Purple is a fruit. Homer Simpson The Color Purple What is your favorite color? Mine is purple and pretty much any jewel tone color. I chose the magenta for my blog because it’s one of my favorite colors of lipstick. On my desk, I have a purple wool diffuser, a purple emoji Bluetooth speaker, purple pens and envelopes, and amethyst. That bottle isn’t purple, but I have lavender in there. It doesn’t end there though. Basically, if it’s in my home or car and it’s purple, it belongs to me. What is your favorite color? In how many languages can you say your favorite color? Colors in Persian قرمز ghermez…
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DAY 21: #31DayAspiringPolyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)
بنی آدم اعضای یک پیکرند که در آفرينش ز یک گوهرند چوعضوى به درد آورد روزگار دگرعضوها را نماند قرار تو کز محنت دیگران بی غمی نشاید که نامت نهند آدمی Bani âdam aazayé yek paykarandKeh dar âfarinesh ze yek goharandCho ozvi be dard âvarad roozegârDegar ozvhârâ namânad gharârTo kaz mehnaté degâran beghamé Nâshâyad ke nâmat Nahand âdamé. Human beings are members of a whole,in creation of one essence and soul.If one member is afflicted with pain,other members uneasy will remain.If you have no sympathy for human pain,The name of human you cannot retain. Sa’di Fun Facts About the Persian Language Persian is one of the oldest languages that is still spoken today. The oldest? Tamil.…
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DAY 20: #31DayAspiringPolyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)
پدر و پسری درراه دیدند که تابوتی را میبرند.پسر پرسید: ” کجا میبرند؟ “پدرگفت: ” به جایی که نه غذا هست، نه اب و نه روشنایی!”پسرگفت: ” پس به خانه ما میبرند!! ” Pedar va pesarey dar râh tâbotey râ dedand ke bordeh meyshod.Pesar porsid, “khojâ meybarand?”Pedar goft, “be jâyee ke na qazâ hast, na âb va na roshanâyee.”Pesar goft, “pas be khâneye mâ meybarand!!” A father and son are watching a funeral procession.The boy asks: “Where is the coffin going?”The father replies: “It’s going to a place with no food, water or light!”“So they must be going to our house then!!” the boy replied. Ubayd Zakâni A Visit to…
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DAY 19: #31DayAspiringPolyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)
اندیشه مکن بکن تو خود را در خوابکاندیشه زه روی مه حجابست حجابدل چون ما هست در دل اندیشه مدارانداز تو اندیشه گری را در اب Andîsheh makon, bekon to khod râ dar khâb,Ke-andîsheh ze roy-è Mâh hejâb ast hejâb.Del chon Mâh ast, dar del andîsheh madâr,Andâz to andîsheh-ghary râ dar Âb Don’t even think, just let yourself dream.Thoughts are veils that hide the moon’s bright face.The heart’s a moon, where thinking has no place.Toss these thoughts away into the stream. 10 Essential Travel Phrases in Persian Remembering my adventures while traveling, I figured these would be the 10 most useful travel phrases. You could say asking for directions should…
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DAY 18: #31DayAspiringPolyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)
شادی چیزی از پیش آماده نیست. آن از اقدامات شما نشات میگیرد. shaadi chizi az pish aamaade nist. aan az eqdaamaat-e shomaa nash’at migirad. Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. An Inspirational Quote For Language Learners There are only a few things in life that indeed make me happy: travel, taking photos, eating decadent food, and language learning. Even when I feel like I’m going to throw in the towel, I somehow muster the courage to keep on my language learning journey. I am re-enrolling into the FutureLearn Introduction to Italian course, have been practicing my Dutch, and going through my French as usual. Happiness…