“If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit. Never quit!!!”  Michael Jordan Negation in Persian Oh dear, this got ugly fast! I know that with practice it will get better. WOOSAH! Verbs are negated with the particle «na» and in Persian (Fārsī; spoken in Iran) «ne» for the imperfect particle mi. raftam → I went → naraftam → I did not go miravam → I go → nemiravam → I don’t go …but wait there’s more! With the verb budan (to be), negation in the present tense is replaced with ni + astan both taken from Classic Persian and forming nistam. Did you get all that? Well, neither did I!…

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…

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.…

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…