Persian to my Persian friends. 6) I'll memorize 5 Persian songs. 7)... Show more