Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation
Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation teaches you conversational Persian in a fun and casual manner in weekly lessons of about 15-20 minutes each. Check out our website chaiandconversation.com for more information.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 198
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
Speak Lesson 18 | How to Talk About the Time and Weather
In Lesson 18, we learn how to talk about the weather, and how to tell what time it is.
Speak Lesson 17 | How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
In this Persian/Farsi lesson, we learn all about how to describe things. We begin with the colors in the Persian language:
- black seeyāh سیاه
- white sefeed سِفید
- red sorkh سُرخ ghermez قِرمِز
- orange nāran…
Speak Lesson 16 | How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
It's hard to talk about Persian food without wanting to eat it, so we apologize for this lesson in advance. In this Persian/Farsi lesson, we will go over different mealtimes that come up in every cul…
Speak Lesson 15 | How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
Continuing with the theme of hosting and being hosted, the theme of this Persian / Farsi lesson is a visit to the in-laws on a Saturday afternoon. We follow Matt on a hypothetical visit to his in-law…
Speak Lesson 14 | How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
In this Persian / Farsi lesson, we learn how to talk about possession. We start the lesson by learning the example of a house (khooné). To say 'my house', you simply say 'khooneyé man'. In order to t…
Speak Lesson 13 | How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
in this lesson, we are going to cover the concept of being hosted, either at someone's house or at an establishment. Iranians love to host people. For instance, when you visit someone of Persian dece…
Speak Lesson 12 | More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
In this Persian / Farsi, we go beyond numbers one through twenty and learn how to say ALL the numbers. In addition, we learn the Persian words for the months of the year, the days of the week, and se…
Speak Lesson 11 | How to Speak About the Languages You Know
When talking to someone in something other than your native language, it sometimes helps to know what other languages they speak. This not only helps you to learn more about a person, but can also po…
Speak Lesson 10 | Review of Unit 1!
This is the last lesson in ‘Unit 1′ of Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation. In this lesson, we review all the materials learned before, and learn some extra vocabulary that will help you to comm…
Speak Lesson 9 | How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
In Iranian culture, family is extremely important. Instead of having just one Persian word for 'aunt' for instance, we have two- there is a different word for the sister of your father (amé) versus t…
Speak Lesson 8 | How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
In this Persian (Farsi) lesson, you learn to talk about your likes and dislikes. Also, we will be learning the Persian sound ‘gh’. There are two sounds in the Persian language that you don't hear in …
Speak Lesson 7 | How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
In this Persian (Farsi) lesson, you learn how to talk about your job, say where you work, and whether or not you like your job. We learn vocabulary for a long list of jobs, including: student enginee…
Speak Lesson 6 | How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
In this Persian (Farsi) language lesson, we expand on introducing family members to others, and we also learn how to count to ten in Persian! Also, we introduce a special guest at the end of the prog…
Speak Lesson 5 | How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names
In this Persian (Farsi) lesson, we learn the words for members of your immediate family, and learn how to introduce your family members to other people. We finish off the lesson by learning how to in…
Speak Lesson 4 | How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
In this Persian (Farsi) lesson, we review all past lesson materials. You'll have a chance to test out your comprehension of the vocabulary learned, and see if you're able to use the words and phrases…
Speak Lesson 3 | How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
In the Persian language, there are two different ways of saying 'you'- a formal version (shomā), and an informal version (tō). In this lesson, we learn both forms, and learn when it's appropriate to …
Speak Lesson 2 | How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
In this lesson, we build on the last lesson, and learn how to greet people during different times of the day, several forms of the word goodbye, and how to introduce yourself in the Persian language.…
Speak Lesson 1 | How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
Salām, and welcome to the first-ever Persian (Farsi) language lesson of Chai and Conversation! In this lesson, we learn one of the most important things in any language – how to greet people and ask …