The curriculum

100 lessons, 10 units, one road to real conversation

Every 10th lesson is a checkpoint — an integrative simulation with a self-recording ritual, so you can hear your own progress. Not a beginner? Find your starting lesson.

Lessons 1–10 are free. Lessons 11–100 are the full course — $49, one payment, lifetime.

1First Contact: Sounds & Survival Phrases
Lessons 1–10
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1Salâm! Your First Farsi ConversationAvailable 2The Sounds of Farsi I: â, a, khAvailable 3The Sounds of Farsi II: gh, r, and the CatchAvailable 4Greetings for Every OccasionAvailable 5Who Are You? Introducing YourselfAvailable 6Where Are You From?Available 7Numbers 0–20 & Phone NumbersAvailable 8Numbers to 1,000 & Your AgeAvailable 9The Politeness Starter Pack (Taarof I)Available 10Checkpoint 1: Your First MehmuniAvailable
2People & Things Around You
Lessons 11–20
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11My Family, Your FamilyAvailable 12What's This? What's That?Available 13More Than One: PluralsAvailable 14Describing ThingsAvailable 15I Have, You HaveAvailable 16Likes & DislikesAvailable 17Six Star VerbsAvailable 18The Full MachineAvailable 19Question WordsAvailable 20Checkpoint 2: Sixty Seconds About YouAvailable
3Survival Farsi: Out & About
Lessons 21–30
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21Châyi, Coffee & Ordering BasicsAvailable 22At the Restaurant (Taarof II)Available 23How Much Is It? Toman SurvivalAvailable 24Shopping for ClothesAvailable 25Where Is It? DirectionsAvailable 26Taxi! Getting AroundAvailable 27What Time Is It?Available 28Making PlansAvailable 29Being a Guest (Taarof III)Available 30Checkpoint 3: Out on the TownAvailable
4Daily Life & Routines
Lessons 31–40
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31My DayAvailable 32Weather & Small TalkAvailable 33Work & JobsAvailable 34School & LanguagesAvailable 35Not Feeling GreatAvailable 36Can, Can't, MustAvailable 37The Secret EngineAvailable 38Pointing at ThingsAvailable 39Better, BestAvailable 40Checkpoint 4: A Day in the LifeAvailable
5The Past: Stories & Memories
Lessons 41–50
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41The Simple Past IAvailable 42The Simple Past IIAvailable 43Last Week, Last YearAvailable 44Was & HadAvailable 45Have You Ever…?Available 46I Was Doing…Available 47Once Upon a TimeAvailable 48When I Was a KidAvailable 49Travel TalesAvailable 50Checkpoint 5: Story NightAvailable
6Feelings, Opinions & Wants
Lessons 51–60
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51How Do You Feel?Available 52In My OpinionAvailable 53I Want To…Available 54Should We…? Let's!Available 55The InvitationAvailable 56Mâshâllâh!Available 57Can You…?Available 58On the PhoneAvailable 59I'd Rather…Available 60Checkpoint 6: The Big DebateAvailable
7Getting Things Done
Lessons 61–70
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61Money MattersAvailable 62Papers, PleaseAvailable 63A Place to StayAvailable 64At the DoctorAvailable 65Help!Available 66Phones, Wifi & TechAvailable 67The Other FutureAvailable 68If…Available 69Do This, Don't Do ThatAvailable 70Checkpoint 7: Errand DayAvailable
8Culture & Connection
Lessons 71–80
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71Nowruz!Planned
72The Persian TablePlanned
73A Taste of PoetryPlanned
74Weddings & CelebrationsPlanned
75Everyday Sacred PhrasesPlanned
76Iran's Greatest HitsPlanned
77TehrangelesPlanned
78Expressions IPlanned
79Proverbs NightPlanned
80Checkpoint 8: The Surprise PartyPlanned
9Fluency Builders
Lessons 81–90
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81Book Farsi, Street FarsiPlanned
82Getting the GistPlanned
83He Said, She SaidPlanned
84If I Had Known…Planned
85Can One…?Planned
86Um, You Know…Planned
87Wait, Let Me FinishPlanned
88The NewsPlanned
89The Long ListenPlanned
90Checkpoint 9: The Road, RetoldPlanned
10Confident Conversation
Lessons 91–100
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91Meeting the FamilyPlanned
92Ta'ârof: Boss LevelPlanned
93One Country, Many TonguesPlanned
94Thanks & ApologiesPlanned
95Farsi at WorkPlanned
96The Grammar MapPlanned
97Workout I: Conversation GymPlanned
98Workout II: Story GymPlanned
99Media & SocialPlanned
100Checkpoint 10: Khodâ hâfez, IrânPlanned
+Bonus — Reading Farsi (optional)
8 lessons · the alphabet, after you can speak
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B1The Script Is Easier Than It LooksPlanned
B2Letter Family 1: the WorkhorsesPlanned
B3Letter Family 2 & the Invisible VowelsPlanned
B4Letter Family 3: Round TripPlanned
B5Letter Family 4: The S–Sh CrewPlanned
B6Letter Family 5: Completing the SetPlanned
B7Reading Real ThingsPlanned
B8Your Name, Your Phone, Your PlanPlanned