How to use this site:

There are four different ways to navigate these pages:

1. Using the menu on the left.
2. Clicking on the above page navigation arrows.
3. Typing the page number in the above textbox and clicking on the "go" button.
4. Using the "FIND" option above to search the entire pages for the keyword entries.

To make the most of this educational site we recommend you start by reading the whole of this introduction page. Especially, the section below on: How to read the Persian text, which will guide you on how to read the Persian and pronounce the words as correctly as possible. Next, you can select the topic of your interest from the muti-layered menu, and use the top page navigation arrows to step through the whole text. The flexible search facility in the "FIND" window can accept Persian and/or English keywords.

These pages are best viewed on Internet Explorer 5 or higher.

 The statement of purpose for this site:

1. To provide a first course in Persian language education for all interested users around the world.

2. An alternate web-based resource for Persian language education.

3. To demonstrate the advantage of teaching Persian, using the Latin-based UniPers alphabet, over the current Perso-Arabic.

 What this is about:

This site is based on the book entitled, "Persian for English Speaking Peoples", written by Professor Manoochehr Sotoodeh, the former lecturer of the faculty of letters at the University of Tehran. The Persian text was later transcribed in the UniPers script for ease of use. Anyone interested in learning the beautiful Persian language can take advantage of these lessons without any need to first learn the cumbersome Perso-Arabic writing system. The lessons and exercises are designed to provide the student with a complete and detailed education in the basics of the language. We hope you enjoy learning, and please contact us if there are any questions and/or suggestions.

 Who this is for:

These lessons were created as a basic introduction to the Persian language for all English-speaking users. They are to serve as a key to the wealth of this language and its vast literature. By employing a simple Latin-based alphabet, we hope that Persian will become accessible to all those interested in the Iranian and other Persianate cultures.

 How to read the Persian text:

The table below lists the letters of the (UniPers) alphabet used to inscribe the Persian text in these pages. It also indicates their various sounds by bringing examples of similar sounds in English. The Persian text is written in a phonetic script based on this alphabet. Therefore, by learning the sounds of each letter, you will be able to determine the pronunciation of the words.

You can also click on each of the images, in the "sound" column, to hear the sound of its corresponding Persian word.

To view the table of Perso-Arabic to UniPers conversion click here.