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 2019The Music + Lyrics posts that I do are never among the most popular (although some of you have told me they’re your favorites- thanks!), but I still…
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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 2019Titles are important in Iranian culture, and in this installment of the Iranian culture boot camp series, we’re breaking down all the different titles for men and women…
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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…
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Updated: 19 August 2020There’s a Persian phrase that goes befarmâ, beshin, betamarg (please take a seat, sit down, sit your ass down) which just shows the different manners to express the…