Updated: 1 February 2022When you think about it, English has plenty of ways to say ‘thank you’: cheers, you’re too kind, and I owe you one, are just a few that…
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Updated: 5 February 2022I work with a bunch of translators and language teachers here in Tehran. They are native Persian speakers, and I, of course, am a native English speaker. Given…
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Updated: 8 July 2019If you have Iranian friends or have spent any time around Iranians, there’s no doubt you’ve heard the Persian word joon. It was actually the first Persian word…
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Updated: 8 July 2019The Shahnameh, or Book of Kings, is perhaps the most notable piece of Persian literature. Ferdowsi is credited with having saved the Persian language with this masterpiece because…