Author(s): Abdi Rafiee

Foreign Language

Colloquial Persian is easy to use and completely up to date. Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Persian. Colloquial Persian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Persian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Persian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Persian is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout. Key features include: A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar
An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises
Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations
Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Iran
An overview of the sounds of Persian..
Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Persian is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Persian. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills. This third edition includes: A revised introduction emphasizing how as an indo-European language Persian is related to English and therefore by far the easiest middle-eastern language for English speakers to learn.
Two extra units inlcuding up-to-date language used in social and business settings, ICT, internet etc.
Revised grammatical explanations within the lessons which focus purely on the colloquial language as reflected by the title. Features of the standard language will appear with explanations in the appendix.