{"product_id":"colloquial-persian-9781032356730","title":"Colloquial Persian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eColloquial Persian: The Complete Course for Beginners \u003c\/i\u003ehas been carefully developed to provide a step-by-step course to Persian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical, and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Persian in a broad range of situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach unit presents a wealth of grammatical points across different key topics for communicating in Persian. This fourth edition offers thoroughly updated and expanded cultural notes, refined language points offering greater clarity and understanding of the most difficult points, a clearer introduction to the Persian script, and new audio material. Balanced, comprehensive, and rewarding, \u003ci\u003eColloquial Persian \u003c\/i\u003eis an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Persian. No prior knowledge of the language is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey fe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eReading and writing in Persian\u003cbr\u003eGuidelines for Persian writing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eسلام 1 salām \u003cbr\u003eGreetings\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 Greeting and leave-taking\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Introducing yourself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eاحوال پرسی 2 ahvāl-porsi \u003cbr\u003eEnquiring about health\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 How’re you?\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Pleased to meet you!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eکجايی هستيد؟ 3 kojāyi hastid? \u003cbr\u003eWhere are you from?\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 Party game: Who am I?\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Introducing B to C\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eآخر هفته چه کار کرديد؟ 4 āxar-e hafte ce-kār kardid? \u003cbr\u003eWhat did you do at the weekend?\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 Wish you were there!\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Nothing to write home about!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eمنزلتون کجاست؟ 5 manzeletun kojāst? \u003cbr\u003eWhere’s your home?\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 Giving your details\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Asking about family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eورود به تهران 6 vorud be tehrān \u003cbr\u003eArriving in Tehran\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 How long will you stay in Iran?\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Going through customs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eدر ايران 7 dar irān \u003cbr\u003eIn Iran\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 Getting a taxi\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Checking into a hotel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eگفت وگوی خيابانی 8 goft-o-gu-ye xiābāni\u003cbr\u003eStreet talk\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 Asking directions\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Is there a metro station around here?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eگرسنه ايد؟ 9 gorosneid?\u003cbr\u003eAre you hungry?\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 At the dinner table\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Is this seat taken?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eموقعيّت های اضطراری 10 mouqe`iyathā-ye ezterāri\u003cbr\u003eEmergency situations\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 At the police station\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Describing appearance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eمنزل 11 manzel\u003cbr\u003eHome\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 Answering the phone\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 I’m looking for a flat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eگردش 12 gardeŝ\u003cbr\u003eGoing out\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 If the weather gets better . . .\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 What are your hobbies?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eخريد 13 xarid \u003cbr\u003eShopping\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 Haggling\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 In a corner shop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eخدمات 14 xadamāt\u003cbr\u003eServices\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 At the post office\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Exchanging currencies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eسلامت و بهداشت 15 salāmat o behdāŝt\u003cbr\u003eHealth and hygiene\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 Hello, Doctor\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 At the pharmacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eروابط با ديگران 16 ravābet bā digarān\u003cbr\u003eRelations with other people\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 Giving and receiving gifts\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 Arranging to meet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eکار و زبان های خارجی 17 kār va zabānhā-ye xāreji\u003cbr\u003eBusiness and foreign languages\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 1 A business appointment\u003cbr\u003eDialogue 2 A job interview\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey to the exercises\u003cbr\u003eReference grammar\u003cbr\u003ePersian–English glossary\u003cbr\u003eEnglish–Persian glossary\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49984419332439,"sku":"9781032356730","price":52.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032356730.jpg?v=1739451043","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/colloquial-persian-9781032356730","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}