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Your bowl has become hotter than aash

We have a proverb today which was translated as ‘more catholic than the pope’ by the wonderful Mypersiancorner site (which also has a list of other proverbs related to aash). In this particular example it conveys someone who is over-emphasizing with anothers problems, taking them on to an exaggerated and perhaps unhelpful degree….Over zealousness or […]

Sar o Kale Zadan

To Persevere To sink one’s teeth into s.th To get really involved into s.th To get stuck into s.th To tackle or deal with sth To get immersed in sth At long last another addition to our slowly growing list of Farsi expressions – Sar o Kale Zadan. And at long last some very appreciated […]

A Prayer A Petition & A Farsi Phrase..

Before giving you our next instalment in Iranian expressions today, I would like to send good wishes and hopes of security and health for everyone affected in some way by the COVID – 19 virus. Whilst it is a troubling time, it is also an opportunity to reach out to people across the world with […]

Zaaye shodan, Xit shodan

“To become deflated, defeated, discouraged” Just to spice it up for You, our lovely learner, we have given our expression today in a slightly different format. If you like the previous way better – no worries. We’ve put that in too! Enjoy and let us know what you think in the comments below. Click on […]

How to surpass yourself

Surprising benefits from feeling in another language – Plus one of thes best resourcesfor learning Farsi! Link at the bottom of the page.. Connection, emotion, relationships. Do any of these factors drive your desire to learn a language? A will to expand horizons and capacities for who you may communicate too. The ways in which […]

Resources

Complete beginners, Intermediates and Advanced. Here are some links to websites which you will find invaluable. This website offers lessons from complete beginners to advanced. This is one of the first websites I used for Persian. It helps to explain the differences between standard and colloquial Persian. It is also fun and interactive using videos, […]