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.
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Speak Lesson 73 | A Separation, Part 2
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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.بقلم Chai & Conversation
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Speak Lesson 72 | A Separation, Part 1
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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.بقلم Chai & Conversation
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Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 6
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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 بد روزی khodāyā heech āghel rā mabādā bakht bad roozeeبقلم Chai & Conversation
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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 اگر سازی و گر سوزی ké hokmé āsemān een ast agar sāzee ō gar soozeeبقلم Chai & Conversation
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Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 4
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In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem payāmé naseem by Hafez: به صحرا رو که از دامن غبار غم بیفشانی bé sahrā rō ké az dāman ghobāré gham beafshānee به گلزار آی کز بلبل غزل گفتن بیاموزی bé golzār āy k’az bolbol ghazal goftan beāmoozeeبقلم Chai & Conversation
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Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 3
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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 کُن کِه قارون را غَلَطها داد سُودایِ زَراَندوزی chō gol gar khordeyee dāree khodā rā sarfé eshrat kon ké ghāroon rā ghalat-hā dād sodāyé zarandoozee…
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Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 2
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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 Persian conversation.بقلم Chai & Conversation
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Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Introduction with Fared Shafinury
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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, and his significance in Iranian culture.بقلم Chai & Conversation
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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 have a full understanding of how to use the vocabulary in everyday conversation.بقلم Chai & Conversation
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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 Yara Elmjouie to talk about a poem by Rudaki about living in the moment.بقلم Chai & Conversation
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Shally Zomorodi, on Embracing Joy and Acceptance as a Form of Resistance
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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 Diego for more than a decade now. However, her journalism career spans over two decades at this point, including a two-year stint in Texas where I live.…
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Hollay Ghadery, on the perils of being half Iranian and her memoir, Fuse
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Hollay Ghadery is is an Iranian-Canadian writer living in Ontario on Anishinaabe land. She has her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. Fuse, her memoir of mixed-race identity and mental health, was released by Guernica Editions (2021) and won the 2023 Canadian Bookclub Award for Nonfiction/Memoir. Her collection of poetry, Rebell…
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Noam Schuster-Eliassi, Israeli comedian and activist, on the current state of affairs in Israel, and her Iranian-Israeli identity
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From the very beginning of this current stage of the conflict, after the horrific events of October 7th, the first person I turned to for an understanding of what was happening was Noam Shuster-Eliassi. I’d been following her for a long time because of her comedy about Israel and Palestine. I had so many questions to ask her, and was so incredibly …
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Farnoosh Torabi, on Living in a Healthy State of Panic
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In this episode of Growing Up Irooni, host Leyla interviews Farnoosh Torabi, renowned podcast host and author of the book "A Healthy State of Panic." Leyla and Farnoosh delve into the world of finances, personal development, and the positive aspects of fear. Farnoosh shares her insights on fear and how it can be a powerful force in our lives when u…
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Interview | Arya Shahi, author of An Impossible Thing to Say
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I’m so excited to share with you my interview with Arya Shahi, author of the fantastic new debut novel, An Impossible Thing to Say. It’s coming out this week, September 26th 2023, so no matter when you’re listening to this interview, please drop everything and go buy it- you will love it. So as a brief introduction, Arya Shahi is an Iranian-America…
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Interview | Navied Mahdavian, author of This Country, Searching for Home in (Very) Rural American
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So excited to share that Navied Mahdavian's incredible debut graphic memoir, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America is NOW OUT and available for purchase! And to celebrate, I’m so excited to share with you all the conversation I had with Navied after reading his incredible his work. The book is set in rural Idaho where Navied move…
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Interview | Growing Up Irooni: Samira Mohyeddin on Navigating Culture, Identity, and the Reverberations of Politics
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In this episode, we dive into an enriching conversation with Samira Mohieddin, discussing her experiences growing up in a Persian family that migrated to Canada. We unpack the challenges and dynamics of navigating multiple cultures, languages, and political climates. Highlights: Samira reflects on her sudden rise in Instagram followers and the oddi…
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