About this course
فارسی با خبرFormal written Persian, the language of newspapers, official statements and company filings, has its own grammar and a large stock of Arabic-derived vocabulary. This course, written by editors who read the Persian press every day, teaches you to decode it. Every lesson is built around a graded news-style text, with vocabulary lists, grammar notes and comprehension questions. By the end you will be able to follow Iranian economic and political coverage at source.
Every lesson includes: a chaptered audio lesson to stream or download, a printable lesson guide with Persian script, transliteration and English, an audio word list, interactive exercises and a "mark complete" button that tracks your progress.
Reading a Headline
How Persian headlines are built, and the vocabulary that appears in almost every story.
The Economy
Inflation, currency, oil and markets.
Politics and Government
Institutions, elections and foreign policy.
Business and Companies
Corporate news, filings and the banking sector.
Broadcast Persian
Listening to the news: TV bulletins, radio and interviews.
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