You might have heard the joke about the Iranian who writes a letter to his boss in English. It goes something like this: “Dear Mr. Hamilton, I am your servant very,…
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Updated: 8 July 2019I have two students, a married couple, who I’ve been teaching for a little over 4 years now. In the beginning, it was just the two of them,…
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Updated: 8 July 2019Kâr mâr, ghâti pâti, sefid-e sefid, fes fes, chap chap, khar tu khar. If you’ve spent time around Iranians, you may have noticed this peculiar pattern of repeating…
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Updated: 8 July 2019Tongue twisters can be a fun addition to your language learning. They’re often non-sense but can nonetheless aid in pronunciation, especially with some of the peskier sounds. If…
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Updated: 31 October 2021It wasn’t too long ago that I went to an event featuring Bosnian poet Enes Kiševič. A selection of his poems (including one inspired by the film A…
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Updated: 8 July 2019Sizdeh bedar marked the final day of the Nowruz season, and we’ve officially started our first 1398 work/school week. “Nature day”, as sizdeh bedar is also commonly known,…
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Updated: 8 July 2019With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, there’s no better time to tell your loved ones just how much you adore them- in Persian, of course! Check out…
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Updated: 8 July 2019I have a relative who’s a pretty professional mountaineer. On almost every visit to my dad’s village, we go on an early morning hike– somewhere I can easily…