DAY 9: 31 Day Aspiring Polyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)

پرسیدن عیب نیست٬ ندانستن عیب است 

porsidan e’yb nist, nadānestan e’yb ast

“He that nothing questions, nothing learns.”
Literally, “The shame is not in asking; shame is in not knowing.”

Toughest Day in Learning Persian (Fārsī)

Today had to be one of the toughest days for learning Persian (Fārsī). I felt completely lost. In my search for how to talk about hobbies properly, I came across videos that offered very little guidance on pronunciation. While it was frustrating, I just kept trying to put something together so I could at least list my hobbies. I had to go from figuring out how to write it in Persian (Fārsī), to finding a way to read it (romanization), and finally, after romanization, to pronounce it. Maybe I don’t have to do it this way, but it’s what works for me.

I usually stay away from message boards, but I subscribed to the Quora Persian Language Feed in hopes that for the remainder of the challenge I can ask questions to learn colloquial Persian (Fārsī). Nothing beats asking native speakers the questions that are usually left unanswered in books and YouTube channels.

I’m even considering getting a Pimsleur subscription plan because they have Dari Persian and Fārsī Persian. I am going to download a free lesson and let you know what I think.

Even though the books I’ve purchased to learn Persian (Fārsī) are pretty good, something does get lost. I want to learn how to say a phrase in several ways so I don’t sound like a robot.

I like pizza.

Pizza is good.

I mean, who talks like that?

I’m going to keep looking because I owe it to myself and this beautiful language.

My Day 9 Worksheet

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