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 74 | A Separation, Part 3
In this lesson, we watch a clip of the movie A Separation by Asghar Farahadi in which Nader and Razieh have a conversation about the potential for her husband to come work for Nader. We're joined in …
Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 6
In this lesson, we go over the last two lines of the poem aybé rendān makon by Hafez. The lines are as follows:
حافظا روزِ اجل گر به کف آری جامی
hāfezā roozé ajal gar bé kaf āree jāmee
Oh Hafez, if you…
Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 5
In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem aybé rendān makon by Hafez:
نه من از پردهٔ تقوا به درافتادم و بس
na man az pardé-yé taghva bā dar oftādam o bas
پدرم نیز بهشتِ ابد از دست بهشت
p…
Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 4
In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem aybé rendān makon by Hafez:
همه کس طالبِ یارند چه هشیار و چه مست
hamé kas tālebé yārand ché hoshyār o ché mast
همه جا خانهٔ عشق است چه مسجد چه…
Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 3
In this discussion on Hafez's aybé rendān makon, we go over the third and fourth line of the poem.
Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Part 2
In this lesson, we go over the individual words and phrases in the first two lines of the poem, aybé rendān makon by Hafez:
عیبِ رندان مَکُن ای زاهدِ پاکیزه سرشت
ʿaybé rendān makon ay zāhedé pākeezé s…
Poetry | Hafez's aybé rendān makon, Introduction with Persian Poetics
In this introductory lesson to one of Hafez's most famous poems, aybé rendān makon, we're joined by Muhammad Ali of Persian Poetics to go over the overall meaning of the poem and give a bit of an int…
Poetry | Baba tāher's khoshā emshō, Part 2
In this lesson, we cover the words and phrases learned in the poem, and how to use them in everyday conversation.
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Poetry | Baba Taher's khoshā emshō, Introduction with Yara Elmjouie
In this shabé shehr episode, we go over the poem khoshā emshō by the poet Baba Taher with special guest Yara Elmjouie. This poem is about enjoying the night, and the company of the night- it's short,…
Speak Lesson 73 | A Separation, Part 2
In this lesson, we watch a clip of a conversation between Nader and Razieh, who he is hoping to convince to come work for him. We are joined in the lesson by Yara Elmjouie.
Speak Lesson 72 | A Separation, Part 1
In this new series, we watch clips chosen by Yara Elmjouie from the movie A Separation. To WATCH this lesson (highly recommended!), check it out on our website.
Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 6
In this lesson, we go over the last lines of the poem payāmé naseem by Hafez:
می‌ای دارم چو جان صافی و صوفی می‌کند عیبش
may-ee dāram chō jān sāfee ō soofee meekonad aybash
خدایا هیچ عاقل را مبادا بخت …
Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 5
In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem payāmé naseem by Hafez:
جدا شد یار شیرینت کنون تنها نشین ای شمع
jodā shod yāré sheereenat konoon tanhā nesheen ay sha'am
که حکم آسمان این است…
Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 4
In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem payāmé naseem by Hafez:
به صحرا رو که از دامن غبار غم بیفشانیbé sahrā rō ké az dāman ghobāré gham beafshānee
به گلزار آی کز بلبل غزل گفتن بیا…
Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 3
In part 3 of our discussion of Hafez's poem payāmé naseem, we go over the 3rd and 4th lines of the poem:
چو گُل گَر خُردِه‌ای داری خُدا را صَرفِ عِشرَت کُنکِه قارون را غَلَط‌ها داد سُودایِ زَر‌اَندوز…
Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 2
In this part 2 episode of Hafez's beautiful poem payāmé naseem, we look at the individual words and phrases in the first two lines of the poem, and learn how to use the words and phrases in current P…
Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Introduction with Fared Shafinury
In this introduction to the poem payāmé naseem, we are joined by musician Fared Shafinury to discuss the full selection of the poem. In addition, we provide a detailed overview of Hafez, the poet, an…
Poetry | Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
In this second part of the poetry lesson for Rudaki's poem shād zee, we go over the entire poem line by line, phrase by phrase so you can get a full grasp of the vocabulary in the poem. You'll then h…
Poetry | Rudaki's shād zee Intro
This is the introduction to our shabé shehr (night of poetry) series, where we go over short selections of poems in Persian, and their overall meanings in English. In this episode, we're joined by Ya…
Shally Zomorodi, on Embracing Joy and Acceptance as a Form of Resistance
Shally Zomorodi is one of the more well-known and incredibly prolific members of the Iranian diaspora. Her day job is as a news anchor of Fox 5 San Diego Morning News where she’s been waking up San D…