Narguess Farzad, “Teach Yourself Modern Persian”, 2004.

 

Here I present: Narguess Farzad, “Teach Yourself Modern Persian”, 2004.

INTRODUCTION.

The book for self-taught New Persian consists of an “introduction” chapter followed by twenty-one (21) numbered chapters. The “table of contents” is shown BELOW.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

0. Introduction: Writing & Pronunciation.

1. Grammar and Meeting People.
2. Numbers
3. Grammar Reference Unit.
4. Where are you from? What do you do?
5. Family, Friends and Other People.
6. Is Iran’s highest mountain higher Mt. Everest?
7. Where is it? What? Whose is it? Why?
8. Likes and Dislikes.
9. Grammar Reference Unit.
10. What are you learning?
11. How did you get here so quickly?
12. Have you seen Mina’s new house?
13. An Invitation to supper.
14. He saw me in the library, the man was seen.
15. Going for a quick snack.
16. Grammar Reference Unit.
17. In a huff, through the door.
18. Suggesting a visit to a friend.
19. Planning a summer trip.
20. How are you feeling.
21. Grammar Reference Unit.

COMMENTS.

 The initial chapter is “writing and pronunciation” and the Persian script is well presented.  The presentation of vowels is very clear. Instruction in using  Persian language  short-vowels and long-vowels is excellent. BELOW is the transliteration system of Old Persian and New Persian scripts.