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.
1First Contact: Sounds & Survival Phrases›
1Salâm! Your First Farsi Conversation✓Available
2The Sounds of Farsi I: â, a, kh✓Available
3The Sounds of Farsi II: gh, r, and the Catch✓Available
4Greetings for Every Occasion✓Available
5Who Are You? Introducing Yourself✓Available
6Where Are You From?✓Available
7Numbers 0–20 & Phone Numbers✓Available
8Numbers to 1,000 & Your Age✓Available
9The Politeness Starter Pack (Taarof I)✓Available
10Checkpoint 1: Your First Mehmuni✓Available
2People & Things Around You›
11My Family, Your Family✓Available
12What's This? What's That?✓Available
13More Than One: Plurals✓Available
14Describing Things✓Available
15I Have, You Have✓Available
16Likes & Dislikes✓Available
17Six Star Verbs✓Available
18The Full Machine✓Available
19Question Words✓Available
20Checkpoint 2: Sixty Seconds About You✓Available
3Survival Farsi: Out & About›
21Châyi, Coffee & Ordering Basics✓Available
22At the Restaurant (Taarof II)✓Planned
23How Much Is It? Toman Survival✓Planned
24Shopping for Clothes✓Planned
25Where Is It? Directions✓Planned
26Taxi! Getting Around✓Planned
27What Time Is It?✓Planned
28Making Plans✓Planned
29Being a Guest (Taarof III)✓Planned
30Checkpoint 3: Out on the Town✓Planned
4Daily Life & Routines›
31My Day✓Planned
32Weather & Small Talk✓Planned
33Work & Jobs✓Planned
34School & Languages✓Planned
35Not Feeling Great✓Planned
36Can, Can't, Must✓Planned
37The Secret Engine: Compound Verbs✓Planned
38Pointing at Things: the 'ro' Marker✓Planned
39Better, Best✓Planned
40Checkpoint 4: A Day in the Life✓Planned
5The Past: Stories & Memories›
41The Simple Past I✓Planned
42The Simple Past II✓Planned
43Last Week, Last Year✓Planned
44Was & Had✓Planned
45Have You Ever…?✓Planned
46I Was Doing…✓Planned
47Once Upon a Time: Story Glue✓Planned
48When I Was a Kid✓Planned
49Travel Tales✓Planned
50Checkpoint 5: Story Night✓Planned
6Feelings, Opinions & Wants›
51How Do You Feel?✓Planned
52In My Opinion✓Planned
53I Want To…: the Subjunctive✓Planned
54Should We…? Let's!✓Planned
55Inviting & Politely Refusing (Taarof IV)✓Planned
56Compliments & the Evil Eye✓Planned
57Could You…? The Art of Requests✓Planned
58On the Phone✓Planned
59I'd Rather…✓Planned
60Checkpoint 6: The Big Debate✓Planned
7Getting Things Done›
61Money Matters✓Planned
62Papers, Please✓Planned
63Finding a Place✓Planned
64At the Doctor✓Planned
65Help! Emergencies✓Planned
66Phones, Wifi & Tech✓Planned
67The Other Future (and When You'll Hear It)✓Planned
68If… Real Conditionals✓Planned
69Do This, Don't Do That✓Planned
70Checkpoint 7: Mission — Errand Day✓Planned
8Culture & Connection›
71Nowruz!✓Planned
72The Persian Table✓Planned
73A Taste of Poetry✓Planned
74Weddings & Celebrations✓Planned
75Faith, Customs & Everyday Sacred Phrases✓Planned
76Iran's Greatest Hits✓Planned
77Tehrangeles & the Diaspora✓Planned
78Sweet Talk & Sass: Expressions I✓Planned
79Proverbs & Playfulness: Expressions II✓Planned
80Checkpoint 8: Host a Mehmuni✓Planned
9Fluency Builders›
81How Iranians Really Talk✓Planned
82Eavesdropping 101: Gist Listening✓Planned
83He Said, She Said✓Planned
84If Only… Wishes & Unreal Ifs✓Planned
85It Happens: Impersonal Farsi✓Planned
86Sounding Natural: Fillers & Flow✓Planned
87Jump In: Managing Conversation✓Planned
88What's the News?✓Planned
89The Long Listen✓Planned
90Checkpoint 9: Three Minutes, No Script✓Planned
10Confident Conversation›
91Meeting the Family (Taarof: Boss Level)✓Planned
92Your Trip to Iran: The Practical Brief✓Planned
93One Language, Many Voices✓Planned
94Farsi in the Wild: Your Media Diet✓Planned
95From the Heart: Gratitude & Apologies✓Planned
96Farsi at Work✓Planned
97The Grammar Map✓Planned
98Fluency Workout I: Rapid Fire✓Planned
99Fluency Workout II: The Long Game✓Planned
100Capstone: Khodâhâfez… va Salâm!✓Planned
+Bonus — Reading Farsi (optional)›
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